With the re-opening of wet pubs on the table, more and more UCD students fear for Covid concerns. Consistent with the recent trends of increased virus cases, numerous UCD students, primarily those of the arts and humanities discipline, have expressed confusion over being ‘rona stricken or absolutely hanging.
The College Tribune reached out to a second year UCD medical student, James Neen, who was able to provide the various warning signs for both conditions which can clarify whether you should be contacting your GP for advice or your social circle to apologise.
Neen explained that even himself, a dedicated medical student, was a “fan of a little alcoholic horseplay from time to time” and even stated that he too had become confused as to whether his lack of cravings for a chicken fillet roll the morning after was the result of a Covid appetite reduction or a banging hangover.
See below a non-exhaustive list of symptoms of each illness and some relative advice:
Drunk Texts
– Covid: 0%
– Hangover: 100%
– Remedy: Try unsending the message; If already seen, book a flight and get out of town.
Fever
– Covid: 50%
– Hangover: 50%
– Remedy: Let the liver do its job and lay off the sesh for at least a day or two; Do the ice bucket challenge.
Financial Fails
– Covid: 0%
– Hangover: 100%
– Remedy: Don’t check bank balance until self-respect replenishes; Ask the lads to revolut you; Stop buying rounds when drunk and over-kind.
Lack of Appetite
– Covid: 50%
– Hangover: 50%
– Remedy: Some meds and/or flat 7-UP will probably do the job.
Fatigue
– Covid: 50%
– Hangover: 50%
– Remedy: If fatigue not associated with alcohol/carnage, please contact your GP.
Aoibh Beag- Drunken Affairs Correspondent
