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I have to go to an office meeting next week. I’ll be wearing a mask the entire time. My wife is due in a few weeks. Call me crazy but I’d like to be able to attend.

Tempted to buy one of those eye shield things for no other reason then to give a few “covid isn’t real” coworkers something to talk about.

Maybe I’ll wear gloves too.

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01-10-2023 , 12:33 AM

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Brock Landers

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All those sound like good precautions, have you gotten the FDA approved bivalent booster too?

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01-10-2023 , 12:37 AM

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hansmolman

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Boosted

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01-10-2023 , 12:58 AM

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5 south

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Due in a few weeks. Do you really have to go in? Should really try to skip the whole thing.

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01-10-2023 , 01:18 AM

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hansmolman

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Unfortunately. Was able to get out of the post meeting lunch at least.

This is my last in person event until she’s due. I can’t complain too much. I’m generally remote, and 2 months of paid paternity.

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01-10-2023 , 11:13 AM

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Burdzthewurd

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I've been reading that XBB is so contagious that one-way masking, even with an N95, only gives you a half-hour tops of protection

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01-10-2023 , 11:36 AM

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Didace

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I've been reading that XBB is so contagious that one-way masking, even with an N95, only gives you a half-hour tops of protection

I'm having a hard time figuring out what that means?

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01-10-2023 , 01:59 PM

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01-10-2023 , 02:04 PM

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Brock Landers

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Very round numbers in that study

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01-10-2023 , 02:40 PM

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Didace

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They threw a 26 min in there just to make it look like they weren't making things up.

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01-10-2023 , 04:24 PM

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TheJacob

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The baseline time of 15 minutes is not based on any science.

Wut?

I'm guessing the rest is extrapolation from lab studies on mask filtration or something?

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01-10-2023 , 11:45 PM

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I mask everywhere and take every precaution you can imagine - got every available shot, including the bivalent in early October. Wife got it though a couple of weeks ago, and gave it to me. She had three bad days then felt better each day and by day 10 was out hiking. She didn't take Plax - drug interaction. I felt lousy three days later but didn't test positive until day 4, as in five days after my first symptoms, and I tested each day and felt BAD despite being negative! My doctor was stumped and thought I had something else, even though he knew I was probably in the 98% percentile in terms of how careful I am. By then the worst was basically over, so I didn't take Pax either. Since about day 7 though I've been stuck at about 80-85% of normal even now on day 10. One day I'll have congestion, the next my cough will reappear, then today I have a scratchy throat. Of course I worked through all of it (from home) and I'm sure that didn't do me any favors. I think I just need to take it easy for a couple of days and really focus on getting 100% better. At least now my wife says she will be more careful going forward.

This sounds exactly like my coworker. He said he was feeling better over the weekend but I spoke to him today on a zoom call and he looked and sounded terrible. He said he's feeling worse than he did, and is frustrated because he thought he was getting better. He is super careful, boosted, always wore a mask at work, etc.

I've still never gotten Covid and had stopped pretty much all precautions, but I'm back to wearing a mask again. I'm in the northeast where the XBB strain is rampant. These next couple of months feels like by far the most likely chance so far, for a person who's never gotten Covid, to get it.

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01-11-2023 , 07:26 AM

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5 south

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I got it for the 1st time like a month ago. Consider myself above average risk.
Lucky it was nothing more than an average head cold for 4 days or so

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09-28-2023 , 07:25 PM

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Someone close to me is so mentally damaged by covid, it is sad to watch in real time. Can't imagine how many normies are still out there breaking down when someone blows their nose.

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09-28-2023 , 08:45 PM

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5 south

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They've still got 5yo's masking up at school in my country. It's mind boggling.

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09-29-2023 , 02:09 PM

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Recently dodged two exposures to covid. Maybe I'm invincible. Probably not, getting the booster and flu shot in the coming weeks.

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09-29-2023 , 02:34 PM

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The new booster doesn't meet my threshold of being tested on AT LEAST 12 mice so I won't be taking it

https://www.newsweek.com/covid-boost...e-know-1826701

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09-29-2023 , 08:28 PM

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Mark_K

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WHO says flu vaccines should ditch strain that vanished during COVID
Influenza viruses in the B/Yamagata lineage have not been seen since March 2020.

Lockdowns killed the poor guy. Evolve better. imo.

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10-01-2023 , 09:51 AM

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I can’t complain too much. I’m generally remote, and 2 months of paid paternity.

Can't complain tooo much. That sounds pretty rough though dude, complaining justified

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10-01-2023 , 12:09 PM

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Burdzthewurd

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For people who recovered from COVID around the time a new booster was available - how long did you wait before getting it? My PCP didn't give much of a definitive answer - is it still 90 days or has the CDC been disproven on that?

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10-01-2023 , 09:18 PM

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marknfw

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I thought the whole losing your smell thing was only with older variants. Nope. Folding laundry just now and realized I couldn’t smell it. Checked my coffee beans and same thing, nothing. First symptoms on Thursday. Pretty much feel normal today, but now no sense of smell. That sucks. Hopefully it’s short lived. Taste seems ok, maybe slightly muted.

Edit: Listerine=no smell.

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10-02-2023 , 11:55 AM

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borg23

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They've still got 5yo's masking up at school in my country. It's mind boggling.

Wtf

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10-14-2023 , 09:51 PM

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DividedWeFall

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Wtf

Yes. Bc **** 5yo’s. What about about my political feelings?? Screw my kids. What about me????

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10-14-2023 , 10:00 PM

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cokeboy99

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Originally Posted by AquaSwing

Recently dodged two exposures to covid. Maybe I'm invincible. Probably not, getting the booster and flu shot in the coming weeks.

Got my booster and flu shot today.

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10-14-2023 , 11:26 PM

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msufan

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Got my booster and flu shot today.

Do you have some extentuating circumstance? I can't imagine healthy/young people choosing to get these types of shots.

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