My father went home from the hospital today. Still needs supplemental oxygen and home visits from therapists, but I guess he's doing well enough that he doesn't need to be under constant supervision.
My mother is doing fine. My uncle may also be able to go home from the hospital within the next couple of days. His journey was a bit rougher than my father's, with various complications along the way, but (as far as I'm aware) he never needed to be intubated, either.
Maybe hold off on the Pfizer vaccine if you've got severe allergies
The middle-aged worker had no history of allergies, but had an anaphylactic reaction that began 10 minutes after receiving the vaccine at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, a hospital official said. She experienced a rash over her face and torso, shortness of breath and an elevated heart rate.
Dr. Lindy Jones, the hospital’s emergency department medical director, said the worker was first given a shot of epinephrine, a standard treatment for severe allergic reactions. Her symptoms subsided but then re-emerged, and she was treated with steroids and an epinephrine drip.
When doctors tried to stop the drip, her symptoms re-emerged yet again, so the woman was moved to the intensive care unit, observed throughout the night, then weaned off the drip early Wednesday morning, Dr. Jones said. He said the woman felt well, remained enthusiastic about the vaccine and was set to be discharged later Wednesday.
Pfizer officials have said the two British people who had the reaction had a history of severe allergies. One, a 49-year-old woman, had a history of egg allergies. The other, a 40-year-old woman, had a history of allergies to several different medications. Both carried EpiPen-like devices to inject themselves with epinephrine in case of such a reaction.
By Not Go To PostMaybe hold off on the Pfizer vaccine if you've got severe allergiesthe first example had no allergies. 🤷🏾‍♂️
Northern Ireland 'returning to sustained lockdown of March'
The restrictions for the six-week period include:
Closure of hospitality and non-essential retail with a stricter demarcation between essential and non-essential retail than that deployed during the recent circuit breaker.
Click-and-collect retail will not be permitted, and homeware will not be categorised as essential retail.
Off sales (including from bars) will be permitted from 08:00 on Monday to Saturday, and from 10:00 on Sunday, until 20:00 on any day.
Hospitality businesses will only be allowed to offer takeaway and delivery food.
Closure of close-contact businesses.
Places of worship can remain open under strict conditions.
MoT centres are expected to stay open.
Clarification is to be given on where vehicles can be washed ahead of MoT.
Tradespeople are expected to be allowed into homes for essential maintenance.
Childcare bubbles will continue.
Formal shielding will not resume, but "stronger advice" will be issued.
In addition, there will be a one-week period of additional restrictions from 26 December to 2 January. Between 20:00 and 06:00 during this period:
All businesses must close between these hours.
No indoor or outdoor gatherings of any kind will be permitted after 20:00 and before 06:00, including at sporting venues.
Outdoor exercise will be permitted only with members of your own household.
No household mixing will be permitted in private gardens or indoors in any setting between these times, except for emergencies or the provision of health or care services or where households have chosen to form a Christmas bubble for a period of time between 23 to 27 December with provision for travel a day either side when absolutely necessary.
By jjasper Go To PostGot my vaccine today. It felt like a vaccine.
Bill Gates thanks you for your fealty, valued service-user.
By Laboured Go To PostBill Gates thanks you for your fealty, valued service-user.I would like to believe I am important enough to track my mundane activities.
By jjasper Go To PostI would like to believe I am important enough to track my mundane activities.but i hope you didn't want any children either!
By jjasper Go To PostGot my vaccine today. It felt like a vaccine.cant believe we slaent is now actively monitored by the NSA
By diehard Go To Postbut i hope you didn't want any children either!
CHINA!
By diehard Go To Postbut i hope you didn't want any children either!Already have three an don’t want anymore. Is this what winning feels like
Brazil seem to be going with the chinese Coronavac vaccine. Are there any other places using this one already?
By Fenderputty Go To Posthow is this different than producing an antibody from actual covid virus (and not the synthetic way)?
Fantastic thread on how mRNA vaccines work in laymen’s terms
Im reading mixed opinions if survivors with the antibody should get the vaccine.
By Vini.lad Go To PostBrazil seem to be going with the chinese Coronavac vaccine. Are there any other places using this one already?Turkey.
Im no DY but that one would give me pause
By diehard Go To PostTurkey.Why is that?
Im no DY but that one would give me pause
By Vini.lad Go To PostWhy is that?Reason i should say: supposedly Chinese higher-ups are shunning it in favor of the Pfizer vaccine and it being a traditional non-mRNA vaccine the development time should be longer than it was. Bit of a sorted past with bribery for vaccine approvals, no efficacy data released yet and China has a less than great history with vaccines. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-vaccine-china-bribery-sinovac/2020/12/04/7c09ae68-28c6-11eb-9c21-3cc501d0981f_story.html)
Real reason: Their website isn't HTTPS and it uses Flash on the main page.
The dramatic escalation in the government’s pandemic response was triggered by a new strain of the virus that is virtually unique to the U.K. Emerging scientific evidence suggests the new variant can spread significantly more quickly than previous strains in circulation and is behind a huge surge in infections in recent days.
Covid-19 case rates nearly doubled in London over the past week, with almost 60% of these infections attributed to the new strain of the virus, according to government officials.
Reading on twitter it'll be good #selfcare to break the new Christmas regulations.
By Splatt Go To PostWhat's the latest info on Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine?
A report in the Daily Telegraph said the MHRA would authorise the vaccine on 28 or 29 December, after final data on the vaccine’s performance is submitted to the MHRA on Monday.No new info on the dosage.