OT : The Coronavirus. Has it reached you yet? How are you?

I had my booster a few weeks ago and it hit me like a ton of bricks.  The first shot I was exhausted, basically slept for the remainder of the day after getting it; the second shot I felt no reaction whatsoever.  But the booster, hot damm, it felt like I got hit by a car for about 24 hours.  

Here in NY, positive tests are on the rise which makes sense given the colder weather forcing people indoors and holidays putting people together en masse.  It's not a shocker when you factor those things together, coupled with the still-insane-fucking-amount-of-idiots who think vaccines are part of a deep state conspiracy.  Just over the past week, I've received many calls from people that I have been in contact with, both at work and at various holiday parties, indicating that they, or someone in their immediate family, have tested positive.  At my gym holiday party last week, I received calls from 6 different people who were there that have since tested positive.  One of them is in the hospital with severe symptons....that person was not vaccinated.  The rest were all vaccinated and unboosted, but were totally fine. I got tested on Friday and I came up negative, so the boosters definitely work. 

The upshot being that omicron seems vastly more contagious but also much less severe.  Of course, if you're unvaccinated, all bets are off as to how you'll react.  

For me, however, I'm having heart surgery in early January.  It's not major surgery, but if I test positive at all, I can't get the procedure done.  So other than going to the in-laws on Friday night, I'm trapped in my home for the next few weeks.