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Post by deb5anne on Nov 4, 2019 2:00:18 GMT -5
When I was Adam's age (I'm old enough to be his Mother!), that's about the time it started to take me longer to get over things than it used to. I think I was about 35 when I got a bug that lasted about 6 weeks before it cleared up.
When you add in long flights and constant time zone changes it's worse. It doesn't seem like he really took a break. Hopefully this will clear up for him shortly.
I'm sure he's miserable over having to cancel this US promo. My heart breaks for him.🤩
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Post by sizzling63 on Nov 4, 2019 2:25:12 GMT -5
When I was Adam's age (I'm old enough to be his Mother!), that's about the time it started to take me longer to get over things than it used to. I think I was about 35 when I got a bug that lasted about 6 weeks before it cleared up. When you add in long flights and constant time zone changes it's worse. It doesn't seem like he really took a break. Hopefully this will clear up for him shortly. I'm sure he's miserable over having to cancel this US promo. My heart breaks for him.🤩 My heart breaks for him too, and I have a feeling that his well being is affected by a combination of factors currently.
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Post by phronni7 on Nov 4, 2019 2:43:00 GMT -5
If this year’s flu shot’s impact for many is any precursor to the actual flu, everyone go and get the shot absolutely as soon as you can. Not once in all my many years of taking a flu shot have I had even the tiniest reaction to the shot. This year, I was in bed with alternating chills and fever and had a visual red rash and knot on the injection site for over a week. During the last of this time, my husband was in ICU, and I asked a couple of nurses who either had the same effect or knew others that did. They indicated that this year’s injections were/could be indicative of a very, very bad flu season. And don’t forget that, at least as far as I’ve always heard, the shot’s protection takes two weeks to fully take hold. Protect yourself if you believe in vaccines!
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Post by Q3 on Nov 4, 2019 3:02:45 GMT -5
B I can't begin to imagine the agony Adam must feel missing this promotion. Ironically just this week i ran across an article that also mentioned measles and how they whipe your immune-memory. I don’t understand what the measles research has to do with Adam given the MMR vaccination is not only common practice in the US but a pre-req for attending a public school in CA (I know in NY too, I didn’t check other states)... i I think the Harvard measles study has been mentioned because it was about immune system damage, not just about measles. Reporting today in Science, the researchers show that the measles virus wipes out 11 percent to 73 percent of the different antibodies that protect against viral and bacterial strains a person was previously immune to — anything from influenza to herpesvirus to bacteria that cause pneumonia and skin infections.
The related theory is that one virus, can destroy many different types of antibodies -- and it can take years to build them back up again.
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Adam is extremely unlikely to be around anyone with measles and he is 99.99999% certain to have received an MMR vaccine. It is required in California to attend school. Actually, NY was the center of the now over outbreak. NY allowed children to attend school without vaccinations until Fall 2019. In July 2019, New York Senate Bill 2994 removed the religious exemption for public school immunization requirements.
Regarding the outbreak -- according to the CDC is over in the U.S. -- "Oct 9, 2019 - The CDC reported a grand total of 1,249 cases of measles nationally during this year's outbreak -- the highest annual number since 1992. Although measles cases were reported in 31 states, 75% of cases were linked to outbreaks in New York City and New York state, most of which were among unvaccinated children in Orthodox Jewish communities." www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20191009measlesupdt.html
About half of the measles victims were under 5 years old. I am very sorry they got sick, but I am happy that it scared parents into getting their children vaccinated.
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Post by csquared on Nov 4, 2019 8:36:23 GMT -5
If this year’s flu shot’s impact for many is any precursor to the actual flu, everyone go and get the shot absolutely as soon as you can. Not once in all my many years of taking a flu shot have I had even the tiniest reaction to the shot. This year, I was in bed with alternating chills and fever and had a visual red rash and knot on the injection site for over a week. During the last of this time, my husband was in ICU, and I asked a couple of nurses who either had the same effect or knew others that did. They indicated that this year’s injections were/could be indicative of a very, very bad flu season. And don’t forget that, at least as far as I’ve always heard, the shot’s protection takes two weeks to fully take hold. Protect yourself if you believe in vaccines! That’s strange,we got our flu shots a couple of weeks ago and for both of us it was the least reaction we ever had! No pain, no fever, nothing! I guess everyone must react differently.
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