The hospital I work at has dropped the mask mandate for all employees unless you are in direct contact with a patient. Yesterday we were all walking around feeling like we were doing something illegal. After 2 yrs of wearing them it sure felt weird to be without them.
Just saw this in the news
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/02/04/cold-temperatures-could-affect-home-covid-test/6650634001/
So for those of us who live in places where the weather drops below 35F, if the tests are left in your mailbox for too long, they probably are defective...
Covid is what has caused my problems with my heart. I got it about 3 weeks before the vaccines were available to me. Then because of the ongoing issues after having covid, I wasn't cleared to get the vaccine for about 6 months. Then my Cardioligist suggested that I get the vaccine because it...
When I had Covid I lost all smell and taste, It lasted for about 9 months and took all full yr before it came back to about 80% of what I used to have. When it first started to come back I would smell this awful body odder. It was horrible, I was constantly walking around thinking I stunk. I...
This is an e-mail sent out to all Employees at the hospital I work at.
Important Information Regarding Employee COVID Testing
Good news! We recently received information from CMS stating the following: “CMS…does not mandate testing of vaccinated or unvaccinated individuals…” During a call...
https://nypost.com/2021/12/13/colorado-gov-jared-polis-declares-covid-19-emergency-over-despite-omicron/
"Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, declared in a new interview that the COVID-19 emergency is “over” and that he won’t be implementing another statewide mask mandate in response to the...
And this is why at least while I was there, the people of the island did not like to be considered Japanese or even part of Japan. They referred to themselves as Okinawan's.
I lived there for a couple of years also in the mid 90's. I loved being there and taking the kids to all the really cool parks they have. I was there when the 3 marines kidnapped and raped a young girl. That was a scary time to go through.
My husband has CPD and during one of our meetings with his lung DR. we were discussing quitting smoking and he told us that what ever we do "Do not start vapping!" He said that is far worse then smoking. I told him my son vaped and he told me to tell him to smoke real cigarettes if he was going...
Hang in there, how long has it been since you lost it? I lost smell and taste almost a year ago. It took about 6 months for it to start coming back. An orange peel was the first thing I smelled and I cried when I did. Both are still a bit messed up but at least they are back.
I am a long hauler, I was vaccinated because my Cardiologist said that for some long haulers their symptoms would resolve themselves after vaccination. After my second shot it seemed that my heart issues had resolved. I was taking my meds to slow my heart rate and it was getting dangerously...