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Laura PourMeADrink

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17. Good. We've decided it's best to say we think we hit rock bottom

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 01:16 PM

Jan 2022

the other day so people know you are still sick. But, I tell you, it's the best feeling in the world to make a turn. There is so much fret playing into this that's hard to avoid.

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Head Exploding. Correlation between flu shot and covid outcomes? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 OP

It'll be interesting to see if this gets further study. MontanaMama Jan 2022 #1

Are you doing better this week? I saw your post last week, and I feel for you. Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #3

Yes, thank you! MontanaMama Jan 2022 #14

So glad to hear you are on the mend! Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #16

Good. We've decided it's best to say we think we hit rock bottom Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #17

Sorry to hear that. Do you have a feel for how much longer Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #4

I have no idea...I am improving every day. MontanaMama Jan 2022 #15

How are you and yours today MM? Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #30

Hello! Better, thank you. MontanaMama Jan 2022 #31

That's great news. Does this mean you will Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #32

Just for the usefulness of info -- did you also swab your throat on the home tests? Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #19

I didn't swab my throat. MontanaMama Jan 2022 #20

don't know what the companies will do Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #21

Strangely, the article doesn't say how they handled Covid vaccine status in the study. Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #2

You're right. Don't see it but looking further. Wonder why they would leave that factor out Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #5

See #8 Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #9

It appears to me that they did not control for the likely non-independent factor Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #6

Makes Sense ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #7

See #8 Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #10

I Read They Didn't Do It ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #13

It's obviously not the full study - Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #11

I think the answer is in the "discussion" piece Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #8

I just found the actual study. Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #12

They drew data from Jan 2020 to Jan 2021 to get two Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #18

I read something about the flu shot being an added protection.. ananda Jan 2022 #22

Yes it's been mentioned since July/August. Can not Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #27

I am taking all available shots, and declining shots of whiskey. milestogo Jan 2022 #23

I'm taking all shots, plus the whiskey peggysue2 Jan 2022 #25

'But the flu vaccine itself does not provide you with any kind of cross-protection from COVID' Donkees Jan 2022 #24

I am way too dense to understand that paragraph. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #26

''the flu shot doesn't protect people against getting infected with COVID-19... '' Donkees Jan 2022 #28

Yep. It was just the positive affect on severity. Just read that the flu shot this Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2022 #29