Coronavirus discussion thread

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Little Nemo Aug 2021 8:05am, 12 Aug 2021 12,452 posts	0 Little Nemo I didn't get seriously ill when I caught it, presumably because I'd had 2 jabs. And yet nearly 3 weeks later I'm still ill and I've had a second period of time off work. This is worse than the time I had flu.
LindsD Aug 2021 8:19am, 12 Aug 2021 49,030 posts	0 LindsD
geordiegirl Aug 2021 9:35am, 12 Aug 2021 15,359 posts	0 geordiegirl My cousin text me this morning she has a really bad headache. She has had terrible headaches since covid in December & fatigue which she says is getting worse (may be linked to having kids home for the summer break of course, her youngest is exhausting). She didn’t have it bad at the time even worked from home but doctors are saying it’s long covid which is scary. Sorry to hear how you’re suffering too Nemo hope you’re soon back to normal x
Little Nemo Aug 2021 9:47am, 12 Aug 2021 12,454 posts	0 Little Nemo In my case I think it was going back to the office too soon. I was just physically wiped out and my cough and tiredness came back. I'm going to work from home for longer when I go back this time and only increase my physical activity gradually.
sallykate Aug 2021 10:17am, 12 Aug 2021 8,174 posts	0 sallykate LN that's certainly what a friend of mine found - carry on taking it easy and I hope it eases soon.
geordiegirl Aug 2021 10:52am, 12 Aug 2021 15,361 posts	0 geordiegirl Agree with sallykate, a couple of people I know who went back to work too soon have ended off with huge setbacks as it didn't clear at the time. I had covid back in November, I did my 10days isolation but I had nothing more than a bad cold, I felt fine. I got a lot of advice from some fetchies saying I was running too soon but I genuinely felt well, thankfully I remained well - I hadn't appreciated the delayed effects of covid that can happen. I still maintain I potentially had covid last Jan/Feb 2020 that wiped me out for months it took until May to run and feel half human. Take it steady if you need more time off take it.
fuzzyduck79 Aug 2021 11:45am, 12 Aug 2021 429 posts	0 fuzzyduck79 Pretty balanced take on flu vs covid comparison: fullfact.org I find it odd that we're not seeing how easily you can pull deaths from both down dramatically, with a few simple measures that have been standard in some countries for a while. You don't have to lockdown, stop seeing anybody etc, just a few small adjustments like masks, ventilation, jabs, occasional test at home before attending large indoor gathering - and quite a few lives are saved. Seems worth doing to me, but I understand that others can't bear the idea of having to do minor stuff for the benefit of others.
fuzzyduck79 Aug 2021 11:47am, 12 Aug 2021 430 posts	0 fuzzyduck79 And sympathy for those struggling with long Covid
DocM Aug 2021 11:55am, 12 Aug 2021 42,732 posts	0 DocM Daughter vaccinated ( age 17). Took a trip to Cambridge ( thanks for the tip off HB)
Bazoaxe Aug 2021 11:56am, 12 Aug 2021 20,657 posts	0 Bazoaxe I think that one of the things that will come from this is that in the future we take a different view on illness. Most of us in the past would just go about our business and spread things about. That will change and with the WFH being succesful people will be less inclined to go to the office. We will also adapt to taking more precautions. Thinking specifically on COVID, we need to get as many vaccinated and then also get the booster after which we start to go back to how things were but with some precautionary measures being taken.