Covid Variant Delta and Day 10

 Day 10 creeps in and that exactly describes my assessment of my husband as he battles Covid. He remains ‘afebrile’ but his sats are not staying in a safe range. His appetite is nil and he complains of nausea and eats very little. 

He still spends a great amount of time sleeping, occasionally sits up and watches TV. I administered some Zofran for the nausea last night and will follow up with another dose today.

I was contacted by the Health Dept. of Louisiana from Shreveport for an interview on tracking the infection. I answered her questions and she shared with me some of the reasons the people she had interviewed  on refusing to get the vaccination. One lady told her they were injecting tracking devices in the medicine they were injecting! I’m thinking she had better throw her cell phone away if she is in fear of being tracked; don’t go out in public. There are cameras everywhere that are constantly watching you. A bit of paranoid ideations I’m thinking. This woman might need observation and medication.

Another friend here refuses to take the vaccine reasoning is it was ‘rushed’ to market. She is in fear of what her future will be should she be vaccinated. Let me tell you here what her future is for the next couple of weeks. She contacted Covid about 4 days ago. Severe headache, severe fatigue and uncontrolled temperature spikes. She quickly scheduled an appointment to get the monoclonal antibody infusion and went in yesterday to get it. She had an appointment at 9AM but had to sit in her car for 3 hours before she was called in for her treatment all the while feeling miserable. 

I questioned her about getting the vaccine in the future and she was still adamant about not getting vaccinated. I asked her what she would do if she survived this bout and got it again. Her reply was she would just go get the monoclonal antibody again!

This infusion is very expensive and in many places in short supply. We are fortunate that we have it here and are able to get it. Like abortion not being used as a form of birth control, this infusion should not be used to treat and retreat people that refuse the vaccination. That’s just my opinion and noted but I think that is a very selfish way of looking at treatment for Covid. 

After the Infusion, she returned home and at midnight last night she was in the ER. Her temperature was at 106. She is amazed that the infusion didn’t immediately cure her. Her fear of the vaccine damaging her organs is now shifted to what this high extended temperature will do to her organs. 106 is very dangerous.

I’m waiting to hear from her today on the tests they took to rule out pneumonia. Chest X Rays and lab work was done. The last time I communicated with her was at midnight. I don’t know if they admitted her nor if she has changed her mind about getting vaccinated.

I’m still waiting on a call from the hospital to get an appointment for Fidel for the infusion but I guarantee that he will be taking the vaccine as soon as he qualifies which is when he is asymptotic from this bout.

Mandatory vaccination is now being required as a condition of continued employment. Large companies, airlines, and the military are requiring vaccination. Hospitals are following too.

I’ve talked to nurses that are refusing to vaccinate. Methodist Hospital in Houston terminated those nurses and of course there was a big outcry from this. As an RN, I would never think of entering a hospital without being vaccinated. 

It’s time for my 2 hour check on the husband. His recovery will not be easy but guaranteed to be a long affair.