Covid 2025 – Protect Yourself and Others

Covid 2025 – What You Should Know

The latest varient of Covid 2025 is LP.8.1, also known as Omicron, which accounts for 38% of cases, followed by NB.1.8.1 with 37%, XFG with 8%, XFC making up 7%, and LF.7.9 with 4%.  Two newest COVID variants, Stratus and Nimbus, are behind the summer increase in cases.

People need to stay home when they feel sick, wash their hands, wear a mask in crowded public areas, and get vaccinated with the newest vaccine which is now availble.  Common conditions such as having high blood pressure, diabetes, and being a higher weight can all put you at higher risk of getting very sick.  You should not discount sniffles or a stuffy nose as just a cold or allergies. If you do feel sick or have symptoms you should test for Covid.  If you test negative it is best to retest three days after your last test to ensure that the first test was not a false negative.  If you feel sick it is best to stay home and not go to public places where you can infect others.  This includes stores or any public venue.  Do not bring sick children to public places they can infect others.  Much of this is common sense.

Symptons of the latest Covid Infection

◾Fever or chills

◾Cough

◾Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

◾Sore throat

◾Congestion or a runny nose

◾New loss of taste or smell

◾Fatigue

◾Muscle or body aches

◾Headache

When you test positive, you can check with your doctor to see if you’re eligible for COVID antiviral medications that can help you stay out of the hospital and feel better faster. You need to seek this help within the first five days of having symptoms.  Also if you are prescribed an antiviral medication please note that if you wear dentures it may cause the lining of the dentures to be destroyed. So you may wish to protect your dentures if you wear them.   This is rarely if ever discussed but many denture wearers have reported this problem.

Currently the vaccine for 2025-2026 are approved for people 65 and older and those under 65 with an underlying condition that puts them at high risk of severe COVID.  Fewer people will likely be vaccinated due to the restrictions put in place by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr..  The FDA’s new limits, under the direction of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have complicated Covid vaccine access in the U.S.. Currently access now depends on a patient’s age and risk level, laws and policies in their state, insurance coverage, and health-care provider.