Covid-19

[boozehound]

Obviously I’ll let him answer the question you proposed, but wanted to give you a little background on the vaccine.

The Pfizer (and Moderna) used something we haven’t utilized before in genetic technology. It’s called synthetic messenger RNA and ironically it’s been around for 3 decades. Basically mRNA uses genetic material to cause the body to create a protein from the virus. Then, the immune system recognizes the virus and learns to attack.

With that said, we won’t know the scope of side effects until the third week of November. This will be when half of the patients in their study have been observed for any safety issues for at least two months following their second dose. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and committed to getting the vaccination at this point.

You are more than welcome to provide input, and it's much appreciated. It sounds like based on the fact that there is some new technology in the vaccine there is reason for potential caution, but assuming we make it through testing we can assume it's reasonably safe.

[noteggs]

You are more than welcome to provide input, and it's much appreciated. It sounds like based on the fact that there is some new technology in the vaccine there is reason for potential caution, but assuming we make it through testing we can assume it's reasonably safe.

The good news is, unlike conventional vaccines, mRNA are not made with pathogen particles or inactivated pathogen, so are non-infectious.

Before the Pfizer vaccine, early clinical trial results indicated that this technology was well-tolerated by healthy individuals, with few side effects. So there is a side effect baseline with this technology.

Why was it developed this way vs conventional? mRNA vaccines can be produced more rapidly in the laboratory and a process that can be standardized. So this is why a vaccine was developed so quickly.

[Lloyd Braun]

Well, I have a COVID test scheduled for tomorrow morning. A number of us from work went out for drinks Monday night with someone who was in from out of town. The next morning, the person I was sitting next to lost his sense it taste and smell. He went to get tested and came back positive, so those of us sitting close to him are under house arrest until we get a negative test result. Yippee.


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I continue to hold the opinion that unless you exhibit symptoms you should not be tested but due to a high risk exposure, quarantine the recommended duration. Testing volumes are going way up and resources are still limited.

[GoMuskies]

I got tested with no symptoms yesterday as well because my son who lives in our house and who I spent two hours in a car with the day before tested positive on Monday. I'm locked away from the world for 14 days unless I get a positive test back, in which case I'm only locked away for 10 days. Weird stuff.

No symptoms in the family other than my son's lack of taste/smell. As long as we all continue feeling well, we're hoping our tests come back positive.

[Nigel Tufnel]

I got tested with no symptoms yesterday as well because my son who lives in our house and who I spent two hours in a car with the day before tested positive on Monday. I'm locked away from the world for 14 days unless I get a positive test back, in which case I'm only locked away for 10 days. Weird stuff.

No symptoms in the family other than my son's lack of taste/smell. As long as we all continue feeling well, we're hoping our tests come back positive.

My 16 year old got a positive test result Monday morning. Wife was negative. Had the daughter and youngest son tested Monday and wife re-tested. Youngest (12) tested positive. Daughter and wife again negative. 16 year old had headache and body aches for 2 days. Was fine by the time he tested. 12 year old asymptomatic. I haven’t been tested because I dont have any symptoms and I’m already stuck in quarantine until next Wednesday.

I have a feeling DeWine is bringing the hammer down today. I live in Lebanon and it’s spreading like wildfire here...

[Xville]

I got tested today with no symptoms because I was directly exposed to a guy who i played golf with saturday who tested positive. Yay

[boozehound]

Someone who works for me (probably) had COVID recently. She was exposed to her sister and nephew who both tested positive. She was tested the next day and tested negative. About a week later she developed symptoms (extreme fatigue, mild shortness of breath). She got tested again, and again tested negative.

Still - seems hard to believe she didn't have COVID based on the timing of her confirmed exposure and subsequent development of symptoms. Makes you wonder about testing, and if some people just don't shed the virus in nasal swabs.

[Lloyd Braun]

I got tested today with no symptoms because I was directly exposed to a guy who i played golf with saturday who tested positive. Yay

Outside? Again, without symptoms what’s the point? It shouldn’t change the quarantine time if it was a high risk exposure. Unless you’re doing daily/frequent tests like NBA/NFL etc it gives a possible false sense of security to have a negative test.

[Lloyd Braun]

Someone who works for me (probably) had COVID recently. She was exposed to her sister and nephew who both tested positive. She was tested the next day and tested negative. About a week later she developed symptoms (extreme fatigue, mild shortness of breath). She got tested again, and again tested negative.

Still - seems hard to believe she didn't have COVID based on the timing of her confirmed exposure and subsequent development of symptoms. Makes you wonder about testing, and if some people just don't shed the virus in nasal swabs.

There is a study on this somewhere in this thread that shows where the most likely spot to have a false negative. The least likely spot is day 5.

[paulxu]

It seems a very large number of people who test positive, even with some symptoms, are OK shortly thereafter.
I find concerning that there are indications of longer term effects that we won't know about for some time.