Covid, monkeypox and monkey business
Covid cases are rising again as a variant called BA.5 surges to the fore, while monkeypox rises steadily in the epicentre of that disease in North America. At least monkeypox already has an effective vaccine. Feeling itchy yet?
Meezly 11:54 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
The lifting of measures was what finally got us – likely one of the new BA#s. I think getting my 4th dose a week before I had symptoms helped to lessen the severity as my non-boosted husband got it worse, but we’re recovering now. So get your booster if you haven’t got it yet.
Kate 13:38 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
Meezly, I’m sorry to hear you guys caught it. Best wishes for a full recovery!
Meezly 15:28 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
Thanks Kate, appreciate it.
dhomas 15:29 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
I hope you feel better, Meezly! I just tested positive yesterday, about 4-5 days after my wife brought it home from school (her school is now up to 16 teachers confirmed to have gotten it in the last week of classes).
I too think that the measures being lifted were the final straw for this latest surge in cases. There was only about a month left to school when they lifted the mask mandate; couldn’t they just tough it out a few more weeks? But more than that, it was no longer necessary to declare cases in schools since the beginning of the year, I believe. So, people could sick and the administration didn’t necessarily tell anyone. Many people took a much more relaxed attitude in the final weeks of school since the government had told us “pandemic over! Go back to your lives!”
Kate 22:01 on 2022-06-29 Permalink
dhomas, I hope you and your wife both feel better soon. That school sounds like a super spreader hotbed.
Meezly 09:50 on 2022-06-30 Permalink
Totally agree there, dhomas. Hope you both don’t get too sick and recover quickly.