Stress, Anxiety Boost Chances of Getting Long Covid, Study Finds
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Harvard scientists link psychological distress to impairment
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Risk of long Covid increased with more pre-infection distress
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Yeah, that isnāt terrifying or anything. I guess I am fucked. Canāt duck it forever, but I am certainly gonna try!
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No worries folks, the free market is coming to the rescue!
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Just got notification from the hospital here that the feds are no longer paying for antibody infusion therapy, and sending people for it could incur āsignificant costs to the patient.ā Yeah, this truly sucks. Just as the cases take off from schools reopening with no provision for protection at all.
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Finally a use for those micro plastics in my blood stream!
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I tell my kids, read NPR, Guardian, CBC (āare you sure those are reputable sites, Dad?ā 
) not f*****g Reddit for your news. The āsuperdodgerā news is getting mangled there, of course. 
The article says:
āItās definitely luck,ā she says. āBut, you know, this mutation is quite common. We estimate that maybe 1 in 10 people have it. And in people who are asymptomatic, that rises to 1 in 5.ā
Weāre down to 30% to 40% of the adult population in 
aged 20 to 59 who havenāt had COVID so far. It will be interesting to see how that genetic twist plays outā¦ 
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This is an intriguing question (so far unanswered) for me, for a couple of reasons. I am the only provider in my office and one of very few clinical staff who have not had covid (yet) despite swimming in it for the last 2+years, and my siblings, all in medicine, and all but me having cared for family members who were pretty sick with covid, have all managed to not catch it as well. Itās an interesting puzzle, and one that I am looking forward to reading more about. For now, though, looking for some wood to knock onā¦
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Same here. I feel better now that the bivalent boosters are available close to home. I got mine this morning and havenāt had any side effects so far. 
Iām still double masking when out in public, though. With two large family gatherings in my schedule next month, I feel more confident about being inside with folks whoāve had more exposure to large groups on a regular basis. Several of my cousins have been forced back into the office, and others have been traveling all over the country for concerts or other events.
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I was wondering the same about myselfā¦ the big difference between you and me, is that youāre been working in your office, with sick people all around you, while Iāve been able to isolate much more. We did not go out nearly at all (except for the grocery store) until my kid started back to her school in fall of 2020 (I think). They did have a couple of cases. But Iāve been back in the class room since spring of 2021? So far, knock on woodā¦ but I do wonder about thisā¦
Iām at least single-masked if nothing else.
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I was lucky with Covid, thinking that I might be in that percentage of people who donāt get it - I had my entire household get it in January and I didnāt, despite living in close quarters and looking after them. I did take precautions, but I was in very close proximity to 3 people with active infections and avoided it.
Then June happened, I got Covid. No idea where from, Iād been taking precautions as I had all along, but it snuck through my defenses. Iām still dealing with the fatigue and brain fog several months later and am considering trying to get on extended sick leave as a result. I feel like my body and brain are just not able to do what they used to be able to and thatās both infuriating and frightening. Iām worried about my ability to live my life as Iād like and support my family.
I hope you can continue to avoid it.
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This is the part that terrifies me. Having watched my grandma disappear into Alzheimerās (or something like it) the idea of losing my mental acuity is horrifying, not to mention what it would do to my career. I continue to mask and isolate (as an extreme introvert, that part is easy), and get every booster they come up with, but given what I do, the exposures just come with the territory. Time will tell, I guess.
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I use my brain for work (cybersecurity) and it really really sucks. Stay safe and healthy!
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COVID-19 increases risk of developing Alzheimerās in older adults within one year by 80%
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