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Yep, managed to avoid COVID until now.....

More than kinda sucks

Most people I've talked to who caught it in the last 6 months or so had a mild case.
I hope the same happens for you.
It seems like this latest version is easy to catch but you don't get as sick as the ones in 2020.
My sister is a pharmacist and has been exposed to a lot of people with covid and managed to avoid it until 2 weeks ago.
After she got it the next day her husband and son got it. They had their vaccines and boosters.

I got my vaccines and boosters. So far, it's waves of a mild fever and coughing due to sinus drainage. It's quite similar to a sinus infection.

Thankfully, my wife or the people I worked with this past weekend aren't showing any signs.

California's governor got the virus a couple of weeks ago, even though he was fully vaccinated and boosted twice. Interestingly, he tested positive the day after he met with the Prime Minister of New Zealand. But I never heard if she picked up Covid from him. I gather that the latest version is really easy to catch. I heard that being in the same room as someone infected for 15 minutes is likely to give it to you. Still, most people in my area no longer wear masks in grocery stores and I haven't seen anyone wear a mask at Alice's Restaurant for the past month or so. The owners of the restaurant still seem to be greeting their customers whenever I am there and lately have been doing so without a mask. So I guess they haven't caught it yet, even though they have plenty of opportunities to catch the virus from their many customers.

Here's the thing.........we're retired. How many working people can actually afford to quarantine/isolate for 5~6 days which is to be followed by 5-days of wearing a mask around others? In my case, I was scheduled to teach a safety class on Thursday and Friday of this week. That caused a nice last-minute panic for my co-workers.

I'm wondering how many people are just ignoring it? Or for that matter, how many employers are hoping their employees ignore it to maintain production?

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taking LFT every day

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LFT = lateral flow test, the cheap type of test you can do yourself.
Being blase about proximity to others is UK government policy

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California's governor got the virus a couple of weeks ago, even though he was fully vaccinated and boosted twice....

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Hope your symptoms stay mild and short. Feel better @Mr. 36654

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Hope your symptoms stay mild and short. Feel better @Mr. 36654

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A couple of days ago it was reported in the news that Moderna is working on a vaccine that would help to protect against the latest Covid version that everyone is getting lately. Of course, by the time it is available and approved, I wouldn't be surprised if a new variant has arrived. It sure is a fast moving sucker.

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #4

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California's governor got the virus a couple of weeks ago, even though he was fully vaccinated and boosted twice....

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Vaccines won’t prevent a person from getting infected with C19. I don’t think anyone claims that. Earlier on the pandemic, I assumed that the vaccine would protect against getting C19 and I was disappointed to discover that it wouldn’t. But it does mitigate against the severity if/when you do get it.

Well, the simple truth is that NONE of the vaccines are that effective against Omicron. This is the key reason why it has spread so easily...because the vaccines are largely ineffective. So, vaccine and boosters is no assurance you won't get Omicron.

Our security guard at work got it...was out for a week. Won't take the vaccine due to health issues that place him at higher risk of adverse side effects.

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Well, according to medical people. I was safe to leave my room with a mask-on on Sunday if I minimized contact with persons......6-ft minimum separation and expose time less than 15-min total. Uninfected spouse is living in her rooms. So, I went to the garage to complete the weedeater repairs I had started before my diagnosis. Some of the ordered fuel line parts didn't ship, so I installed as many parts as I could. The weedeater still wouldn't run. It actually ran worse.

Monday, I mowed the backyard. Sweating like a pig in 87-degree weather, I discovered that COVID took something out of me. Afterwards, I fiddled with the weedeater carb and made it run even worse. As a result, I ordered a cheap aftermarket carb kit from Amazon and went for a shower. After my shower, I made dinner and discovered the microwave turntable motor is failing...........the axis of rotation is kinda arbitrary. I ordered a new microwave while I ate my dinner in my room. My wife sent me a text....... she said she still likes me, but doesn't like this lifestyle.

Tuesday morning was rainy, so I was trapped in my room until noon. In the afternoon, I decided to teardown and clean the weedeater carb. It was clean on the inside. I belatedly decided to check the spark. It was very weak.......just slight whiskers or arcs. Checking the price of OEM ignition coils, I decide I don't want to spend $60 on a 7-year-old weedeater. I spent several hours pricing weedeaters on-line.

Wednesday, today, is going to be warm, but my plan was to finish the mowing, take a shower and continue weedeater shopping. I completed about 1/5 of the mowing job when the shaft adapter for the mower blade failed. I order the replacement part on Amazon. It will arrive on Friday. That part of the yard will look terrible for several more days. I continued my weedeater shopping. But, based on the customer reviews, anything less than $300 is pretty crappy and there's only one brand with servicing dealers in my area. I ordered an aftermarket ignition coil from Amazon. It'll be here Friday with the blade adapter for the lawn mower. Hopefully, the new microwave arrives before dinner.