COVID-19 Outbreak Information Updates (Reboot) [over 150.000,000 US cases (est.), 6,422,520 US hospitilizations, 1,148,691 US deaths.] (4 Viewers)

[Saint_Ward]

Yeah, the bigger issue is the major disruption it still puts on people. If you don't isolate, especially within the home, everyone gets it. That can affect multiple 'workers', school kids, summer plans, etc.

I stopped fearing it a year ago, but it's a total PITA and already pushed back our vacation last month (two more days baby....)

Speaking of which, one of our subdiaries just got hit with about 16 people being out. That's a big % for them.

 

[Saint_Ward]

My Mother in Law took one of the at home tests today becuase she was in close contact with someone she knew, it showed positive.
My Father in Law told her not to believe the home tests because they are gov't tests and they are made to show positive. lol. Although my wife was in close contact last week, took 2 of them a couple days apart and both showed negative...
I mean, i don't fully trust any type of home test, when my wife was pregnant, she didn't take the home test word for it, she went and got one from the doctor to verify.

But my father in law would be the first one to believe that a person is guilty if they failed a roadside drug test kit that a cop administered.. But thats a topic for a different thread..lol

Can I respectfully say that you're FIL is an idiot?

If anything, the general trend has been that they may miss a positive, since it's not as sensitive as the PCR test.

 

[Saint_Ward]

lol

Properly administered I think the home tests are >90% accuracy. But their purpose is so you can avoid going to a medical provider to get a lab test - is that what he is advocating?

Curious, what was the result she went to the doctor? Though I think it's pretty standard for women to follow up a home test with an OB visit to (a) confirm the result and (b) get under the OB's care as being a pregnant patient. You definitely go to the doctor for that because you're going to be carrying a baby for the better part of the next year - it's really not the same as a Covid test where the purpose is (a) help you know you have it so you can mitigate spread and (b) give you a basis to seek treatment if you think you need it.

I think we know the answer there...

 

[faceman]

My Mother in Law took one of the at home tests today becuase she was in close contact with someone she knew, it showed positive.
My Father in Law told her not to believe the home tests because they are gov't tests and they are made to show positive. lol. Although my wife was in close contact last week, took 2 of them a couple days apart and both showed negative...
I mean, i don't fully trust any type of home test, when my wife was pregnant, she didn't take the home test word for it, she went and got one from the doctor to verify.

But my father in law would be the first one to believe that a person is guilty if they failed a roadside drug test kit that a cop administered.. But thats a topic for a different thread..lol

Tell your FIL he's dead wrong. I've had 2 at home tests take by my daughter who is an RN. Both came up negative.

 

[superchuck500]

Tell your FIL he's dead wrong. I've had 2 at home tests take by my daughter who is an RN. Both came up negative.

We have been using them since last Fall or so - we've had about 10 or 15 negatives . . . because we didn't have Covid.

We also had three positives (and then a few follow ups to see if we were still testing positive, that were also positive) . . . because we did have Covid.

 

[Booker]

We have been using them since last Fall or so - we've had about 10 or 15 negatives . . . because we didn't have Covid.

We also had three positives (and then a few follow ups to see if we were still testing positive, that were also positive) . . . because we did have Covid.

Yep, we've used a number of home tests recently and they've all been accurate as far as we can see. When I recently took my kids to visit my dad none of us were sick but we all took tests to confirm we were negative.

Meanwhile, when my wife developed symptoms last week she took a test that confirmed she was positive, as did subsequent retests later in the week. She finally tested negative yesterday, seven days after her first symptoms.

 

[whiteshadowen]

I think you need to trust symptons over testing. I think the test are generally accurate, but not always. If you feel really bad, and you test positive. Then start your treatment regimen. If you feel bad, and test negative then I would still start a treatment regimen and then just retest in a few days. Pretty sure when my Mom had it the test was wrong. They said she was negative and might be getting bronchitis. By the end of the week she was much sicker and tested positive. I would err on the side of caution.

 

[superchuck500]

I think you need to trust symptons over testing. I think the test are generally accurate, but not always. If you feel really bad, and you test positive. Then start your treatment regimen. If you feel bad, and test negative then I would still start a treatment regimen and then just retest in a few days. Pretty sure when my Mom had it the test was wrong. They said she was negative and might be getting bronchitis. By the end of the week she was much sicker and tested positive. I would err on the side of caution.

Definitely the home tests require more infection to test positive. So you can’t just take the test on the first day you feel bad and then presume you don’t have Covid. Definitely test again if symptoms persist.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

My father in law wasn't like that until after 2016. that was the point be turned conspiracy theorists.. I'm sure it's not hard to figure out why.
my mother in law didn't get tested at a doctor, but she did take 2 more tests (still positive) that were bought at Walmart, that he believed was accurate because they weren't govt tests.
i told my wife (which she agreed) that if the govt was plotting positive tests, why would they stop at the ones they supply and not just use their all powerful resources to manipulate all tests . lol

 

[Eeyore]

I woke up for work this morning at 3:30am and my Godson was in the kitchen. He works 6pm-6am. I asked him why he was home. He said that he has COVID. I said that there are masks on the kitchen counter. He said that he has one in the car. This kind of stupidity is why this thing won't go away. He was coughing in the kitchen and couldn't comprehend that maybe he should wear a mask.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

I woke up for work this morning at 3:30am and my Godson was in the kitchen. He works 6pm-6am. I asked him why he was home. He said that he has COVID. I said that there are masks on the kitchen counter. He said that he has one in the car. This kind of stupidity is why this thing won't go away. He was coughing in the kitchen and couldn't comprehend that maybe he should wear a mask.

throw your toothbrush away... lol

 

[where yat brah]

Day 5

Woke up feeling rested. Minimal congestion. Just occasional throat clearing (I hocked a lot of it out yesterday). Fixed breakfast. Took long shower. This made me tired and laid back down for a couple hours. Around noon decided to make a drive through trip to the bank and pharmacy. Came home, fixed a grilled cheese with bacon. All that also tired me out. I plan to return to work tomorrow. Will test myself in the morning. The main thing now is how easily I get tired. This really tires me out. Never had a really bad fever or night sweats like I've had with the flu.

Probably because I only got the flu shot sporadically and for covid, I've been vaccinated, boosted and prescribed Paxlovid.

 

[SoggyBottomBoy]

Amazing how this thread has morphed with the virus. It had pretty much fizzled out after the masking disappeared and regular activities resumed. Now it's mostly posts by the vigilant thread participants reporting their level of severity as we're now all getting this new variant. I'm still in the clear, but it seems to be simply a matter of time.

I've always been in the camp of the viral load and how it relates to the severity of the sickness. Not sure how much that relates anymore. If I wear my mask to Saints games, I'm not sure if or how much it will it help.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

things tend to slow down when the hospitals aren't over full and the death rate is low. it didn't happen overnight.

 

[Goatman Saint]

Amazing how this thread has morphed with the virus. It had pretty much fizzled out after the masking disappeared and regular activities resumed. Now it's mostly posts by the vigilant thread participants reporting their level of severity as we're now all getting this new variant. I'm still in the clear, but it seems to be simply a matter of time.

I've always been in the camp of the viral load and how it relates to the severity of the sickness. Not sure how much that relates anymore. If I wear my mask to Saints games, I'm not sure if or how much it will it help.

Maybe for some, but for this version I dunno. My wife and daughter were close to me when I was the most contagious and right up to testing positive. They were much more mild than I. Me (keep in mind I’m a germaphobe who doesn’t like people) was never near anyone coughing, had no close contact with anyone except my wife and daughter, both of which got it from me, and to this day I have no idea where I got it. So my initial load must’ve been somewhat light I assume, but it hit me worse than anything I’ve ever had for about 36 hours.