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Any thoughts on the Novavax vs Moderna / Pfizer vaccines? Based on what I've read, it seems like they have comparable efficacy, with the potential for less intense side effects from Novavax, so I'm leaning towards that one (having gotten Pfizer initially, then Moderna, which left me quite fatigued and...

I recently got COVID for the first time, and I thought it might be of interest for me to share the measures I took to reduce my risk of getting Long COVID. I have no scientific or medical training, and this is not medical advice to you -- consider it...

Should a non-immunocompromised, fairly healthy person in their late 30s take Paxlovid if they get one of the currently circulating strains of Omicron? How would that answer change if: * Their symptoms are fairly mild (bad cold) * They have a high enough BMI to qualify for Paxlovid, but not...

Despite Zvi's "Long Long Covid Post" concluding in February that Long COVID risk among healthy, vaccinated individuals is low enough that it's worth pretty much going back to normal life, I haven't felt comfortable doing so given the array of claims to the contrary. Some of them have surfaced on...

Over the years, I've sometimes heard people rave about how they cut out caffeine (or just coffee) and have way more energy. My reaction has typically been to feel kind of dismissive / not really believe them / assume that means that they need to sleep more now, or have...

Summary * As people are increasingly using at-home tests instead of PCR, I'm concerned that the data sources for microCOVID are underreporting risk. Trends in wastewater data substantiate this concern * Am I missing anything, such that we think that microCOVID's risk calculations are still sufficiently accurate to be useful?...

As I assess potential New Year's Eve plans with the intent of spending several days indoors immediately thereafter with my parents (early-to-mid 60s, one has mild-to-moderate asthma but probably healthier than your average 60 year old otherwise [1]), I've been struggling to figure out how to use microCOVID.org given Omicron,...