“Jeopardy!” host Mayim Bialik is feeling “a lot of fear” after testing positive for COVID-19.
“I have COVID and it’s no joke over here,” a sniffly Bialik, who is vaccinated and boosted against the virus, said in a video posted to her Podcast’s Instagram account on Monday.
The 46-year-old actress added, “It’s bound to find us and it did. It’s very very exhausting…There’s many varieties of COVID…The exhaustion is very special.”
Bialik — who has asthma and a thyroid condition — compared the feeling to that of having mono, saying that “you need to sleep.”
“I’m feeling a whole bunch of regret that I ever took my mask off ever in the world, like even outside,” she said. “I’ve still been pretty careful … alI’m just putting this out there. I’m feeling a lot of fear. Why did I ever go out? Why did I think that anything was fine ever?”
Mayim Bialik revealed that she has tested positive for COVID-19. mayimbailik/Instagram“The Big Bang Theory” alum shared that she hoped her symptoms would pass quickly.
“I’m trying to believe that my body knows what to do,” she said. “I do have asthma. I have a thyroid condition, which means that’s an immune-compromised situation.”
Along with exhaustion, Bialik said that she felt a tightness in her chest that “doesn’t feel good at all.”
Bialik shared that she is fearful for her health because she has asthma and a thyroid condition. mayimbailik/InstagramShe shared some remedies she was exploring to ease her symptoms like ginger and special supplements, adding that she’s fortunate enough to have access to those options.
“I’m not at all trying to make light of any aspect of this. I know that there are people who do not have resources or care and it’s something that I’ve been following since the beginning of COVID,” she said.
The “Jeopardy!” host said she regrets ever taking her mask off. ABC via Getty ImagesBialik — who shares two sons with ex-husband Michael Stone — also expressed how her thoughts are with those who have to care for young children, especially single parents, while having coronavirus.
“This level of exhaustion, I just cannot imagine needing to care for small children right now and I know that so many people in this world are in that situation.”
On Tuesday, she gave an update, saying she was “feeling better” and thanked those who reached out to her, adding that she’s “worried about the world again and our health in the world.”
