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[andrewducker]

Another photo from yesterday's Enchanted Forest trip
Original is here on instagram.

Comments

[mountainkiss]

This is very beautiful.

[andrewducker]

Should you find yourself in Scotland in October at some point then I recommend it.

[mountainkiss]

Sadly I have covid so there is no possibility of this.

[andrewducker]

I really hope it's not too awful. And that you're being well looked after, insofar as possible.

How are you holding up?

[mountainkiss]

It seems very unlikely that I'm going to die of it but holy hell it's uncomfortable. It's basically the nastiest cold in the world without the comfort of knowing that in 4-5 days it'll be on the mend. But there are worse fates.

[andrewducker]

There are nearly always worse fates, no matter our current fate, so I tend not to find that terribly comforting.

I hope that it does clear in 4-5 days. Mine certainly did, so it's plausible. I'm sorry it's so horrible in the meantime.

[mountainkiss]

It might. I had the booster vax the day before the positive test, which can’t actually be all that unusual but I’ve completely failed to find any meaningful data on whether / when it might help me.

[andrewducker]

I'm not sure if it will help you, but I strongly suspect that your body will be reacting to both the virus and the vaccine at the same time, which will probably feel very uncomfortable. I hope that the reaction fades pretty quickly.

[mountainkiss]

It ought to help me eventually if it gives me antibodies, oughtn't it? I mean, IANA virologist but I'd have thought they'd kick in at some point. But it's surprisingly difficult to find source data on what I'd have thought wasn't an uncommon situation.

[andrewducker]

Oh yes, definitely helpful in the long run. Not sure you'll develop the immunity in time for this one, but future ones will definitely be less bad because of this.

[mountainkiss]

I suppose it depends how long this one lasts!

[melchar]

The latest research implies that booster effectivity is in the 4-5 month range, when the hope was that it would be closer to 8-12 months so that it could be slotted into 'annual flu shot' reminders.

[mountainkiss]

Sorry, I’m not being clear. I don’t mean “how long will it hold out”. I mean “how soon will it kick in”. And thank you!