#novid

[capitalism-is-parasitism]

This is sick

And if your doctor prescribes Paxlovid to reduce severity of symptoms, which Dr. Schaffner hopes is the case if you are older or have underlying health conditions that increase your risk for severe disease if you get COVID-19, your health insurer may charge a copay. Previously the federal government provided the drug for free regardless of insurance status.

If you need assistance to afford Paxlovid, you might want to contact Pfizer’s assistance program or call Pfizer at 877-219-7225.

[whoopjamboreehoo]

the last time I saw Stevie Nicks on my own it was 2016 and I also had a floor seat. this time I'm using an N95 and Enovid trying to "live my life" without getting covid. it feels like Climate Pledge Arena has good ventilation and I checked beforehand into their ventilation system. fingers crossed.

[pandemic-info]

My colleagues and I reviewed Long Covid in-depth earlier this year, but there have been new reports that firm up evidence for 4 ways to reduce the likelihood of chronic sequelae from a Covid infection (or re-infection).

...

OK, But What About Treatment?

It’s good that we now are seeing multiple ways to reduce the likelihood of developing Long Covid. But there has been no substantive progress for treating it.

[marcymassura]

A play in two acts. Still never had it. Official #Novid!!! But I am 4x vaxxed because I know I CAN still get it. By the way- I’ve never had the flu either. Weird or related? 😬😬😬 But I am still sick. Doc thinks it’s moving into pneumonia. So that’s super fun. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjk8mQOrpIh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dream-cake]

so I woke up with covid this morning 🙃🙃 I was planning to go to the store today, but the fever is making me shaky and being hungry definitely isn't helping that 🫠

would anyone like to send me a lil money for a lunch delivery? I don't wanna go out and infect anyone else, but I'm so hungry!!!!! I'm happy to send a folder of content for any amount if you DM me a screenshot of payment, and thank you in advance 💖💖

ca$happ: $dreamcake87

venm0: dreamcake

paypa1: dreamcake87

[television-for-dinner]

after like 2 years and 3 different doctors quitting their jobs I finally got a bunch of conditions ruled out for my cognitive and physical decline and am starting on my new treatment plan TONIGHT

new doctor started his own clinic to prioritize medically complex patients so they have a mask mirroring policy and air purifiers in every room in case masks need to be removed for any reason, so I feel super safe and respected as a disabled person for once :')

[dicapiito]

Took the updated Covid vaccine shot and the flu shot

Now to pass out until November 😭

[thehumantrampoline]

My ten year anniversary gift to my partner was making sure we got to spend the whole week together one on one

by giving us both covid <3

[jbluphin]

Skyping with my bf between rooms of the apartment so I don't give him covid.

Thought I was done with this shit when he moved in with me. Long-distance relationship flashbacks...

[jrwiyuri]

I’m gonna throw up his voice going so normal

[suchananewsblog]

NOVIDS: Do Some Have the Genes to Dodge COVID?

NOVIDS is the term some use to describe those who haven’t gotten COVID. But researchers are not overly fond of the word. They’re looking for the possible genetic underpinnings to a group of people they prefer to call “resisters.” . .

[covid-safer-hotties]

California COVID surge is surprisingly stronger, longer-lasting than experts had expected - Published Aug 5, 2024

California's summer COVID surge has proved to be particularly strong and enduring, surprising experts with its tenacity as it storms into a third month. The strength of this summer's COVID surge probably is largely related to the ever-more infectious subvariants that continue to emerge as the coronavirus evolves, said Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief of infectious disease at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. A dizzying number of related subvariants — collectively dubbed FLiRT — have emerged in recent months. One in particular, KP.3.1.1, has been picking up steam at a startling pace and has become the most common strain nationwide. \"KP.3.1.1 seems to be the most adept at transmission,\" said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious diseases expert at UC San Francisco. \"And it's the one that people think will continue to take over, not only in the United States, but ... around the world.\"

Coronavirus levels in California wastewater have surpassed the peaks seen in each of the last two summers, according to data estimates released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which run through the week ending July 27. Coronavirus levels in sewage have been \"high\" or \"very high\" for eight consecutive weeks. \"This particular surge ... is fairly robust and long-lasting, lasting a little longer than I thought that it would. It's certainly very different from last summer,\" Hudson said. California is one of 43 states, as well as the District of Columbia, with \"high\" or \"very high\" coronavirus levels in wastewater. While hospitalizations overall remain a fraction of those seen during earlier COVID summertime spikes, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have been ticking up, and clinics are seeing high numbers of infected patients.

\"This is not a benign wave,\" wrote Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, in a blog post published Saturday. \"It's a major wave now ... we haven't yet reached the plateau.\"

In Los Angeles County, there were an average of 389 coronavirus-positive hospitalized patients per day for the week that ended July 27, roughly twice as high as a month ago. The latest number is about two-thirds of the peak from last summer and one-third the peak from the summer of 2022. \"We are seeing a lot of outpatient cases — it's been a much higher uptick over the last week, actually,\" Hudson said Friday. For the week that ended Saturday, the CDC estimated that KP.3.1.1 comprised 27.8% of coronavirus samples nationwide, an astonishing jump from its 7.2% share a month ago. Because the FLiRT subvariants are related, it's likely that being infected with one will provide some protection against the others — at least for a time. But if you're further removed from a brush with COVID, the rise of KP.3.1.1 heightens the risk of infection, as it has evolved to be even more contagious, Chin-Hong said.

Amid this ever-more-infectious backdrop, the number of people who have never had COVID-19 — the \"Novids\" — is dwindling. \"The proportion of 'Novids' is getting smaller and smaller,\" Chin-Hong said. \"I've heard so many stories in the last few weeks of people who didn't get any [COVID illness] until this point, now in our fifth year\" since COVID emerged. Though the newer subvariants are more easily spread, there are, generally speaking, no indications that they are more likely to put someone in the hospital. But some people have nevertheless expressed surprise at how awful they feel from their latest COVID-19 illness, complaining of sore throats so intense they feel as if they're swallowing razors or broken glass, and bouts of severe coughing that leave them winded. It may be that some people are years removed from their last infection or vaccine dose, making this summer's sickness feel especially terrible, doctors say.

If you can't jump the paywall, read the rest at the CovidSafeHotties link! I jumped it for you!

[riderofthemist]

I'm seeing quite a lot of articles currently (in my country's newspapers) about people who never caught Covid even if they don't wear a mask nor have been vaccinated ("novid"). And I kinda feel like those articles are here to reassure people and diminish the risk people take by not wearing a mask. The only times we hear someone talking about Covid in the media, it's when a minister says that Covid is not a threat, we have to live with it and wash our hands, or to say that some people don't catch Covid. Or to say that it's something that happens in other countries but us... naaah, we're too smart for that... Darn, the Olympic games are such a great way to forget about every problem in the world and in the country... That's handy.

[njbellydancingbysoraya]

With the unfortunate ongoing #pandemic 😷 situation m 2024 as #Covid gets wiser fighting for survival as each new variant causes more severe disease 🦠 not to mention the importance of avoiding #longcovid, this Gothic Barbie says it all rn 🖤 Stay a big Novid to COVID! #MaskUp

[meret118]

Currently, the federal government is not distributing free tests. A test costs about $7.50 each online and in stores. If you have any in your COVID supply stash, check this FDA website to see if the expiration date has been extended.

But this fall will bring a return of government-supplied freebies. The federal government has just announced that by the end of September people will be able to order up to four free COVID tests from the website COVIDtest.gov

[captawesomesauce]

Thoughts at 1020am...

Dude! What is going on with y'all???

People who have been novid this entire time, are starting to get it left and right.

... and it's always the same story it seems. Got lazy with their boosters, stopped masking, got tired of avoiding crowded places... all 3.

And trust me, I get it. I am so sick and tired of this shit. W and I were even going round and round, night after night, trying to think of SOME way to go to a conference next month ... but it's such a big event, so crowded, and so poorly ventilated that everyone we know always goes home sick with something.

But so many of y'all aren't getting the mild version either... and that's the really bothersome part, especially those who are still suffering weeks later.

Fuck this shit. I just want to go back to how things were!