The Holidays

[ZiggysFryBoy]

The tolerant and open minded left on display.   Sad!

[Jockey]

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.

Completely understand. Pre-vaccine, ensuring my MiL's safety from the virus was our highest priority. I'm in my late 60s and have never been in the hospital my entire life, so I wasn't all that worried about myself. We isolated so we didn't spread it to her.

[Jockey]

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

That is funny.

I am pro-choice - at least until abortion becomes contagious.

[The Sultan]

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

WTF are you even talking about?

[tower912]

The tolerant and open minded left on display.   Sad!

How so?   I mean, I get the snowflake reflex and all, but what is the moral deficiency of Jockey's position?

[Uncle Rico]

Give 4ever a break, he's still processing 45 being cloned by Soros to make us communists

[Galway Eagle]

The tolerant and open minded left on display.   Sad!

It's like you guys actively avoid my recommendation to look into the tolerance paradox.

Also this isn't the genius point you think it is, it's a false comparison. An abortion and right to choose effects no conscious human other than themselves, it boils down to "my bodily autonomy choice outweighs your discomfort with the concept". The anti vax/anti mask people are spreading disease essentially relying on "my bodily autonomy choice outweighs your choice to be healthy"

[4everwarriors]

Da vaccinated can spread covid also. No one really is "safe," hey?

[Galway Eagle]

Da vaccinated can spread covid also, hey?

less likely to.

[Hards Alumni]

WTF are you even talking about?

Logical fallacies, as usual.

Simple brains work this way.

[jesmu84]

Da vaccinated can spread covid also. No one really is "safe," hey?

"Medical professional"

[4everwarriors]

Diluted weak sauce...ewe kan due bedder dan dis, kemosabe, aina?

[Galway Eagle]

Well who all has been exposed now that the holidays are over?

I'm at two exposures so far.

[tower912]

Goose.

[Goose]

tower

Yes, we had family gatherings planned from the 23rd-26th and all had no shows due to positive testing. Disappointing because this was first year with older granddaughters being old enough to really enjoy the moment.

[tower912]

Hang in there.

[tower912]

Well who all has been exposed now that the holidays are over?

I'm at two exposures so far.

Me.

[Lennys Tap]

Well who all has been exposed now that the holidays are over?

I'm at two exposures so far.

My oldest daughter (double vaxxed, boosted and previously infected) tested positive two days after we stayed at her house. My wife and I (and her family) are still negative 4 days out.

[Galway Eagle]

My oldest daughter (double vaxxed, boosted and previously infected) tested positive two days after we stayed at her house. My wife and I (and her family) are still negative 4 days out.

Nice hope you stay that way! We found out my fiancés sister (fully vaccinated) tested positive yesterday. We were with her all day on Christmas. Literally had just breathed a sigh of relief about her cousin from last week

[Warriors4ever]

I hope you stay negative, but CDC guidance is now to test 5-7 days out, so fingers crossed.

[Hards Alumni]

My oldest daughter (double vaxxed, boosted and previously infected) tested positive two days after we stayed at her house. My wife and I (and her family) are still negative 4 days out.

My coworker's husband was positive on Friday, and the coworker has been negative three days straight.

Weird stuff, man.

[Goose]

My youngest son tested positive on Xmas Day and still is not feeling well. His live in GF has tested negative and our house tested negative as well. All three of us currently at home are triple jabbed and so is his GF. I was surprised by our negative tests because I was with my son three nights in a row.

[Warriors4ever]

Omicron is behaving weirdly. Someone in our Vaccine Hunters group reported that she tested negative with mild symptoms until she took advice she found on Twitter and did a throat swab as well as a nasal swab. There is some data showing saliva test picks it up better.
Also I read an article ( I have to find it) that mild symptoms are showing up a couple days before testing positive, which the author said was good in that the vaccines are picking up the infection before it gets strong enough to show on a test or be contagious.
Also guidance now is to test 5-7 days from exposure, not 3-5, unless symptomatic,  so tests could be too soon.

[warriorchick]

Also I read an article ( I have to find it) that mild symptoms are showing up a couple days before testing positive, which the author said was good in that the vaccines are picking up the infection before it gets strong enough to show on a test or be contagious.

Is this the article you were looking for?

https://slate.com/technology/2021/12/rapid-test-covid-symptoms-negative-why.html

[Warriors4ever]

Yes it is.