So now that the vax is a reality who will be getting.......

[mommyof1]

The whole point of the covid vaccines was to reduce severe illness resulting in hospitalizations and deaths. If the current vaccines have a wide enough range to keep down serious illness (hospitalizations) with future variants, there will be no need for boosters. Or possibly only boosters needed for a subsection of the population who are known to develop less immune response to the initial doses (elderly, immune suppressed).

I want to be protected against any COVID infection, not just hospitalization, because of the long-term risk. 30% of people who get COVID have long-term complications, and 85% of people with long COVID had "mild" or "moderate" cases. Sign me up for whatever boosters are necessary to minimize the chance of infection.

 

[Deleted member 18037]

30% of people who get COVID have long-term complications

As we are only a year out we really don’t know what the actual long term complications are.

 

[mommyof1]

As we are only a year out we really don’t know what the actual long term complications are.

We already do know that these complications can last several months or more. That's scary enough for me to want to avoid any infection.

I take long COVID very seriously because I've been through several rounds of months-long illness before. It really destroys your quality of life. I never want to go through that again, and long COVID sounds even worse.

 

[Pineapple_Lump]

We already do know that these complications can last several months or more. That's scary enough for me to want to avoid any infection.

I take long COVID very seriously because I've been through several rounds of months-long illness before. It really destroys your quality of life. I never want to go through that again, and long COVID sounds even worse.

When this all started, that was my first thought - what nasty long term issues like shingles and those some experience from measles/mumps will pop up in years to come.

 

[Deleted member 18037]

When this all started, that was my first thought - what nasty long term issues like shingles and those some experience from measles/mumps will pop up in years to come.

Yep, viruses do what viruses do. This is why I’m grateful for vaccines.

 

[Aussie_coach]

I am amazed at the high number of people in the US who have been vaccinated already!

Have you seen a change in your statistics, numbers getting COVID, being hospitalised, deaths etc?

The vaccination process is very, very slow here.

 

[Deleted member 18037]

I am amazed at the high number of people in the US who have been vaccinated already!

Have you seen a change in your statistics, numbers getting COVID, being hospitalised, deaths etc?

The vaccination process is very, very slow here.

Yes hospitalizations and deaths are down. The news doesn’t like to report that, but they are

 

[skschlag]

Yes hospitalizations and deaths are down. The news doesn’t like to report that, but they are

Our news here talks about that a bunch. Hospitalizations are down, and the illnesses are not as severe. It has been nice to see.

 

[gymgal]

I am amazed at the high number of people in the US who have been vaccinated already!

Have you seen a change in your statistics, numbers getting COVID, being hospitalised, deaths etc?

The vaccination process is very, very slow here.

In general, the majority of the people contracting it here now are in the younger population now, which inherently have fewer severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. Most of our 60+ population (the most at risk) have been at least partially vaccinated. So, while the positive cases are still way above where our officials want it, the hospitalizations and deaths are way down.

 

[Deleted member 18037]

In general, the majority of the people contracting it here now are in the younger population now, which inherently have fewer severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. Most of our 60+ population (the most at risk) have been at least partially vaccinated. So, while the positive cases are still way above where our officials want it, the hospitalizations and deaths are way down.

That’s a good thing. Its clear this isnt going away. it’s now living with it with herd immunity. At some point it will be very much like the flu.

 

[Aussie_coach]

That’s a good thing. Its clear this isnt going away. it’s now living with it with herd immunity. At some point it will be very much like the flu.

And this is the problem we will have here in Australia. We have no COVID in the community and have managed to stop it from spreading. But no one has been exposed to it, I don't know of and have never heard of anyone coming in contact with any person with COVID at any point in this experience.

But our borders have been closed the rest of the world for over a year.

We can't keep the borders closed until COVID disappears off the face of the Earth.

 

[Deleted member 18037]

We can't keep the borders closed until COVID disappears off the face of the Earth.

Well it certainly wouldn’t want to be how I wanted to live.

 

[Aussie_coach]

Well it certainly wouldn’t want to be how I wanted to live.

It's great right now, we live a virtually normal life. Very few restrictions, most things have been back at full capacity for a year. But we will hit a wall.

 

[txgymfan]

Our positive rate in Houston is about 4.5% and fairly steady. Transmission rate is at or just below one, so for every one person that gets it, they will give it to one. It’s definitely still around but things are becoming more normal. Most indoor shop require masks but they are open. Many people including me and my bosses are eating at restaurants outside but its usually warm enough to do that here.

 

[mommyof1]

Our state is seeing an increase in infections even though many people are vaccinated. It is believed to be the result of people's prematurely abandoning precautions such as masking and limiting indoor gatherings. The state has not recently loosened any official restrictions, but people's behavior has changed dramatically.

 

[Deleted member 18037]

Our state is seeing an increase in infections even though many people are vaccinated. It is believed to be the result of people's prematurely abandoning precautions such as masking and limiting indoor gatherings. The state has not recently loosened any official restrictions, but people's behavior has changed dramatically.

And how are the hospitalizations and deaths?

 

[JBS]

Just got my 2nd Pfizer today.

 

[mommyof1]

And how are the hospitalizations and deaths?

Tracking infections, actually. There were increases in hospitalizations and deaths as cases rose from the spring low.

But the point I keep trying to make is that hospitalizations and deaths are NOT the only relevant indicators for public health. All infections carry a large risk of long-term consequences. See, e.g.,

Patients With Long Covid Face Lingering Worrisome Health Risks, Study Finds (Published 2021)

Patients who were not sick enough to be hospitalized still had a significantly greater risk of dying within six months than people who were not infected.

www.nytimes.com

"In the study, published Thursday in the journal Nature, researchers looked at medical records of more than 73,000 people across the United States whose coronavirus infections did not require hospitalization. Between one and six months after becoming infected, those patients had a significantly greater risk of death — 60 percent higher — than people who had not been infected with the virus. ... The Covid survivors experienced a vast array of long-term medical problems that they had never had before — not just lung issues from the respiratory effects of the virus, but symptoms that could affect virtually any organ system or part of the body, from neurological to cardiovascular to gastrointestinal."

 

[raenndrops]

I was finally able to schedule an appointment for my first dose. I have been searching for over a month now. Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Deleted member 18037]

2nd Moderna vax. Three of us went. No one had anything worse then the usual vax site arm pain.

For me my shingles vax was significantly worse