Red Mosquito

McParadigm wrote:I agree with all of that.

But I also think that the wildfire nature of this particular brand of Coronavirus means we could mitigate a lot of illness if we took less time than we take for Christmas break to wait it out. This thing burns so very, very fast, that two weeks from now the situation will be drastically different.

The thing is, I had far fewer years growing up where we DIDN’T have extra school days tacked on to the end of the school term because of a week long blizzard than I did years where school continued into the summer. Ordinary problem, ordinary solution.

This strain is a lot like an early Spring blizzard: you can see it approaching, and watch for yourself as it accumulates around you. And then….it starts to melt. It’s already doing that in many of the places that it reached first. It’s not like we’re taking about a problem that lasts a semester.

Meanwhile, by insisting that things get back to goddamn normal already on our goddamn timeline and on our goddamn terms, we’re admitting 670 children to the hospital every day in this country, and barely gaining an education from it. Schools or entire districts in places as disparate as Milwaukee, Madison, Detroit, Pontiac, Atlanta, Ann Arbor, Cleveland, East St Louis, Newark, Columbus, Hamden, and Pittsburgh have all had to go remote for stretches of the past month due to staff shortages or concerns about. Omaha is currently hanging on by a thread. Boston had to delay service after more than a hundred teachers fell sick in a two day period. The list will grow before the week ends. For a lot of communities, the result of rejecting a planned, organized disruption of service is getting to enjoy one or more unplanned (and far more complete) ones.

We love to turn every problem in this country into an “A or B” solution choice, with option B inevitably being “don’t do A (or anything).” Omicron’s effect on education just seems like a problem that could be mitigated substantially by the most temporary and mundane solutions we ever used to handle inclement weather.

spike wrote:My kid hasn’t had a fever for a few days, but some congestion still lingers. Seems great otherwise.

My wife seems to be over all symptoms except for fatigue. She says it comes and goes throughout the day, unlike any virus she’s had before.

I tested again a day or two ago and was still negative.

spike wrote:My kid hasn’t had a fever for a few days, but some congestion still lingers. Seems great otherwise.

My wife seems to be over all symptoms except for fatigue. She says it comes and goes throughout the day, unlike any virus she’s had before.

I tested again a day or two ago and was still negative.

Bammer wrote:

spike wrote:My kid hasn’t had a fever for a few days, but some congestion still lingers. Seems great otherwise.

My wife seems to be over all symptoms except for fatigue. She says it comes and goes throughout the day, unlike any virus she’s had before.

I tested again a day or two ago and was still negative.

Spike, if you had tested positive what would you be doing differently? For the sake of this conversation, what would you be doing differently for the next week.

Assuming you feel exactly the same regardless of positive or negative result.

B wrote:Bammer's gonna sue you from ruining his sick burn, 4/5!

Strat wrote:As tests are limited and low on supply, i figure just assume you have it if you are feeling sick and have been exposed. Might as well save it for more severe cases or those that need it for particular reasons?

Though, i would kind of like to know if i officially got the 'rona or not. My brother in law recently had covid (just prior to thanksgiving) and he didn't catch it during this outbreak in our family. I know data is varied regarding people getting covid multiple times but i would like to know if I actually got it this past week for future reference? I dont know

spike wrote:

Strat wrote:As tests are limited and low on supply, i figure just assume you have it if you are feeling sick and have been exposed. Might as well save it for more severe cases or those that need it for particular reasons?

Though, i would kind of like to know if i officially got the 'rona or not. My brother in law recently had covid (just prior to thanksgiving) and he didn't catch it during this outbreak in our family. I know data is varied regarding people getting covid multiple times but i would like to know if I actually got it this past week for future reference? I dont know

You could have a PCR test done; supposedly, will pop a positive if you’ve had covid within the last couple months. There are also antibody tests, though I’ve heard those don’t necessarily confirm if you’ve had it.

Bammer wrote:

spike wrote:My kid hasn’t had a fever for a few days, but some congestion still lingers. Seems great otherwise.

My wife seems to be over all symptoms except for fatigue. She says it comes and goes throughout the day, unlike any virus she’s had before.

I tested again a day or two ago and was still negative.

Spike, if you had tested positive what would you be doing differently? For the sake of this conversation, what would you be doing differently for the next week.

Assuming you feel exactly the same regardless of positive or negative result.

spike wrote:

Bammer wrote:

spike wrote:My kid hasn’t had a fever for a few days, but some congestion still lingers. Seems great otherwise.

My wife seems to be over all symptoms except for fatigue. She says it comes and goes throughout the day, unlike any virus she’s had before.

I tested again a day or two ago and was still negative.

Spike, if you had tested positive what would you be doing differently? For the sake of this conversation, what would you be doing differently for the next week.

Assuming you feel exactly the same regardless of positive or negative result.

Not a whole lot. I’m masking around the patients, and sleeping in the guest room - so wouldn’t be a point to those if I was also positive. I went to the grocery store for the first time today, since I’m still asymptomatic and the girls are supposedly past their infection window.

Bammer wrote:

spike wrote:

Bammer wrote:

spike wrote:My kid hasn’t had a fever for a few days, but some congestion still lingers. Seems great otherwise.

My wife seems to be over all symptoms except for fatigue. She says it comes and goes throughout the day, unlike any virus she’s had before.

I tested again a day or two ago and was still negative.

Spike, if you had tested positive what would you be doing differently? For the sake of this conversation, what would you be doing differently for the next week.

Assuming you feel exactly the same regardless of positive or negative result.

Not a whole lot. I’m masking around the patients, and sleeping in the guest room - so wouldn’t be a point to those if I was also positive. I went to the grocery store for the first time today, since I’m still asymptomatic and the girls are supposedly past their infection window.

So there’s no reason for you to get tested.

spike wrote:

Bammer wrote:

spike wrote:

Bammer wrote:

spike wrote:My kid hasn’t had a fever for a few days, but some congestion still lingers. Seems great otherwise.

My wife seems to be over all symptoms except for fatigue. She says it comes and goes throughout the day, unlike any virus she’s had before.

I tested again a day or two ago and was still negative.

Spike, if you had tested positive what would you be doing differently? For the sake of this conversation, what would you be doing differently for the next week.

Assuming you feel exactly the same regardless of positive or negative result.

Not a whole lot. I’m masking around the patients, and sleeping in the guest room - so wouldn’t be a point to those if I was also positive. I went to the grocery store for the first time today, since I’m still asymptomatic and the girls are supposedly past their infection window.

So there’s no reason for you to get tested.

Sure there is. If I test positive, I’ll know when to start my quarantine, and also if I should get a PCR test on the books so we can travel to see my wife’s family abroad in the coming months.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Pretty sure I’ve had it this week. Sore throat, head cold, aches and lots of being uncomfortable. My wife has the same symptoms. Her kids are at their dad’s this week so we aren’t resting until the day they are supposed to come back.