The Lounge Covid Vaccination Discussion Thread - Page 23

BetterRed · 04-21-2022, 07:20 PM

We still have public transport mask mandates in Sydney, most people comply. One of the groups I've noticed that don't, are stylishly dressed/coiffed women, there were several on the City (downtown) bound bus I took yesterday morning.

PeterT · 04-21-2022, 08:35 PM

It's interesting. The agency I work for operates a vaccine clinic Tuesday through Saturday at one of our locations. We also have a team that runs several mobile clinics each week (and quite often I get to drive staff and supplies to the mobile locations). The mobile clinics tend to run in apartment buildings, shopping centers, community hubs.

We seem to get better attendance at the mobile clinics; today in just over 3 hours we had 42 clients (36 full doses, 6 children's).

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mlewis78 · 04-22-2022, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by cromag

I've had a few doctor visits lately. It's common practice here to call the office when you arrive in the parking lot and wait for them to tell you it's alright to enter. All personnel are masked.

My dentist's office does this. I go again in June. We answer a text that they send us in advance and answer when we are outside the building and they text back when it's OK to go up. (No parking lot, just the sidewalk in NYC.)

DiapDealer · 04-22-2022, 11:05 AM

Voluntary masking is definitely trending upward in my own Ohio podunk. I thought it might have been just coincidence, but there's definitely more masking going on in the stores than there was a month or more ago. All ages it seems.

mlewis78 · 04-23-2022, 04:38 AM

My niece in Chapel Hill is in quarantine this week for testing positive. She didn't say (in group texts) whether she has symptoms or not. She had it and was quite sick last September.

4691mls · 05-01-2022, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Deskisamess

Many of the men in particular wear them just over their mouths.

Why do people do this??!!! Either wear the mask or don't, but halfway on just makes no sense.

DNSB · 05-01-2022, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 4691mls

Why do people do this??!!! Either wear the mask or don't, but halfway on just makes no sense.

It keeps my chin warm?

poohbear_nc · 05-25-2022, 02:08 PM

Well, today I took the biggest step in 2-1/2 years - I've been working from home with now occasional forays into the office in person - where masking indoors is now optional but I always masked.

Today was the retirement party of a beloved fellow employee - which I attended - which brought in other retirees that I haven't seen in years. There was so much hugging I deemed masking useless. I'm fullly boostered. This was the first indoor event I attended unmasked since 2020. All were asymptomatic. Most had had omicron. It was marvelous to see smiles again.

issybird · 05-25-2022, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Well, today I took the biggest step in 2-1/2 years - I've been working from home with now occasional forays into the office in person - where masking indoors is now optional but I always masked.

Today was the retirement party of a beloved fellow employee - which I attended - which brought in other retirees that I haven't seen in years. There was so much hugging I deemed masking useless. I'm fullly boostered. This was the first indoor event I attended unmasked since 2020. All were asymptomatic. Most had had omicron. It was marvelous to see smiles again.

I’m glad for you. Keep basking in those remembered smiles and hugs.

astrangerhere · 05-25-2022, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mlewis78

My niece in Chapel Hill is in quarantine this week for testing positive. She didn't say (in group texts) whether she has symptoms or not. She had it and was quite sick last September.

Last day of class and graduation parties really bit a bunch of folks in Chapel Hill. I live in the country a bit outside of town and I did not venture into town proper that entire week.

mlewis78 · 05-27-2022, 01:43 AM

I keep hearing about more people I know getting Covid. Just now was online chatting and heard about a couple in Tucson (they are from my home town in New Jersey).

I went to eye doctor today. Everyone was masked. More people in the waiting room than I am comfortable with and I waited half an hour. They used to space chairs more in waiting rooms, but this one, well, I went to another part of the waiting area.

ownedbycats · 05-27-2022, 07:25 AM

A fun long-term effect of COVID I've discovered: Hair loss. More specifically, telogen effluvium, which can be caused by any major stress (including COVID-19). Every time I brush, my hair comes out.

The good news is that it should grow back. Hopefully.

Fortunately, most of the rest of the symptoms have been going away; I'm no longer hit with a wave of symptoms every few days like I did the first few months. Mostly just the occasional bout of cough now (and a nagging sore spot in my ribs from all the coughing).

Tarana · 05-27-2022, 09:08 PM

Got boostered today. In my area, most medical places require masks. Hair cutting places also still masks. I still wear masks when I go shopping but my shopping is primarily pickup or online ordering. There is an increase in some places of mask wearing, all ages, but still mostly elderly. Part of it is that people are finally getting procedures that were delayed due to the beds being filled by Covid patients and they don't want to get sick and delayed again.

DNSB · 05-28-2022, 11:25 PM

When I was out today with my wife, we stopped at a coffee shop and used their patio to enjoy a coffee. We were treated to a lecture from one woman in her mid-fifties. Evidently, us vaccinated, mask-wearing dunces are responsible for the way the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged along. If we had all simply accepted God's plan and gotten infected, the whole thing would have been over and forgotten a year ago. I made the mistake of starting to laugh at this idiocy and she went into a rant about people who can't understand when they are being offered "help" from a higher source.

Uncle Robin · 05-30-2022, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

We were treated to a lecture from one woman in her mid-fifties. Evidently, us vaccinated, mask-wearing dunces are responsible for the way the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged along.

There's a growing incidence of this sort of thing here too, though without the religious overtones. The sort of idiocy that makes me feel good buying 4 tickets for Jurassic World to make sure that when my vaccinated & boosted wife and I are sitting masked in the cinema's back row (no one behind us) we have an empty seat next to each of us. Expensive but worth it, imo

05-27-2022, 07:25 AM	#342
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,039 Karma: 75555555 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	A fun long-term effect of COVID I've discovered: Hair loss. More specifically, telogen effluvium, which can be caused by any major stress (including COVID-19). Every time I brush, my hair comes out. The good news is that it should grow back. Hopefully. Fortunately, most of the rest of the symptoms have been going away; I'm no longer hit with a wave of symptoms every few days like I did the first few months. Mostly just the occasional bout of cough now (and a nagging sore spot in my ribs from all the coughing). Last edited by ownedbycats; 05-27-2022 at 07:34 AM.

05-27-2022, 09:08 PM	#343
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Got boostered today. In my area, most medical places require masks. Hair cutting places also still masks. I still wear masks when I go shopping but my shopping is primarily pickup or online ordering. There is an increase in some places of mask wearing, all ages, but still mostly elderly. Part of it is that people are finally getting procedures that were delayed due to the beds being filled by Covid patients and they don't want to get sick and delayed again. Last edited by Tarana; 05-27-2022 at 09:11 PM.

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PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,548 Karma: 79436716 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	It's interesting. The agency I work for operates a vaccine clinic Tuesday through Saturday at one of our locations. We also have a team that runs several mobile clinics each week (and quite often I get to drive staff and supplies to the mobile locations). The mobile clinics tend to run in apartment buildings, shopping centers, community hubs. We seem to get better attendance at the mobile clinics; today in just over 3 hours we had 42 clients (36 full doses, 6 children's). Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,645 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Voluntary masking is definitely trending upward in my own Ohio podunk. I thought it might have been just coincidence, but there's definitely more masking going on in the stores than there was a month or more ago. All ages it seems.

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mlewis78 Guru Posts: 909 Karma: 6449772 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York City Device: Kindle Oasis 2 (7"); HDX 8.9"; Ipad2	My niece in Chapel Hill is in quarantine this week for testing positive. She didn't say (in group texts) whether she has symptoms or not. She had it and was quite sick last September.

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,600 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Well, today I took the biggest step in 2-1/2 years - I've been working from home with now occasional forays into the office in person - where masking indoors is now optional but I always masked. Today was the retirement party of a beloved fellow employee - which I attended - which brought in other retirees that I haven't seen in years. There was so much hugging I deemed masking useless. I'm fullly boostered. This was the first indoor event I attended unmasked since 2020. All were asymptomatic. Most had had omicron. It was marvelous to see smiles again.

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mlewis78 Guru Posts: 909 Karma: 6449772 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York City Device: Kindle Oasis 2 (7"); HDX 8.9"; Ipad2	I keep hearing about more people I know getting Covid. Just now was online chatting and heard about a couple in Tucson (they are from my home town in New Jersey). I went to eye doctor today. Everyone was masked. More people in the waiting room than I am comfortable with and I waited half an hour. They used to space chairs more in waiting rooms, but this one, well, I went to another part of the waiting area.

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,600 Karma: 169712392 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	When I was out today with my wife, we stopped at a coffee shop and used their patio to enjoy a coffee. We were treated to a lecture from one woman in her mid-fifties. Evidently, us vaccinated, mask-wearing dunces are responsible for the way the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged along. If we had all simply accepted God's plan and gotten infected, the whole thing would have been over and forgotten a year ago. I made the mistake of starting to laugh at this idiocy and she went into a rant about people who can't understand when they are being offered "help" from a higher source.