Can vaccines help COVID-19 long-haulers?
Monica Berry, who has suffered from COVID-19 symptoms for months, says she is finally feeling better after getting the Pfizer vaccine. Author: Michael Tatar (WTOL) Updated: 11:56 PM EDT April 7, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio COVID-19 long-haulers, or patients still suffering from symptoms weeks and months after having it, may have some hope.
Monica Berry, who lives in Tiffin, Iowa and is part of a COVID-19 long haulers group on Facebook, says she s finally feeling better after getting the Pfizer vaccine. It was literally the next day that I felt like a completely different person, she said.
Berry put up with months of persisting symptoms including fatigue, body aches, migraines, headaches, blurred vision, high heart rate and increased anxiety. She tested positive for COVID-19 back in November.
ERWIN - Barbara Faye Masters, age 83, of Erwin, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at her daughterâs home, where she resided through her illness. A native of Erwin, Barbara is a daughter of the late Lenville and Joanna (Murphy) Edwards. She was a member of Unaka Springs Freewill Baptist Church. She loved church functions, gardening and flowers. In addition to her parents, Barbara is preceded in death by her husband: Phillip Dale Masters; brothers: Jerry Edwards, Billy Gene Edwards, Arnie Edwards and Lincoln Edwards; and sisters: Helen Shealy and Gladys Orren.
Barbara Faye Masters leaves behind to cherish her memory: Daughters: Melody Annette Masters Hughes, Crystal Lynn Masters Lanford and husband, Jeff; Grandchildren: Maci Hughes, Hunter Rice; Sisters: Carolyn Edwards, Betty Hall; Brother: Nicky Edwards.
Five years ago, when Monica Berry decided it was time to stop drinking alcohol and start adding more self-care to her life, she also decided to reconnect with her lifelong artistic interests and help others focus on self-care as well.