Two or three days later than my wife, I have developed typical symptoms of Nimbus. Runny nose, wet cough and most strikingly severe sore throat as they say like swallowing razor blade in the throat. Yesterday, even it was a national holiday, a friend of ours, Dr. Cho has had his office running for COVID cases. My wife was correctly diagnosed for new variant of COVID by him. My test result was also clearly positive as shown in the photo below. My wife has been prescribed 5 days of Paxlovid. As Dr. Cho told her, med for a day could be diverted to me, not having come to see him today. Of course, I would give it back to her tomorrow when consulting his office.
Ever since the pandemic started in 2020, we have been very cautious not to be infected by the virus. This new strain Nimbus has strong immunity evasion. Fortunately, as WHO says, there are no serious comlications reported in the world.
Through this tiny experience, I have learned a few things;
As an elderly, I have felt weakness. I was not sure if it was due to my age or this contagious illness. I was surprised not to feel feverish. I was just staggering. It might be due to weakness of COVID or feverish condition
The fight against COVID is almost endless even though the newly evolving strains are less pathogenic than the previous ones. WHO observation is encouraging to us. But there could be serious mutated strains prevailing in the future.
The super big nation has withdrawn from WHO. Was it a good decision, I wonder. It would impede the lives of the people not only in the US but also in the world. If the US supports WHO in this settings, I am sure the US will be given credit by people around the world.
PS; I should have remarked with the result that it won't necessarily mean the pathogen was Nimbus. But our symptoms and epidemiological data in this area mean Nimbus as the pathogen.
I am also heartily grateful to Dr. Cho for his enthusiastic service for us. Even though he is not on the air any longer, he was a ham with a call sign of 7N2JZK.
Hi Shin, I hope you and your wife are feeling much better soon! There has been a lot of Covid in the schools here. We have not caught the new strain, but we had another variant back in May. I agree with you that science is a good thing! Be well!! Susan
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan. People would realize what a loss it it when it is evident and bringing some casualities. I was almost forgetting I was midst in the generation of high risk! You, too, take care.
DeleteHi Shin, i acquired my first case of COVID in June after visiting Kousen Girl in Kobe (she is working for a tech company there). I don't know if it was the Nimbus strain, but Paxlovid was effective and lowered the fever in 24 hours. However, i didn't feel back to normal for about 3 weeks. So don't overdo the garden work. I would prescribe one hour a day CW on 7026.
DeleteSteve, your prescription in the end has made me smile. Yes, it seems Paxlovid is not almighty. Being afebrile for a day, I am still feeling tired. June is the time Nimbus was taking over the previous strain. It is good you are feeling well for now. Your daughter is working in Kobe, isn't she? Time is flying so fast. I sure miss talking to you on our beloved mode. Do it again soon. Take care.
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