Evusheld not foolproof...be cautious still

[newyork8]

I contracted Covid a few days ago after getting Evusheld twice... the last 300mg just about 2 weeks ago. I think one should not get complacent with Evusheld. It is not foolproof obviously and lessens severity I assume but does not prevent infection. I got Pavloxid which I suppose (lower dose because of impaired kidney function) is helping. I had no antibodies from 4 vaccines (Ibrutinib). Also had Regeneron. I'm going back to the mask. My Covid is like a bad cold thus far and I am on the mend. This may have been a good warning not to get complacent. I have no idea how I contracted Covid. Note..stop Ibrutinib if you take Paxlovid...don't take at the same time.

[AussieNeil Administrator]

Thanks for the warning. This pandemic has not gone away, no matter what politicians say. The US is still losing about 3,000 per week to COVID-19 - a 9/11 loss weekly and the UK about 600 per week.

We need to consider Evusheld as a fairly effective barrier in the Swiss cheese risk reduction process, but the other layers still have their place, See: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swi...

Neil

Multiple layers of defense reduce our risk of virus exposure and hence infection.

[newyork8 in reply to AussieNeil]

great pic. Thanks

[bennevisplace in reply to AussieNeil]

Thanks Neil. Only that last slice (vaccines) is getting airplay here in the UK. But things may change, now that we have a famously cheesophilic prime minister!

[Annie1920 in reply to bennevisplace]

Hahaha

[LeoPa]

I never left my mask. People are going down with covid again left and right here.

[newyork8 in reply to LeoPa]

Where are you?

[LeoPa in reply to newyork8]

Still at home 😁. Slovakia.

[Flute117]

I received the new bivalent Moderna booster last week - hoping maybe to get some antibodies this time around. I still plan on getting my second Evushield shots next month. I don’t expect the antibodies to prevent getting Covid, but I’m hopeful it will lessen the severity if I do get it. I also wear a mask when I go anywhere indoors.

Where I am in NJ, the reported numbers are way down - I assume due to home test results not going to a central database. Several times a week I hear of another friend, or friend’s relative, or friend of a friend having a new case of Covid. It is still everywhere around here and the weather is still beautiful with people spending time outdoors. I shudder to think of what the cooler weather will bring.

[newyork8 in reply to Flute117]

Good point. Home tests not reported right? Only if you see a doctor or at a testing center it gets reported?

[Flute117 in reply to newyork8]

As far as I know. There may be somewhere to report a home test result, but I doubt many are doing so even if there is one.

[CycleWonder]

People traveling seem to be at a much higher risk. I know of 7 relatives who caught Covid while traveling. Possibly 8. My daughter recently went on a vacation with three others. One just tested positive this morning. She has a scratchy throat and is worried she has it again.

So I am trying to vicariously live through others photos of their travel. Sigh.

These photos keep popping up on Facebook from 4 years ago when we traveled to France for a bike tour. We had a really fun time on that trip. Hard to imagine doing now.

[BlueJk]

I had Evusheld in June and test positive for COVID last week. I never stopped being cautious and have no idea how I got it. Fortunately my symptoms are mild, sinus congestion, cough, loss of appetite and increased fatigue beyond my everyday fatigue from CLL. I really think the Evusheld helped. Take care!

[newyork8 in reply to BlueJk]

Feel better