covid-19 – Moe Lane

Welp, isolation didn’t work.

Most of the rest of the household is down with the Dread Covid. I’ve taken over kid- and house-wrangling duties, since I am feeling a whole lot better, but I will need to take it easy. No sense in risking a relapse.

I’m now in COVID isolation.

At least, until it turns out that my wife has it, too. So far she’s negative, and it would be handy if she stayed that way. Until then, everything is in a cocked hat.

Sincerely: enjoy your Thanksgiving.

Welp, I’m down with the Plague.

It was a good run, really, but I’ve caught the Dreaded COVID-19. Just in time for Thanksgiving! Fortunately, this is 2022, not 2020, so we’re in ‘man, winter colds suck*’ territory instead of ‘I must tell you all something while I still can.’ Personally, I blame the stress of having the car almost conk out on I-95, then trying to coordinate everything.

As the above might suggest, I am neither panicking nor particularly horrified by the news. I’ve been vaccinated and boosted, which blunts the effects of this damned virus something fierce. Besides: for all I know, this is not the first time I’ve gotten the Plague. But I will be wearing a mask around the house for a while.

*Not as much as summer ones do, of course.

The second shot is hammering me today.

It really is a lot worse when you get the second shot. Fatigue, my arm hurts, and I think I may be running an actual fever?

On the other hand, I woke up this morning saying Wait! Morgan Barod needs to kill a monster made of slime and human vertebrae! Which is correct: he did, and it fixed a chapter nicely, I think. So yay, vaccine-induced fevers.

Report: Pfizer vaccine to be approved for 12-15 year olds.

Just a report, but if it’s true then it’s pretty damn big – and pretty good news.

…I had further commentary on this subject regard vaccine prioritization, but I’m retired. Suffice it to say we’re gonna see a lot of vaccinations this summer if the report pans out. Be prepared.

Tweet of the Day, Today’s PSA edition.

I lean towards the “Stick ’em all and let God sort them out” school of vaccination right now, but all three options are actually valid ones. We just need to pick a strategy and stick to it. And if we do take the flip-flop option, let’s at least do it formally.

If you maximize the speed of vaccine distribution, some folks will manage to get a dose out of turn.

If you maximize the fairness of vaccine distribution, some folks will die before it's their turn.

If you flip-flop between the two, both will happen at a lower rate.

Pick one.
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) January 13, 2021

Pfizer announces their vaccine is 90% effective.

They were hoping for 60%, so this is extra-welcome news:

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday their coronavirus vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 among those without evidence of prior infection, hailing the development as “a great day for science and humanity.”
“I think we can see light at the end of the tunnel,” Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla told CNBC’s Meg Tirell on “Squawk Box.” “I believe this is likely the most significant medical advance in the last 100 years, if you count the impact this will have in public health, global economy.”