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Went to a busy burrito place for lunch. We will be masking henceforth. At least that is the plan.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity  |
Some places are still tracking wastewater, actually maybe a fair amount of places, but the data can be hard to track down. I saw some the other day (not sure where now) and it showed a definite uptick.
Yes, this is definitely a good sign. I'm still going to try to avoid it as long as possible, but also try not to panic when the inevitable happens.
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| Pinta & the Santa Maria Has Achieved Nirvana  |
I hope you get better quickly and have a super mild case. I was listening to something on the radio on Friday (probably NPR) about a new surge in COVID cases... nothing like previous years, but still a big surge. | |||
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana  |
The guideline is you need 15 minutes *cumulative* exposure over a period of 24 hours. So if you spent 6 minutes talking to your neighbor and they were closer than 6 feet away from you, then you spent 2 minutes next to an infected person at the supermarket, then another 5 minutes.... you get the idea.
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I hope you get well soon! | |||
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
How are you feeling today, WTG?
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Low grade fever bouncing around a bit. Runny nose and occasional cough with mild muscle aches and pains. I've been checking O2 with a pulse oximeter and that seems to be fine. It feels very upper respiratory. If I hadn't tested positive for COVID I would have said I have a cold. Thanks for asking!
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
WTG, thanks for the update! Glad you're not any worse, but hope it all resolves quickly!
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
I'm glad I'm feeling better because it looks like Mr wtg is likely to get it. He was super tired yesterday and is getting a sore throat and neck pain this afternoon. All the same symptoms as I had. Still testing negative but he's crashing hard and fast. I know he needs a positive COVID test in order to get Paxlovid. I think he may need it.
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| Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana  |
Thinking healing thoughts for Mr WTG.
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana |
Hope you are both on the mend quickly!
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My symptoms were all but gone after two days of antiviral drug, but the damn positive test lingered on for 20 days.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
WTG, oh no! I hope Mr. WTG doesn’t get any worse than you did! Jon, that’s wild! During the time that you had the positive tests, were you staying home or did you go back to business as usual? I assume there’s some protocol but I have no idea what it is. BTW did you take paxlovid or is there another antiviral available now?
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
There are two antivirals, Paxlovid and Lageviro. Paxlovid is the one that's almost always prescribed. Out of dozens of friends who have taken an antiviral, I only know one person who took Lageviro. It's also worth noting that doctors aren't throwing Paxlovid at people just because they test positive and are over 65; they save it for people who are higher risk. A number of my over 65 friends had their doctors tell them they didn't really need it as their cases were quite mild and they were otherwise healthy. But their spouses (same age) were prescribed it because of other conditions such as diabetes. It reduces viral load and hopefully prevents bigger problems from developing as a result of the infection.
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| (self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity |
I have not even heard about this one. I wonder if it's any better at the paxlovid rebound issue.
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