SARS II: Respiratory Boogaloo

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Tuckerfan, Jan 9, 2020.

  1. Tererunererun

    Tererunererun Troll princess and Magical Girl

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    I can't wait for the movie version.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    perfect for Netflix. I can visualize Nicolas Cage tearing it up.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Just done the training to process COVID lateral flow tests for our students when they return next week. Fuck me the PPE is oppressive. My nose has only just about returned to the right colour after an hour.
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  5. Tererunererun

    Tererunererun Troll princess and Magical Girl

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    Red?
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  6. Tuckerfan

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  7. matthunter

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    It should be, given my alcohol abuse, but it's normally a bit lighter than that due to my Irish ancestry and vampirism.

    After an hour in the PPE, it looked like a cooked lobster that had been viciously whipped by a high class dominatrix.
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  8. MikeH92467

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    If Frontline is lurking here after taking part in the Wednesday riot, he's getting a hard-on!:yeehaw:
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  10. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    My nurse neighbor got the shot. Our friend Talkahueno got her second shot. TKO says she got flu-like body aches as a side effect which lasted about a day. My nurse neighbor got a 104°F temp as a side effect.
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  11. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Administrator

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    Side effects suck, but ones like that seem like a pretty good sign that the shot is doing its job.
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  12. MikeH92467

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    I never have had a reaction to flu shots, but the shingles shot made me feel like shit for a day or two. I hope the corona vaccine won't be any worse than that.
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  13. Tererunererun

    Tererunererun Troll princess and Magical Girl

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    You're supposed to drink that not inject it!!!!
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  14. MikeH92467

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    Haven't had one of those since the operation almost three years ago. You should be grateful: there's a lot more left for you than there would have been...:D
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    garamet "The whole world is watching." Deceased Member

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    I get a flu shot every year. Apparently it takes about a week to be - 95% - effective. One year I either didn't get it fast enough or it didn't take, but I got slammed. I would not want to relive those four days of aches and fever and coughing for anything. COVID sounds like flu on steroids. Gimme the shots, please!
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    I mentioned this before, shingles shot part 1 was no problem. Shingles shot part 2 kicked my ass.
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    Mrs. Albert demented estrogen monster

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    I got the first dose. Wicked sore arm for a couple days and a slight headache the first night. No fever or anything.
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    Beats the fuck outta dyin'. Just sayin'.
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    It's amusing in a sick *ahem* way that so many Trumpistas dismiss Covid 19 as "just the flu". The flu is a serious disease and dismissing it as a minor inconvenience is just another fucking lie.
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    My mom tested positive...
    My last 6-feet-contact with my parents was sunday evening when i had to "fix" the tv(pressed the wrong button on the remote)...
    Was there barely 5 minutes and i still feel fine after 5 days...
    Earlier that same day one of my aunts visited my mom, she said she was not feeling well, she also tested positive for covid-19 and is sicker than my mom...
    My parents have to quarantine now until the 25th, unfortunately my mom has to take care of my dad who has dementia and diabetes and a bunch of other physical problems...
    My brother is trying to get extra help, maybe speed up the process of placing my dad into a care home...
    Bit of a shitty situation...
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  22. Tuckerfan

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  23. Jenee

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    Sounds like my experience with the polio shot. Granted, I was 4. Still, I was miserable and cried most of the night.

    Not looking forward to reliving that.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    hope it all works out. BTW maybe things are different for you but here in New York state (for example) having them in a nursing home might not be the healthiest choice.
    Just sayin'
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    I'm about your age but I don't remember getting the polio shot. Most likely in my case I don't remember it because it wasn't a very painful one. For me part #5 of the anthrax shot series was very memorable. :brood: It was right near my "funny bone" but I sure wasn't laughing.
  26. NAHTMMM

    NAHTMMM carrying a beautiful egg

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    What a terrible article that is. There's an entire graphic comparing the two vaccines and no mention of whether the Pfizer version also uses commas correctly.
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  27. Jenee

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    I suppose it depends on what age you were when you got it. I got mine just before I started school, so I was 5 years old. I remember there was also a rainstorm that night.
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    I got the drops and remember the taste being very distinct.

    The smallpox shots I got in basic training were a bitch.
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    So, my brother in law had air tools and a big air compressor. It was very loud and just listening to the power in the tools ....

    Anyway, got to basic training and they're telling us the shots will be given by an air gun. I freaked out. remembering the polio shot combined with the memory of BIL's air tools ... I nearly quit, then.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    hmmm.....if lighting had hit your house right when the polio vaccine caused an unexpected side effect - it would be the start of a superhero movie!