Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

Second rate reporter says what?

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

People are complicated. Love is not.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Thursday / Friday, May 26-27

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China’s capital is offering elderly residents state-backed insurance for “medical accidents” linked to COVID-19 shots to ease vaccination hesitancy among those most vulnerable, as Beijing ramps up inoculations during its worst outbreak…

The new insurance plan, with premiums covered by the government, aims to “alleviate concerns over vaccination among the elderly group and their family members”, state television reported late on Thursday, citing information from the Beijing office of China’s banking and insurance regulator.

The insurance policy payout could be as high as 500,000 yuan ($74,200) per person for a single benefit, according to the report, which didn’t provide specific details of the plan.

Elsewhere, several districts in the northern city of Tianjin, also battling a fresh Omicron cluster, have pledged to “strictly limit” entry into venues such as stadiums for unvaccinated senior citizens who don’t have medical conditions that render vaccination unsuitable.

 

https://twitter.com/medrivaTW/status/1530072940829478912

 

 

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  1. 1.

    raven

    I’m halfway through the Paxlovid treatment. I have a little bit of metallic taste but nothing like what I’ve been reading. On the other hand my throat is killing me, especially at night. Every time I “gulp” it burns like hell and I can’t sleep more that 10 minutes at a time.

  2. 2.

    lowtechcyclist

    Looking at Worldometer, the Covid death rate seems to be leveling off at about 300 deaths per day, which is >100,000 deaths per year, which is more than gun deaths and motor vehicle deaths combined.

    (Remember in 2020 when we hit 100,000 Covid deaths, and that it had killed so many was front-page news? Now that toll as an annual thing is what we mean by Covid being ‘over.’ Lordy.)

    JFTR, this isn’t to disagree with Medriva’s 7-day average of 375, it’s the leveling-off. Basically this appears to be as good as it gets, for now.

    ETA: @raven, thoughts and prayers that that gets better for you real soon. Even aside from the pain, as one who has periodic bouts of insomnia (but none nearly that bad), what you’re going through sounds like my idea of hell, and I’m sure that’s how it feels for you.

  3. 3.

    NotMax

    Locally,
    “A COVID surge and a rising number of flu cases are driving up sick calls among Hawaii’s frontline workers, leaving hospitals struggling to meet patient needs, health care officials said.

    Across the state on Thursday, some 600 frontline workers were out sick.
    [snip]
    Hawaii hospitals have already brought in more than 200 traveling nurses from the continent to help cover shifts. But Daniel Ross, the head of the nurses union, says that’s nowhere close to what’s needed.

    ‘It’s not a good time to be in the hospital,’ Ross said.

    The president of the Hawaii Nurses Association spoke to HNN on Thursday morning on his break at the Queen’s Medical Center.

    He says patients are coming in non-stop and that hospitals are woefully understaffed.”

    https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/05/27/hundreds-hawaiis-frontline-workers-out-sick-covid-surge-continues/

    Also,
    “The state Department of Health is reporting a COVID-19 count of 8,924 new cases over the past week, between May 19-25, 2022. This comes following a record high of 6,252 new cases reported in a single day on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, during the omicron surge.

    Cases have been trending up since mid-March, when 827 new COVID-19 cases were reported during the weekly tally. The latest data represents a ninth consecutive week of increases in new infections.
    [snip]
    The latest weekly count includes 772 cases on Maui, 1,102 on Hawaiʻi Island, 443 on Kauaʻi, 18 on Molokaʻi, 11 on Lānaʻi, and 103 out of state. There are 6,475 new COVID-19 cases on Oʻahu.

    The latest data represents a total of 14,871 “active” cases statewide over two weeks.
    [snip]
    Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 deaths increased to 1,451, with five new deaths reported over the past week.

    In Maui County, the seven day average for new daily cases is 67.6 per 100k; or 113 average over the last seven days. The countyʻs test positivity rate is 16.6%, and the statewide positivity rate is now 18.3%.”

    https://mauinow.com/2022/05/26/may-18-25-2022-covid-19-update-5-deaths-8924-new-infections-in-hawai%ca%bbi%ef%bf%bc/

    And,
    “The omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, currently the dominant lineages circulating in South Africa, have recently been detected in Hawaii, according to the Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories Division.

    DOH’s latest variant report, published Wednesday, confirmed one case of BA.4 and one case of BA.5 detected through whole genome sequencing in May.
    [snip]
    Both BA.4 and BA.5 contain four additional mutations within the spike protein when compared to BA.2, and are estimated to be about 1.6 and 1.8 times more transmissible, respectively, than BA.2., according to the report.”

    https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/26/breaking-news/omicron-variants-ba-4-ba-5-dominant-in-south-africa-detected-in-hawaii/

  5. 5.

    raven

    lowtechcyclist Thanks, it’s weird, I seem to be able to sleep during the day and the throat is not nearly as bad during the day. I have some hydrocodone cough medicine that we had for our Lil Bit the cocker. It helped the first night but them I looked up interactions and it seems I shouldn’t take it with the antiviral.

  7. 7.

    raven

    Baud Today is day four of isolation. The boss lady was convinced she had it but tested negative so there is that. The CDC says you should avoid contact with pets and Artie don’t get it!!

  8. 8.

    Amir Khalid

    Malaysia’s Ministry of Health reported 1,845 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, for a cumulative reported total of 4,499,057 cases. It also reported three deaths for an adjusted cumulative total of 35,656 deaths – 0.79% of the cumulative reported total, 0.80% of resolved cases.

    There were 25,189 active cases yesterday, 17 more than the day before. 1,076 are in hospital. 27 confirmed cases are in ICU; of these patients, 18 confirmed cases cases are on ventilators. Meanwhile, 1,825 more patients have recovered, for a cumulative total of 4,438,212 patients recovered – 98.6% of the cumulative reported total.

    1,836 new cases reported yesterday were local infections. Nine new cases were imported.

    The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 13,331 doses of vaccine on 26th May: 6,109 first doses, 4,172 second doses, and 3,050 booster doses. The cumulative total is 70,855,556 doses administered: 27,951,914 first doses, 27,027,457 second doses, and 16,090,222 booster doses. 85.6% of the population have received their first dose, 82.8% their second dose, and 49.3% their booster dose.

  10. 10.

    New Deal democrat

    Nationwide cases have risen 6,300, or 6%, week over week to 110,900, vs. up 20% in the previous 7 days. Hospital admissions are up 3,500 week over week, or 15%, to 26,300. Deaths are 358, up 49 from one week ago.

    91-Divoc’s State data went haywire overnight, but it appears from The NY Times site that DE, OH, and MD have joined the list of States where cases are at or have peaked. On the other hand, in the past week cases have risen over 35% in CA, 25% in TX, and almost 15% in FL. So this wave has a ways to go in the South and West.

    I am hopeful that this wave will peak in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile as to the next wave, per Eric Topol yesterday:

    https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1529965612956405761?cxt=HHwWgsCi7c3nw7sqAAAA
    “ BA.4/5 is more pathogenic than BA.2 in animal model.”

    So far there is no evidence of BA.4/5 spreading much beyond South Africa, and it does not seem to be making a dent in the U.S.

  11. 11.

    debbie

    ‘@ raven: Good. I forgot to say I’m sorry you had COVID. I know you were being careful.

  12. 12.

    debbie

    ‘@ New Deal democrat:

    I listened to a program on BBC earlier this week which I can’t find now that implied BA.4 and .5 were inevitable. I’m hoping they’re included in the vaccine updates due sometime around September.

  13. 13.

    raven

    Debbie. Not that careful. I went to two “celebration of life” events Saturday and a Karaoke birthday gig Sunday. Don’t ask.

  14. 14.

    debbie

    ‘@ raven: Oh, I’ve got a picture!

    Maybe a spoonful of honey at bedtime would help?

  16. 16.

    lee

    I had covid early Jan (3 shots at the time). It was like a minor cold.

    I ended up with a major cold early Feb and it was much worse.

    I’m pretty sure I had some minor long covid. Every few days I’d be ‘fuzzy’ all day. Being a programmer that’s not a good thing. I got a 4th shot about a month ago and those fuzzy days have disappeared.

  17. 17.

    NotMax

    ‘@raven

    N’ice brand throat lozenges might provide some short-term relief, enough to snatch more sleep. Or Chloraseptic brand throat spray.

    Also too, garlic, honey and lemon tea an old folk remedy that’s a soothing sip to inflamed throats.

    Peel and crush a few (3 or 4) cloves of garlic, add to a saucepan of boiling water (3 cups or so) and stir in 1 or 2 tbl. honey (or more, to taste) until it dissolves, Remove from heat and let steep, covered, for 5 more minutes or so. Stir in juice from half a lemon. Strain into a cup (remainder keeps well in a jar in fridge).

  19. 19.

    Matt McIrvin

    “Every few days I’d be ‘fuzzy’ all day. Being a programmer that’s not a good thing.”

    I get some of that brain fog from the worst of allergy season every spring. It’s been kicking me pretty hard lately. I’m not surprised that the aftermath of a COVID infection would have a similar effect.

  21. 21.

    lee

    ‘@Matt McIrvin

    After my 4th shot I was thrilled when I went 2 weeks without any brain fog. Now that it has been a month, I’m really hoping I’m over it.

    It was bad enough I was wondering if I could transition into management at 56 LOL

  22. 22.

    OzarkHillbilly

    ‘@Raven: My Southern Baptist grandmother kept a bottle of “medicinal” bourbon in the cabinet for whenever one of us kids got a sore throat. That and a spoonful of honey was sure to fix that throat right up.

    Or was that for a cold? Flu? Hmmm… Made me feel better anyway.

    Hoping yours passes soon.

  24. 24.

    NotMax

    ‘@OzarkHillbilly
    “Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.”
    – W.C. Fields
    .

  25. 25.

    YY_Sima Qian

    On 5/26 Mainland China reported 80 new domestic confirmed (36 previously asymptomatic), 274 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 0 new domestic suspect cases, & 1 new death.

    At Guangdong Province 5 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 45 active domestic confirmed & 19 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks. All areas of the province are now at Low Risk.

    At Guangxi “Autonomous” Region 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed (at Hechi) & 16 active domestic asymptomatic (8 at Fangchenggang, 6 at Baise, & 2 at Chongzuo) cases remaining.

    At Hunan Province there currently are 3 active domestic confirmed cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    Tianjin Municipality reported 7 new domestic confirmed (1 previously asymptomatic, all mild) & 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 8 of the new positive cases are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine & 1 via screening of persons in high risk occupations. The city is no longer reporting recoveries, so I cannot track the count of active cases.

    Shandong Province reported 3 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed cases & 14 active asymptomatic cases in the province. As not all of the administrative divisions in the province provide data on recoveries, I cannot track the count of active cases in all of the administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
    __ Jinan reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both persons returning from Shanghai & under centralized quarantine since arrival. 1 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 11 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city
    __ At Yantai there currently is 1 active domestic asymptomatic case in the city.
    __ The rest of the province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, at Heze, a person traveling by high speed rail from Beijing to Nanchang in Jiangxi, & reported positive result from mass screening in Beijing while passing through, was taken to centralized quarantine at Heze & tested positive.

    At Taiyuan in Shanxi Province the last domestic asymptomatic case recovered.

    At Shaanxi Province there currently are 6 active confirmed (5 at Xi’an & 1 at Ankang) cases remaining.

    At Hebei Province there currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 21 active asymptomatic case in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    Liaoning Province reported 9 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 domestic confirmed & 13 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 3 active domestic confirmed & 140 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
    __ Yingkou did report any new domestic positive cases. 4 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    __ Dandong reported 9 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all persons under centralized quarantine. 8 sites are currently at Medium Risk.

    Jilin Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed (both mild) & 5 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 8 domestic confirmed & 10 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. As the province does not consistently break down recoveries by confirmed & asymptomatic cases or by jurisdictions, I can no longer track the count of active case counts in the different jurisdictions.
    __ Yanbian Prefecture reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Tumen, a traced close contact under centralized quarantine & 2 via screening of residents under movement control. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 3 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases in the city
    __ Baishan reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both at Linjiang, both traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. 1 domestic asymptomatic case recovered. There currently are 12 active domestic confirmed & 57 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    __ Tonghua reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both at Ji’an, both traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 8 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    __ At Changbaishan there currently is 1 active domestic confirmed case remaining.
    __ At Changchun 8 domestic confirmed & 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered.

    Heihe in Heilongjiang Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, found via regular mass screening.

    Beijing Municipality reported 22 new domestic confirmed (2 previously asymptomatic, 17 mild & 5 moderate) & 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases, 17 of the new positive cases are traced close contacts under centralized quarantine or residents under movement control & 10 via community screening (including a new cluster of 6 at a village in Haidian District). As the city does not break down recoveries by imported vs. domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there. 9 sites are currently at High Risk. 15 sites are currently at Medium Risk.

    Shanghai Municipality reported 45 new domestic confirmed (33 previously asymptomatic) & 219 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all of the new positive cases were already under quarantine. There was 1 new death (87 y.o., w/ a range of underlying conditions, unvaccinated). 128 domestic confirmed & 2,903 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 1,809 active domestic confirmed (119 serious & 33 critical) in the city. The city is no longer publishing the number of active asymptomatic cases. 4 sites are currently at Medium Risk.

    At Hubei Province there currently are 8 active domestic asymptomatic (3 at Jingmen, 2 at Ezhou, & 1 each at Enshi Prefecture, Qianjiang & Suizhou) cases remaining.

    Jiangsu Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed (mild, at Nanjing) & 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Suzhou) cases. 21 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. The case at Suzhou was found via screening of persons in high risk occupations, & the case at Nanjing came from Shanghai & under centralized quarantine since arrival. The currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 22 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in each administrative division, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    At Anhui Province 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 16 active domestic asymptomatic cases (15 at Huangshan & 1 at Anqing) in the province.

    Zhejiang Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic (at Lishui) case, a person under centralized quarantine. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported versus domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.

    At Fujian Province there currently are 1 active domestic confirmed & 4 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    At Guizhou Province there currently are 2 active domestic asymptomatic (both at Qiannan Prefecture) cases remaining.

    Jiangxi Province reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case. 10 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 26 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
    __ Yichun did not report any new domestic asymptomatic cases. 8 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 23 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    __ Shangrao reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, a person coming from elsewhere & under centralized quarantine. There currently are 2 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.
    __ In the rest of the province 2 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered, both at Ji’an.

    Henan Province reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases. 6 domestic confirmed & 23 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered.
    __ There currently are 125 active domestic confirmed & 442 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.
    __ Kaifeng reported 1 new domestic asymptomatic case, a person coming from Shanghai & under centralized quarantine since arrival.
    Xuchang reported 7 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Changge.

    Sichuan Province reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases. As the province does not break down recoveries by imported vs. domestic cases, I cannot track the count of active domestic cases there.
    __ Guang’an reported 2 new domestic confirmed & 6 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all at Linshui County, all persons under centralized quarantine. 3 sites are currently at Medium Risk.
    __ The rest of the province reported 2 new domestic asymptomatic (both at Chengdu) cases, both coming from elsewhere & under centralized quarantine since arrival.

    At Chongqing Municipality there currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 1 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining in the city.

    At Qinghai Province 2 domestic confirmed & 4 domestic asymptomatic cases recovered. There currently are 4 active domestic confirmed & 19 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the province.

    Ürumqi in Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 8 new domestic asymptomatic cases, all traced close contacts under centralized quarantine. There currently are 16 active domestic asymptomatic cases in the city.

    Yunnan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed case, at Jingdong in Pu’er, found via regular screening of persons in high risk occupations. There currently are 2 active domestic confirmed & 4 active domestic asymptomatic cases remaining in the province. As the province does not break down recoveries by administrative divisions, I cannot track the count of active cases in administrative divisions, given the multiple simultaneous outbreaks.

    Imported Cases
    On 5/26, Mainland China reported 22 new imported confirmed cases (3 previously asymptomatic), 68 imported asymptomatic cases, 1 imported suspect cases:
    __ Xiamen in Fujian Province – 8 confirmed cases, all coming from Taiwan
    __ Putian in Fujian Province – 4 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    __ Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 4 confirmed cases (1 previously asymptomatic), the 3 new confirmed cases all coming from Hong Kong; 3 asymptomatic cases, 2 coming from Hong Kong & 1 from Singapore
    __ Nanjing in Jiangsu Province – 4 confirmed cases, 2 each coming from Kenya & South Korea
    __ Yunnan Province (location not specified) – 2 confirmed cases, 1 each coming from Laos & Myanmar; 1 asymptomatic case, coming from Myanmar; all via land border crossings
    __ Shenzhen in Guangdong Province – 1 confirmed case (previously asymptomatic), coming from Mauritius; 3 asymptomatic case, all coming from Hong Kong
    __ Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 10 asymptomatic cases, 2 coming from South Korea & 1 each from Malaysia, Papua New Guinea (via Sydney), Iraq, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Australia, Sweden & Cameroon
    __ Foshan in Guangdong Province – 7 asymptomatic cases, 5 coming from the US & 1 each from Oman & the UAE, off flights that landed at Guangzhou
    __ Dongguan in Guangdong Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, 1 each coming from Hong Kong & the US, off flights that landed at Guangzhou
    __ Shanghai Municipality – 1 confirmed case, coming from Mongolia (via Frankfurt); 6 asymptomatic cases, 3 coming from the US, 2 from Brazil (via Amsterdam Schiphol) & 1 from the UK (via Copenhagen)
    Beijing Municipality – 1 confirmed case, coming from Taiwan
    __ Chongqing Municipality – 1 confirmed case (previously asymptomatic), coming from Germany
    __ Chongzuo in Guangxi “Autonomous” Region – 18 asymptomatic cases, all coming from Vietnam
    __ Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province – 6 asymptomatic cases, 3 coming from Japan, 2 from South Korea, & 1 from the UK
    __ Zhengzhou in Henan Province – 4 asymptomatic cases, no information released
    __ Tianjin Municipality – 1 asymptomatic case, coming from Ireland
    __ Harbin in Heilongjiang Province – 1 asymptomatic case, coming from South Korea
    __ Jinan in Shandong Province – 1 asymptomatic case, coming from the Germany
    __ Taiyuan in Shanxi Province – 1 asymptomatic case, no information released

    Overall in Mainland China, 216 confirmed cases recovered (24 imported), 3,136 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation (58 imported) & 44 were reclassified as confirmed cases (all domestic), & 14,551 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 3,272 active confirmed cases in the country (211 imported), 169 in serious/critical condition (all domestic), 19,295 active asymptomatic cases (435 imported), 0 suspect cases. 204,521 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.

    As of 5/26, 3,375.898M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 1.172M doses in the past 24 hrs.

    On 5/27 Hong Kong reported 250 new positive cases, 29 imported & 221 domestic (76 via RT-PCR & 145 from rapid antigen tests), 1 death (fully vaccinated, unboosted).

    On 5/27, Taiwan reported 95,855 new positive cases, 47 imported & 94,808 domestic (including 227 moderate & 116 serious). There were 126 new deaths (ages ranging from > 10 y.o. to > 90 y.o., actual dates of death between 5/16 – 5/24, 113 having a range of underlying conditions, 74 partially/fully vaccinated).

  27. 27.

    kalakal

    ‘@Raven Sorry to hear you have covid, I hope it clears up fast for you. The best thing I’ve ever found for a really bad sore throat is Chloraseptic mouth spray.

  28. 28.

    trollhattan

    After bottoming out in March, our case count and rate are climbing back to August 2021 levels, and the positive case rate is a surprising 30%. Hospitalizations are up as well, but not equaling last year and importantly, ICU cases remain low. Anecdotally, we know of many new cases over the last few weeks.

    In sum, looks like we’ll have a summer spike but one hopes not with as many sever and fatal cases. They note omicron as the cause but I don’t know whether sub-variants (is that a word?) are part of that or how many samples are used for supplying that info. Home tests aren’t, to be sure.

    Our first set of Biden tests (thanks, Joe!) are expiring and I ordered the new ones.

  29. 29.

    La Nonna

    Il Nonno got vaccination #4 yesterday, Pfizer like all the others due to his many medical issues. I don’t qualify at the moment, need to be over 80, but we wil be in the US in August, hope I can just march into a pharmacy and get another booster, New York State, any advice?

  30. 30.

    Another Scott

    ‘@La Nonna – I’m 60 and got my 2nd Pfizer booster on Monday from the county health department here in NoVA. Plenty of appointments were available. I had the usual sore arm and needed to take a 3 hour nap under some blankets on Tuesday afternoon (feeling a little poorly, maybe a slight fever), but was fine Wednesday. My previous booster was 5.5 months ago; all my shots have been Pfizer.

    Good luck!

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  31. 31.

    Origuy

    My first three shots were Pfizer; I scheduled a Moderna for my second booster Sunday. I will have Memorial Day to recover and no dance classes next week, so I’ll be able to take it easy. I leave for Italy on July 3, so I expect I’ll be at peak effect around then. Two hours in DFW, ugh.

  32. 32.

    dnfree

    ‘@origuy, we had a Moderna after three Pfizer shots a week ago. We had no side effects other than sore arms. I hope it’s working, and I hope you have the same lack of symptoms.

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