Mutating Corona Virus

[maroondevo52]

3 minutes ago, honeybee13 said:

Yes. A colleague of OH had her son test positive with an LFT but on taking a PCR, he was negative.

 

That's what I'm hoping for.

 

[honeybee13]

I hope so, MD.

[unclebulgaria67]

Latest Covid data released today has over 120,000 new cases. 

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

So, seems the anti-vaxers can maybe have some real gene therapy instead of a vaccination ....

 

 

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-genetic-difference-affects-likelihood-severe.html

 

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-03-genetic-extensive-insights-severe-covid-.html

 

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/233775/genetic-difference-affects-likelihood-severe-covid-19/

 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220307113002.htm

 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04576-6

 

 

 

although how long that is likely to be the case is perhaps uncertain

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/deer-human-covid-canada-variant-b2026921.html

[honeybee13]

29 minutes ago, unclebulgaria67 said:

Latest Covid data released today has over 120,000 new cases. 

 

 

 

So they are still being reported then. Has that gone up or down?

[unclebulgaria67]

Think the 120,000 includes several days over the weekend and yes based on week comparison, the number of infections is up.

[unclebulgaria67]

Had my PCR test back this morning and it was positive.

 

 

[honeybee13]

  Sorry to hear that, UB. How are you feeling?

[unclebulgaria67]

Almost back to normal now.  Self-isolation until Friday, as I originally had positive LFT on 1/3/22.

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

thats 7/8 days positive so far + any days prior to first test if any

 

any change in the look of the stripe on the lfts unc?

 

Edited March 8, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[unclebulgaria67]

I started to cough a little the day before the positive test and my throat was slightly iritated .  As the cough rate increased and my throat was still not normal the day after,  plus I had a slight runny nose and felt a bit achy, I decided to take the LFT test.

 

In regard to the LFT's,  the lines on the test are all the same  Quite broad lines against both the C & T.   From what I understand, if the lines are showing bold and broad, not faint, it means that the Covid level picked up is significant.  Is this correct ?

 

I will take another LFT tomorrow and see whether I am still positive.

 

 

[unclebulgaria67]

Covid England: Hospital admissions in South West now HIGHER than at peak of Omicron crisis | Daily Mail Online

 

 

Cannot see that the Government can proceed with their April 2022 changes, if the data is showing an increase in Covid cases, hospitalisations etc.

[maroondevo52]

12 hours ago, unclebulgaria67 said:

Had my PCR test back this morning and it was positive.

 

 

Mines came back the same, hope your keeping well, I'm still a bit chocked up but the lower back pain has eased.

[unclebulgaria67]

Sorry to hear that.  When I reported the first LFT positive test, the Covid app did tell me to self-isolate for 11 days. And then reading the Gov.uk page, it advised to test again day 5 and day 6.  And the Gov.uk page also said you may want to get a PCR test and I knew my manager would be trying to get me back in the office ASAP, so I went for the PCR test on day 7.  This is so at least I had NHS lab confirmation of the positive test to send onto my line manager.  They still want me to continue with daily LFT's, so I can return to the office, once I have 2 days in a row which are negative.

 

 

[unclebulgaria67]

Day 9 LFT and the C line is now more feint with a broad T line.

 

So still positive, but I think the feint line means less Covid found ?

[tobyjugg2]

22 minutes ago, unclebulgaria67 said:

Day 9 LFT and the C line is now more feint with a broad T line.

 

So still positive, but I think the feint line means less Covid found ?

 

seems that way unc

 

Regarding symptoms with negative tests:

 

Like others testing negative, i have some mild congestion, headaches and like most BOFs I get back pain, but continue to test negative while all around me test pos

 

I think a lot of the issue is that we are just noticing regular aches pains and sniffles more, and associating them with infection when we test positive - Rather like people who say they have flu, when they have a cold, and like that I think its perhaps we are very focused on covid and its possible symptoms

- but more if we get symptomatic covid .. theres no doubts ..

 

 

 

More confirmation than developments .. but informing nonetheless

Developments on booster shots

People who received a Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine might be better off with a booster shot from Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech, a new study found.

Those who received the single-dose vaccine by Johnson & Johnson followed by a Moderna booster shot saw their antibody levels rise 76-fold within 15 days, while those who received another dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine saw only a fourfold rise in the same period. And a Pfizer booster shot raised antibody levels 35-fold in Johnson & Johnson recipients.

Separately, the authorities in China have begun rolling out third shots of vaccines for high-risk groups as the country races to meet its goal of fully vaccinating 80 percent of its population by the end of the year. The W.H.O. has recommended an additional dose for people over 60 who were inoculated with vaccines made by the Chinese companies Sinopharm and Sinovac.

-NYT

 

 

 

remember the moderna dose is larger than the Pfizer

 

Edited March 9, 2022 by tobyjugg2

[maroondevo52]

13 hours ago, unclebulgaria67 said:

I went for the PCR test on day 7.  This is so at least I had NHS lab confirmation of the positive test to send onto my line manager.  They still want me to continue with daily LFT's, so I can return to the office, once I have 2 days in a row which are negative.

 

 

I'll be doing the same regarding the daily LFT, I had to send proof of the positive PCR to my manager.

Hopefully by the weekend I'll have two negative LFT's and get back to work on Monday.

 

I've a feeling I caught it from my wife as most people at her work are off with Covid and she had been unwell the week before. She did a LFT last night and there was a faint line on the T. She got a PCR last night at a walk through and one of my mates at work will pick the samples up and take them to a Lab at a Hospital in Glasgow.

Should get her result today.

[tobyjugg2]

Experts map out 'new normal' as US enters third pandemic year

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/03/experts-map-out-new-normal-us-enters-third-pandemic-year

 

[unclebulgaria67]

Day 10 and still showing positive  but only a feint test line and my breathing was much clearer this morning. So hopefully almost gone.

 

If I keep showing positive beyond day 11, I will take advice from 119 and employers HR about return to office workplace.

 

 

[honeybee13]

I'm glad you're feeling better, UB, hope you're over the worst now.

[unclebulgaria67]

I am just glad I had the vaccinations including booster, as I think that may well have helped.

 

 

[honeybee13]

Hopefully it did its work and lessened your symptoms.

 

Case numbers and hospitalisations are going up in the UK and France, I'll be interested to see if they insist on dropping anti-Covid. I said at the beginning I thought it was premature.

[maroondevo52]

My wife's PCR returned a Positive result, she's still in denial saying she thinks it's only the flu, you just can't tell some people.

[unclebulgaria67]

Well this is the debate in the months ahead.

 

Do we deal with Covid the same as Cold or Flu ?

 

If there are to be no Covid measures at all, then that could mean Doctors, Nurses, Care staff etc etc going to work with Covid and infecting vulnerable people.

 

I will keep testing if I ever feel that I might have Covid, as I would not want to infect anyone who might be vulnerable.

 

 

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

@maroondevo52

As long as the symptoms remain mild .. you'll be unable to give her a robust 'told you so' 

... and you know that makes sense ...

Edited March 11, 2022 by tobyjugg2