Re: Hey guys, I'm back

On Saturday or thereabouts, Snidely asked ...
> Opus the Penguin  scribbled something on Tuesday the 8/13/2024:
>> Snidely <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Opus the Penguin submitted this gripping article, maybe on Tuesday:
>>>> Snidely <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Remember when Opus the Penguin bragged outrageously?  That was
>>>>> Tuesday: 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Where'd everybody go?
>>>>> 
>>>>> People forgot how to use a noose reeder.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Whatcha got?
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> COVID! Mrs. Penguin and I held out for 4 1/2 years and then decided,
>>>> what the heck, everybody else is doing it....
>>> 
>>> The current vintage is preferrable to the first pressings, at least.  Hope 
>>> it runs milder than you do.
>>> 
>>
>> Seems to be. Mrs. P developed symptoms first and is almost completely 
>> better after a week. I'm on the mend. While it hasn't been pleasant, we've 
>> definitely had worse experiences of viral or bacterial nature. We're both 
>> fully vaccinated, and that's supposed to reduce symptoms. So I credit the 
>> vax for some of this, but there's obviously no way to verify and deniers 
>> gonna deny. We also both got Paxlovid, so some credit may go to that as 
>> well. As long as we don't end up with the long version, this hasn't been 
>> horrific. I'd still rate the experience a 0/5 WOULD NOT CONTRACT AGAIN, of 
>> course.
>
> It seems that it's been a busy COVID-19 season, but with the attractive 
> feature that emergency room visits and hospitalizations seem to be much lower 
> than in previous high infection waves.
>
> Updated vaccines may be available soon.
>
> (My own COVID-19 encounter was two years ago, after a trip to Pensacola., and 
> temperature was my main symptom.  Vaxxed before and after.)
>

Oh, yeah, there's a URL:
<URL:https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/08/amid-summer-covid-surge-fda-reportedly-poised-to-approve-updated-shots/>

/dps

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