Saturday, November 4, 2023

Nov 4 2023 - COVID Update

 

I got my COVID and Flu shots yesterday.  Today my arms feel twice as long and twice as sore, and my sinuses are clogged.  Which do you think I should attribute this to - Is it the COVID shot or the Flu shot?

And where are we on COVID trends?  There are COVID deaths and hospitalizations throughout Ontario - but the concern is low given the low numbers.  

And what tests are we to use now with the evolved virus? Is it known as EG.5 Eris? that's what Yale Medicine says.  A WHO table shows Omicron has mutated to BA.2.75 and two versions of XBB.1.5, and the article says there is a larger list of mutations and lineages available. 

The outbreaks in our area are in the hospital, retirement homes and long-term care homes.  These places have all changed:  what a difference from before COVID where there was a sign to voluntarily wash one's hands and voluntarily put on a mask.  

For the rest of us, where are the outbreaks?  Anecdotally, people say that taking a trip results in COVID.  Either spread on planes and big events.  

The recent headline on the topic is from Fortune and it says half of Americans will fly between Thanksgiving and mid-January.  Now that will cause an uptick.  

The jokes on COVID aren't funny.  But here's one that is a delight:  We don't see discarded masks all over the place anymore.  What will the rats do?

It is a butterfly day today. 

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