Thanks ever so much to whoever suggested I might have covid

[conuly]

I think you jinxed me. Well, at least I feel justified in my whining. The headache/toothache has really been excruciating.

How can the symptoms be so wildly different from the previous time, though!? Last time I had no voice and couldn't stay awake at all. Now I'm mostly awake and carefully rationing out sudafed, but I can even sing.

Comments

[gwydion]

There's been reporting. it's why the US is no longer distributing the original shots.

Here's a thing on Arcturus Variants: https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/04/11/arcturus-a-highly-transmissible-covid-variant-eyed-by-the-who-appears-to-have-a-new-symptom-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

"COVID vaccines: FDA retires monovalent shots, offers spring boosters to some:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/fda-authorizes-spring-covid-boosters-for-older-adults-immunocompromised/

* Easy to read summary with essential info. "FDA Revamps COVID-19 Vaccination:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/covid-19/fda-revamps-covid-19-vaccination

[steorra]

Nothing in there says that the original shots are completely ineffective against the new variants.

[gwydion]

I can did back further if you like.