The Holidays

[MUBurrow]

Well I was exposed at my fiancés family party Sunday. I have one test. Should I wait till Friday (my family has a negative test before our party requirement) or take it asap 🤔

If you don't have any obligations between now and Friday that would otherwise require you to test, I'd probably wait. The closer to your family party, the better.

The lack of availability of at-home tests is and has been a damn travesty. 

[Warriors4ever]

If you can find a quick test place I would do that, though tomorrow would be better. Save the home one for Friday, if it's positive then stay home.
Omicron incubates faster than the other straibs, but today might still be too soon.

[Goose]

It is crazy, but I am not sure if our Xmas celebration is going to happen or not. We have two family members that were exposed to Covid this week, two family members flying this week and three family members (in-laws) not vaccinated and there is going to be taking a lot of rapid home tests on Friday. I do not have a good feeling about 100% attendance this year.

[Warriors4ever]

That would be a hard 'no' for me I think, frankly. The home  tests aren't reliable enough IMO for that scenario.
We're a small group and all boosted- I did a PCR yesterday, and at least some of us will home test as well.

[tower912]

All of the adults in my family are thrice vaccinated.   3 of us also had the Alpha Variant on November of 2020.    The next generation all have had at least two shots.     We are likely to have it, though we aren't scheduled to do until 1/2/22.    So a lot can happen in the next 11 days.   

[Galway Eagle]

If you don't have any obligations between now and Friday that would otherwise require you to test, I'd probably wait. The closer to your family party, the better.

The lack of availability of at-home tests is and has been a damn travesty.

Drove out to Wheaton and they had plenty. It pays to have gone door to door for the DNC thus know which communities are likely not taking this seriously.

[mu_hilltopper]

Well I was exposed at my fiancés family party Sunday. I have one test. Should I wait till Friday (my family has a negative test before our party requirement) or take it asap 🤔

My son was exposed on Sunday as well.  The CDC says to test 5-7 days after exposure (or immediately if you have symptoms.)  -- However, the note I got from school about his exposure said to test after 3 days, which seems really fast.

This .. in addition, my 79-year old in-laws tested positive last week after being boosted just a month ago.  MIL had a rough day or two, FIL was asymptomatic until he lost his sense of smell/taste.   In theory, they will test today and might test negative, so we might make the drive for xmas. 

On the plus side, we were originally worried we'd give it to them, but now that's taken off the table!

[Hards Alumni]

Well I was exposed at my fiancés family party Sunday. I have one test. Should I wait till Friday (my family has a negative test before our party requirement) or take it asap 🤔

Test yo' self.

[Hards Alumni]

My son was exposed on Sunday as well.  The CDC says to test 5-7 days after exposure (or immediately if you have symptoms.)  -- However, the note I got from school about his exposure said to test after 3 days, which seems really fast.

This .. in addition, my 79-year old in-laws tested positive last week after being boosted just a month ago.  MIL had a rough day or two, FIL was asymptomatic until he lost his sense of smell/taste.   In theory, they will test today and might test negative, so we might make the drive for xmas. 

On the plus side, we were originally worried we'd give it to them, but now that's taken off the table!

Omicron (which is the vast majority of new cases) is usually only 3 days before you're testing positive.

[lostpassword]

Omicron (which is the vast majority of new cases) is usually only 3 days before you're testing positive.

Is this timing more about accuracy of the test confirming Y/N someone "is infected" or Y/N someone "is contagious"?  Meaning if I test negative say 2 days after an exposure do I at least have reasonable confidence of not spreading?  It is my understanding that a negative test is still reasonable confidence that you don't have a viral load high enough to spread but I dont recall why I hold that opinion/fact?.

I haven't been (to my knowledge) exposed but am curious on how to think about that 0 to 3 to 5 day window and what a negative test tells me.  I think anyone not bunkered is going to have exposures here in the coming months.

[Jockey]

I avoided my wife's family XMas party this year. My wife did attend. We have one avid anti-vaxxer in the family so I made it perfectly clear why I wouldn't attend.

We will be going to both of our kids houses on XMas day for brunch and supper. All are vaccinated. We will then get together with all of our kids and grandkids on New Years Eve.

[Lennys Tap]

I avoided my wife's family XMas party this year. My wife did attend.

Sleepin' in the guest room 'til the New Year, Jockey?

[SERocks]

I avoided my wife's family XMas party this year. My wife did attend.

I don't get this....if your wife attended, and you live in the same house as your wife, isn't that basically the same thing as if you attended?  I mean I get that if you both attended there would be a slightly higher chance of one of you catching covid if it was present, but unless you quarantine from your spouse now for a few days (and maybe you are), not sure I get the point.  Not trying to be snarky, but my wife and I have had some of these same conversations, so curious what the thought process was.

[Jockey]

I don't get this....if your wife attended, and you live in the same house as your wife, isn't that basically the same thing as if you attended?  I mean I get that if you both attended there would be a slightly higher chance of one of you catching covid if it was present, but unless you quarantine from your spouse now for a few days (and maybe you are), not sure I get the point.  Not trying to be snarky, but my wife and I have had some of these same conversations, so curious what the thought process was.

Neither of us are worried about catching the virus. We are both boosted.

I didn't attend because I don't associate with anti-vaxxers out of principle. It was a tough decision for my wife as she feels the same way. But she is close to her family and decided to go. BTW, I am also pretty tight with all of her family except for the one anti-vaxxer. One other nephew is also unvaccinated, but that is because of a medical condition. I still get together him occasionally.

Normally, the party is at our house. We decided not to host this year out of respect for my niece. We wouldn't have felt right inviting her and the kids, but telling her husband he was not welcome in our house. (I have never had any blowout with him - I just don't associate any more with that crowd).

Good to have these discussions and my only advice would be to respect each other's opinion.

[SERocks]

Ah I get it now.  Our conversation revolves around my Mom who has COPD.  We all have been vaccinated and boosted, including my Mom, but my wife's brother is neither.  She is going to be seeing him Christmas eve and I won't be going.  I am seeing my Mom on Christmas day and we decided that my wife won't be going due to seeing her brother the night before.  So my wife and I will sleep in separate bedrooms Christmas even night etc, social distance and all of that, and then hopefully it won't be an issue.  I know Omicron is much quicker at making someone contagious, but I think I should be safe to see Mom on Christmas day.  My wife has stated quite strongly that she does not want to be the one to give my Mom covid.  I get it.  Even with the vaccine and boosted we worry it could still be very bad for her.  As you stated, I am not overly concerned for myself (but to be honest still don't want to get it again), but yes very concerned for my Mom.

[4everwarriors]

Neither of us are worried about catching the virus. We are both boosted.

I didn't attend because I don't associate with anti-vaxxers out of principle. It was a tough decision for my wife as she feels the same way. But she is close to her family and decided to go. BTW, I am also pretty tight with all of her family except for the one anti-vaxxer. One other nephew is also unvaccinated, but that is because of a medical condition. I still get together him occasionally.

Normally, the party is at our house. We decided not to host this year out of respect for my niece. We wouldn't have felt right inviting her and the kids, but telling her husband he was not welcome in our house. (I have never had any blowout with him - I just don't associate any more with that crowd).




Legit question...what are your feelings about a woman's right to choose, hey?

Good to have these discussions and my only advice would be to respect each other's opinion.

[tower912]

I believe in it.

And I believe in my, as well as his,  right to avoid anti-vaxxers whenever possible.

[jficke13]

setting aside their impact on the risk associated with gathering, there's also the fact that antivaxxers are declaring that their priorities are inherently selfish that makes them less appealing to socialize with.

[4everwarriors]

So, does Jockey associate with women who are pro-choice, hey?

[tower912]

I am sure he does.     

[jesmu84]

So, does Jockey associate with women who are pro-choice, hey?

You're more of a forced pregnancy guy, eh?

[MUBurrow]

So, does Jockey associate with women who are pro-choice, hey?

Probably not, but if you had ever caught abortion, you wouldn't either.

[4everwarriors]

Oh I see, we're free to pick and choose our hypocrisies. Let freedom ring, aina?

[MUBurrow]

Merry Christmas man.

[tower912]

No hypocrisy.    Freedom to associate, aina?