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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRant warning. I am lying in a hospital room after a wicked
case of covid. I have had all the vaccines except for the last
one and they no doubt saved my life.
THIS SHIT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND US BY NOW EXCEPT
FOR THE GOP, FOX NEWS, RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION, AND
SOCIAL MEDIA GARBAGE ABOUT THE VACCINES.
FUCK YOU RON DESANTIS, ABBOTT, NOEM, AND SO ON.
MOTHER FUCKERS TOOK WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A
STRAIGHT FORWARD MEDICAL SCIENCE ISSUE AND MADE
IT POLITICAL. THEY MADE PEOPLE GET SICK AND OR DIE
FOR SOME KIND OF POWER PLAY.
VOTE THEM OUT.
BootinUp
(48,899 posts)2naSalit
(92,428 posts)How long have you been there?
I recall seeing a post about having covid but I didn't think it was current. I hope you get better soon!
I was really sick. They have been giving me fluids and some
i.v. meds.
Delphinus
(12,125 posts)I hope you get well soon - so sorry you are having to go through this. Sending healing vibes your way.
2naSalit
(92,428 posts)Knowing that you are receiving proper care. I would end up in the hospital if I got really sick, don't have anyone else to take care of me when I'm down.
Do rest as much as you can and try not to go crazy from the news.
MontanaMama
(24,003 posts)I know it's crazy talk
but what if we had a regional network of people who would take care of each other when we got sick? So many of us dont have anyone near us to help if we got really ill. Bonkers. I know
wishful thinking.
Botany, Im holding you close in my heart. May your recovery be swift and complete.
PlutosHeart
(1,445 posts)But how would we keep it semi-private?
I caretake my husband and seriously have no family or friends to help. And I have pets.
MontanaMama
(24,003 posts)I don't have an answer. My parents have been gone for years and now I care for an elderly family friend because she's estranged from her daughter and has no one else. It is a lot of pressure to be a caretaker, I'm with you there.
2naSalit
(92,428 posts)A good idea if we could figure out how to work it.
PlutosHeart
(1,445 posts)That way it can be narrowed down to area within each State.
2naSalit
(92,428 posts)flamingdem
(39,881 posts)Hope you're well soon!!
bluestarone
(18,119 posts)Everyday i wish those idiots were the ones getting the bad covid!
True Dough
(20,105 posts)If not, you know, I've heard Ivermectin does wonders! And you can just inject disinfectant to get rid of the last of that bug!
Botany
(72,380 posts)N/t
Rural_Progressive
(1,107 posts)Ya gotta have the butt light if you want to get well. (A little black humor to help you through a difficult time, I hope you are out of there soon, healthy and well)
debm55
(35,257 posts)Marcus IM
(3,001 posts)JohnSJ
(96,436 posts)orangecrush
(21,607 posts)yardwork
(64,057 posts)Nevilledog
(53,198 posts)The fluids will help, and I'm glad you're somewhere getting treatment.
Socially distanced hug
NJCher
(37,727 posts)this should not have happened.
bdamomma
(66,238 posts)Your rant is justified, Get better soon.
brewens
(15,359 posts)couple weeks ago. He left under his own power later that evening fortunately but is still experiencing fatigue. He would have had the new vax but it wasn't available here yet. Had all the boosters and he says the same thing. They probably saved his life.
I just got the new vax a week ago. I had some dental work yesterday. That made me feel a little safer.
Botany
(72,380 posts)N/t
This stuff should have been behind us by now but selfish
I won't get the vaccine assholes become hosts to the virus
which allowed the C-19 virus to grow, mutate, and become
new strains.
appalachiablue
(42,848 posts)CrispyQ
(38,156 posts)Thanks for the reminder that covid isn't over or anything to take lightly.
AllaN01Bear
(22,995 posts)or with people i dont know. distance elbow me.
Solly Mack
(92,520 posts)subterranean
(3,532 posts)Seriously, I hope you feel much better soon. I'm just getting over my first case of covid myself (at home). Never want to go through this again.
Just_Vote_Dem
(3,129 posts)BigmanPigman
(52,213 posts)That may be part of the problem. I got my Covid booster and Flu shot yesterday. The Rite Aid pharmacist said, "Can you believe how long this has lasted?" and I replied, "Yes, they told us back in 2020 that it would take 3-4 years for it to become less severe" and we discussed not even needing the vax card anymore. More arms are sore but it beats being in the hospital!
appalachiablue
(42,848 posts)BigmanPigman
(52,213 posts)I'll share that info.
appalachiablue
(42,848 posts)Diamond_Dog
(34,534 posts)And I agree with all you said.
Hope youre home and feeling better very soon.
mike_c
(36,332 posts)Wow, I'm sorry you're going through this. It amazes me that grown Americans have to be persuaded to participate in public health.
IA8IT
(5,861 posts)boston bean
(36,458 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,652 posts)We only got our bivalent Moderna booster last Friday. Some younger folks say the last booster really made them sick. I guess that's relative.
Then there's this that confuses me:
https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/coronavirus-covid-19-cber-regulated-biologics/moderna-covid-19-vaccine
PlutosHeart
(1,445 posts)How did you feel after the Modern one? And was it the other one that made people sick?
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,652 posts)"The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent is no longer authorized for use in the United States."
That is the vaccine we got a week ago.
femmedem
(8,430 posts)I believe you received the Moderna monovalent that just came out this fall.
https://www.lvhn.org/news/ahead-new-covid-vaccines-fall-2022-bivalent-shot-no-longer-available-lvpg#:~:text=Following%20a%20meeting%20by%20the,by%20Pfizer%2DBioNTech%20and%20Moderna.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,652 posts)We got them at CVS. I recall seeing 'bivalent' on a form. I've been trying to find info via their app, but not succeeding. Got to head back and find out.
Hope22
(2,664 posts)Pharmacy. Under another page there it actually showed me all of my shots, lot number, time and place. This was a little startling because all but one of my vaccine listed on the CVS account were administered at the county health department. I guess the info is linked nationally. Who knew. Hope this helps.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,652 posts)I forgot all about this discussion. So far, so good, knock wood.
BumRushDaShow
(141,582 posts)where some were still getting boosted with it this past year.
However this fall's newest version is a monovalent and I have seen a number of people report that their pharmacies haven't received a shipment of that newest one yet and opted to go ahead and get what was available (the older bivalent which I assume some places are still using to get rid of their inventory of it).
I believe you can actually go ahead and get the latest one at least 2 months after the shot you got (obviously based on availability although I assume by then it should be more widely distributed).
Get well soon.
Sending healing thoughts your way.
iluvtennis
(20,794 posts)Grasswire2
(13,702 posts)It was full of people.
Not one other was masked. Only me.
probably fifty total people.
Many with mobility issues.
Can't get a booster appt until mid November
I hope people start masking. I'm staying home as much as possible, getting groceries delivered too.
Marthe48
(18,898 posts)The sane among us have taken measures to stay well, but it's hard to dodge Covid.
MLAA
(18,575 posts)Your OP is right on.
Skittles
(158,548 posts)Initech
(101,747 posts)ancianita
(38,345 posts)We're in an Information War, denialists of science, covid, climate, and truth are now escalating to Denial of Reality.
Some days it seems like teh stupid will be the death of us, but we're not going down without a helluva fight.
You being pissed off shows that you're still more healthy there in the hospital than millions of reality deniers outside it.
Joinfortmill
(16,353 posts)Talitha
(7,440 posts)ffr
(23,112 posts)Get well!
LoisB
(8,558 posts)barbtries
(29,735 posts)it is a wretched virus, and thanks to all the motherfuckers you named, it's endemic now. we will not be getting away from it. Hope you are soon well!!
soldierant
(7,844 posts)but don't lose the rant. It's righteous.
diva77
(7,880 posts)All the best for a quick recovery!
Silver Gaia
(4,810 posts)Feel the same.
DAMN THEM.
I hope you are able to go home soon!
crickets
(26,148 posts)Also so glad you're getting better! Hope you're well and back on your feet soon.
Thanks for the rant - it's kicked me into gear. I haven't been to get my booster yet and feel like tomorrow is a great time to get that done.
PCIntern
(26,840 posts)Bev54
(11,912 posts)most recent, was quite sick but no need to be hospitalized, so it is all over, not just US. Hope you feel better soon, I am feeling a lot better but still not back to normal.
KS Toronado
(19,491 posts)Hope these help you.
Thunderbeast
(3,528 posts)...and keeping business and schools open...
I want to know HOW MANY EXCESS DEATHS per capita did the state suffer compared to states that took an aggressive approach.
Just how many elders died for his political stunt?
peggysue2
(11,469 posts)And, of course, you're right. Trump Republicans turned a serious medical issue into an absolute fiasco. Politicizing a dangerous virus. What could go wrong?
EVERYTHING.
Hope you're back on your feet soon.
Bettie
(16,939 posts)We got the most recent vaccine this week. 15 year old son got it today.
I hope you recover fully and quickly.
And you are right, this should have been long behind us.
Permanut
(6,613 posts)I'm glad they didn't.
Righteous rant by the way; right now I'm wishing the best for you and the worst for RFK Jr.
keithbvadu2
(39,944 posts)RainCaster
(11,519 posts)Got it from a friend who just returned from GA.
LittleGirl
(8,401 posts)Hubby had to go to the states two weeks ago and came home with covid. He was really sick and you're so right. This should have never happened to the world. It was all trump's fault! All of it.
Hubby is back to work and fine but in the 18 years we've been together/married, this is the second time he was seriously ill. He missed a week of work and tested positive for over 9 days.
nolabear
(43,201 posts)Ive done some pretty righteous cussing myself over friends and relatives who should be here and be okay. You get well
we need you.
And FUCK the right wing bastards who made this so much worse.
live love laugh
(14,304 posts)samplegirl
(12,051 posts)This has been my second bout with it and Ive been really sick and fully vaxxed.
SalamanderSleeps
(665 posts)Like my Irish Grandmother used to say, "You are not paid for yet."
malaise
(277,829 posts)blogslug
(38,635 posts)You're right. Fuck them all.
gademocrat7
(11,150 posts)Take care.
Emile
(29,361 posts)is they're all ready over it.
Farmer-Rick
(11,280 posts)I tried to get the newest COVID vaccine at the VA hospital but the hospital said they didn't have the vaccine yet. They said it wasn't available in the community either. Maybe it's just my region.
I really wanted the booster before flying for Thanksgiving.
llmart
(16,331 posts)I got mine two weeks ago. My son got his yesterday. We live in different states.
redqueen
(115,164 posts)And I hope that every reasonable adult gets involved and votes because the antivax loonies sure as hell do.
70sEraVet
(4,134 posts)I hope you find someone to look in on you and help you out, after you leave the hospital. I had Covid last October, and it kicked the shit out of me for weeks!
livetohike
(22,909 posts)LaMouffette
(2,249 posts)I'm also infuriated that the media and everyone is ACTING like Covid is a quaint relic from the past, when it is alive and kicking people's ass and killing themstillfor all the reasons you give.
You have my profound wishes for a speedy recovery!
calimary
(84,169 posts)Your last three words are the most vitally and urgently important of all: VOTE THEM OUT.
VOTE THEM OUT!!!
liberal_mama
(1,495 posts)acting like Covid is over?
My dad (vaxxed/boosted) died of Covid in the past year after everyone starts minimizing it. I'm furious.
My household has been Covid positive for 3 weeks now, spreading from one person to another, causing sickness, pain, and financial loss.
onecaliberal
(35,685 posts)shrike3
(5,370 posts)He said of people who refuse to mask or take precautions, "They talk about choice. Well, what about my choice?"
I hope you get out of there soon. Few things suck worse than being in the hospital.
pandr32
(12,144 posts)Mad_Machine76
(24,773 posts)Not only did they not take COVID seriously and act to prevent the spread, they actually flat out encouraged it through their policies.
SWBTATTReg
(24,023 posts)GET WELL!
GoCubsGo
(32,953 posts)I'm sorry you're having to go through this.
I made my appointment yesterday for my booster and flu shot. Will be getting them tomorrow morning.
electric_blue68
(17,764 posts)Midnight Writer
(22,944 posts)Blue Owl
(54,647 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(154,091 posts)Evolve Dammit
(18,499 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️
Jilly_in_VA
(10,840 posts)a couple of weeks ago. Don't know where we got it but I'm suspecting The Chicks concert, exacerbated by the fact that we were both under a lot of stress and very tired prepping for a major gem show the weekend following that. Several days later husband was sick, three days later I was. I stayed flat on my back in bed for two days, he didn't. I'm still dealing with a pesky cough but I test negative. Get well soon!
Booster due shortly. RSV and flu shot two weeks following.
Ms. Toad
(35,464 posts)Don't know that it was due to COVID patients taking all of the beds - but Cleveland Clinic main campus was at 100% census for a few days and high 90s for a few weeks).
Demovictory9
(33,675 posts)spanone
(137,512 posts)blogslug
(38,635 posts)Let us know how you're doing
liberal_mama
(1,495 posts)we are supposed to be infected over and over again with Covid because politicians and public health officials don't want to tell people that even if vaccinated, you can still get Covid and become disabled or die. Like my vaxxed/double boosted dad died of Covid.
Good masks are needed in indoor places to stop the constant spread of Covid.
I didn't get the flu for over 30 years and now I am expected to get infected with Covid 3 or 4x a year so politicians can pretend the pandemic is over and not upset anyone by mentioning masks? I'm beyond disgusted.
I've been horribly sick with chest pains, shortness of breath, sore throat, congestion, fever, and exhaustion for a week and I'm assuming it's Covid because several members of my household have Covid. I wear a N95 mask whenever I leave the house, but my husband is a fool who doesn't and he brings this evil virus into our home.
I hope you are okay, Botany, and will give a good update soon.
blogslug
(38,635 posts)Any word from Botany?
blogslug
(38,635 posts)?