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I feel like everyone is getting Omicron now. I have numerous family and friends who currently have it or are telling me they have a scratchy throat and runny nose. Most are out of take home tests and just dont want to wait in endless lines at one of the two testing facilities in the area, and most drug stores are also 2-3 days deep on test appointments. At this point I really don't see the need to test based on how much lesser the disease is in contrast to previous variants. This is hopefully what pushes us to herd immunity. By only concern at this point is just hoping that Omicron doesn't cause long covid issues.
Yeah I think it depends on each person’s situation. If you need a lab test for work protocols or travel or whatnot, go get it.
I don’t need it - I will stay home and isolate (my kids had it before Christmas). Depending on my symptoms I’ll figure out when I will start testing again. I don’t need to wait hours in line for a lab test.
Is you crazy?My Blues Cruise is confirmed to set sail in 3 weeks. Wish me luck.
Just found out, it wasn't likely from the NYE activities (still possible though), but since the husband got it first, they think it's from when he went to the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's day. He's fully vaccinated, not boosted. Was planning on getting his booster soon.After work today I had a runny nose and it has been a few days since I took a home test (we recently refreshed supplies).
And dang it; I’m positive. Wife still negative but probably won’t last. I have a runny nose but otherwise feel fine.
I feel like everyone is getting Omicron now. I have numerous family and friends who currently have it or are telling me they have a scratchy throat and runny nose. Most are out of take home tests and just dont want to wait in endless lines at one of the two testing facilities in the area, and most drug stores are also 2-3 days deep on test appointments. At this point I really don't see the need to test based on how much lesser the disease is in contrast to previous variants. This is hopefully what pushes us to herd immunity. By only concern at this point is just hoping that Omicron doesn't cause long covid issues.
Just remember, Omicron was a variant mutation of Beta, if I recall correctly. And all while Delta was the dominant strain. This isn't something easily predicted.It feels like this is where we thought we would be in March 2020, where it was flying around everywhere, literally everyone was going to be exposed, and almost everyone was going to catch it.
It took 2 years, but I think this is now the full scope of what we feared. This is the endgame…hopefully.
But I just want to remind everyone - since Omicron is the variant that has taken over the world, the next variant will almost certainly be a variant of omicron, and will likely carry much of its transmissibility mutations, since those will continue to be favorably selected for for the near future.
If we don’t get herd immunity out of this wave and the next variant keeps omicron’s transmissibility but picks up some more virulent traits, we could reach disaster of untold proportion.
Before someone comes along and says “viruses always mutate to be less virulent,” that’s absolutely not a given for the next variant. Yes, over great periods of time, viruses tend towards less severity. But in the very short term, there’s absolutely no guarantee that the next variant is the deadliest one we’ve seen yet.
We have to hope for herd immunity now.
The way the number of cases are going up there will be a shortage of tests in a few days.
I hope she recovers like the Hulk.My nine year old is running a fever and has an achy body today. We haven't been anywhere within the last few days that she should have been exposed to anything. I don't know where it would have come from, but I'm think perhaps flu for her. She did the flu vaccine earlier this year, but I know it has poor coverage. She did get Covid in October when I brought it home from a work meeting. She had her second Covid jab one week ago, so isn't at full immunity yet for that. I guess who knows at this point. She has some Incredible Hulk heeling powers, so it's possible she'll feel better in the morning, but we are going to hold her back from school.