It's raining here, too, complete with spectral chill fog. There are several more days of that in the forecast and then it might freeze, but I find I no longer believe such predictions. They are too much coloured by the temperature shifts of former days.
With respect to bad vaccine reactions; the COVID spike protein is a mast cell activator, so many people have MCAS symptoms as a result of vaccination and feel protractedly terrible. Taking antihistamines ahead of time can prevent the bad reaction to vaccination. Which is not necessarily something you want to argue with your mother in any case (if she's willing to stay in, the risk of being present somewhere one can be vaccinated is plausibly higher than of staying in), but might be a useful thing to know in other circumstances.
All best wishes for you and yours, and most particularly that it's a Christmas dinner memorable for entirely good reasons.
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Date: 2023-12-25 11:06 pm (UTC)It's raining here, too, complete with spectral chill fog. There are several more days of that in the forecast and then it might freeze, but I find I no longer believe such predictions. They are too much coloured by the temperature shifts of former days.
With respect to bad vaccine reactions; the COVID spike protein is a mast cell activator, so many people have MCAS symptoms as a result of vaccination and feel protractedly terrible. Taking antihistamines ahead of time can prevent the bad reaction to vaccination. Which is not necessarily something you want to argue with your mother in any case (if she's willing to stay in, the risk of being present somewhere one can be vaccinated is plausibly higher than of staying in), but might be a useful thing to know in other circumstances.
All best wishes for you and yours, and most particularly that it's a Christmas dinner memorable for entirely good reasons.