This is from one year and two days ago. Guess who just tested positive again. This will be the 4th year in a row that covid fucked off our day. We were going to take the boat out, how irresponsible would it be if we took it out anyways? I'm 4x boosted and had it ~8 months ago. What point does it become a cold/flu vs a 10 day jail sentence?
Apparently the "longest Covid patient ever" is frequently commuting in and out of Columbus. Glad to see we're number 1 at something. Update: It appears more likely that they LIVE in Columbus and are commuting to Washington Court House for work.
CDC only recommends 5 days if you are positive. Last time I had it I was fatigued more than a sinus infection but without the same level of body aches and pains. Since no body anywhere mentions Covid anymore it may as well not even exist.
If you're just going to be around each other and you're fine with the risk I think it's okay. If your brother is going to be indoors around strangers he should get a decent mask for those times. Don't eat or go to bars around others etc. That's how I view it at this point.
Kind of up to your individual risk tolerance and your willingness to spread it to your family. I'm very careful about COVID still, but personally I'd feel pretty okay outside on a boat maintaining some distance. Personally, since you actually know he has it, I probably wouldn't hug unmasked, or be in an inside area together without both of us being masked, or do anything that would be otherwise risky for transmission (sharing food or drink). But outside with several feet between you would be a very low risk event in my opinion. You can do any activities that require indoor/close participation with other people (like if you need to go into an office, or pick up lunch, or something). First and foremost, though, I personally would communicate with the people I'm most likely to spread it to so that everyone can make an informed decision.
My dad was testing positive for COVID for 6 weeks, long past the presence of any symptoms. I know a few other people that had similar situations. It seems to be happening more and more I think.
Maybe - perhaps I'm less cautious about other illnesses than most? I'm not going to drink out of someone's cup if they have a cold but I would still occupy indoor spaces with them, wouldn't have any problem giving a hug or whatever. The long term links to cardiovascular issues post-COVID infection still keep me from chalking it up to tolerating the symptoms and moving on. In any event, I don't think it's a 10 day jail sentence. The guidance is either 5 days, or when symptoms are improving and you're 24 hours out from a fever, whichever is longer. If you need to go out, wear an N95 or similar mask. 10 day isolations are for severe symptoms.
According to polls, a majority of Americans believe Sars-Cov-2 spread from a lab leak. Here's an article explaining why this is probably false and why zoonotic spread is what likely happened. https://archive.ph/V2KqT
Well shit. Got me again. I've had traditional cold symptoms. Achy, few sneezes, runny nose etc. No fever, sore throat, breathing issues etc. Was planning on seeing my cancer friend today and seemed prudent to take a test "just in case". Glad I did.
Shitty. Good call on the test! Do you find that it’s more of a cold for you at this point? Haven’t heard any real Covid news lately… seems like it’s becoming more and more controlled or tolerable now.
Went back to my post when I originally got it and I just had the sniffles and an occasional sneeze. Definitely feeling it more this time. Slight headache, stuffy nose and body aches. Feels like I did set after set of shrugs in the gym lol Edit - Last time I got it, I had just been vaxxed a week prior so that might've helped.
That you know of. A bunch of us at work swear we got it before it was a thing. In November, there was a lots of us that got hit hard.
At least the wifey also has it so we don't need to quarantine from each other like last time. She feels fine and even ran 2.5 miles this morning. Only took a test because I was positive.
When I had my cardio event and spent a week in the hospital I was tested like a NASA astronaut… no covid. Ever since then I have monthly bloodwork that includes covid testing. Negative so far. What I initially thought was covid turned out to be sleep apnea induced arrhythmia that caused all sorts of problems.
I'd have to go dig through my notes to look up what it actually was, but what went around November 2019 was not COVID.
I might me able to speak to this, since I've now had it a few times. The moment I'm eligible for another booster I get it, because the last thing I need is getting covid right before a half marathon or marathon. Hell, at this point with my weekly 3-hour long runs, that would really fuck up my training.... anyway. For me at this point, yes it presents as a bad cold. The booster itself is usually "worse," though it lasts for 24 hours at most. I'm of the mindset that I'd rather test and be negative than not test and expose someone and fuck them up, so I test for basically all bad colds at this point. Covid affects me for 2-3 days max, and it's almost always just a brain fog (feel like I'm stoned) and it's like I have a really bad cold or super heavy allergies.