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I should have said this before — that sucks. And it’s really crappy. And I truly hope you are all ok.
Positive on a rapid.
This is false. There are plenty of places that still require masks, or proof of vaccination, or limits to the amount of people in the space, or a host of other mitigation efforts. We are living with covid, no doubt, but things most assuredly are not just like they were 2.5 year ago.jobarules said:
Yeah, in that situation I probably would keep my kid home, too. I feel like in all of these scenarios you're balancing about five different factors, which is what makes it so hard for the CDC to promulgate one-size-fits-all rulesLeeroy Jenkins said:
I put this way more on citizens than I do government/CDC/policy makers. This is an extremely difficult virus to get a handle on, and it's constantly changing. Look at how much blowback people are getting because the "guidance" from the original strain (or the vaccines for that matter) doesn't work as well for the 2nd, or 3rd, or 4th...Leeroy Jenkins said:
Where? Not here in NYC. I think people supposed to wear masks on public transportation still but alot dont. Theres a lot more dangers on the subway than covid nowadays.
Collectively, people really can't do nuance. It's a shame, but it's something that has to be taken account in any public policy.
A lot do though. And while many, if not all cities have rescinded their mask and proof of vaccine requirements, many private businesses have continued these mitigation efforts (including plenty in NYC). And individually there are millions of people who have continued their own personal mitigation efforts, whether that is not going to crowded indoor places, or masking on a regular basis, or taking covid tests when they feel sick, etc.
Hoping she has mild symptoms as well as the rest of the family. Is she going to take one of the antivirals?
I don’t know if she is technically eligible or even how to get it, especially on a holiday weekend.
I havent seen one single private business try and keep/enforce masks anymore. Where are you seeing this?
I just went to pick up some clay bowls I made at a workshop a few weeks ago. The clay studio required masks. I work at a museum that requires masks. A concert I went to last week required proof of vaccination. There are thousands of places across the country that are still doing stuff like this.
First of all, I really hope everything goes well for your wife. But I wouldn’t say it’s all for naught. Today’s covid is less dangerous than if she had caught COVID 1.5 years ago. So from that perspective you’ve done a great job keeping your family safe.
This article talks about who is eligible and how to get it. I believe it needs to be taken as soon as possible to be effective. worth a try since she has auto immune issues just to be safe.
Call your doctors office or insurance provider’s advice line. Doctors work even on weekends.
We wear KF94s. My wife had to go to the ER this morning and was not asked to replace with or add a surgical mask. If this was a year ago she probably would have been asked to.
All she needs is a condition with high risk of disease progression, delineated here.
Waitstaff most places in HI continue to wear masks, but customers are no longer mandated. I would think healthcare facilities, and possibly nursing/care homes everywhere do as well.
This is in the twin cities, FYI. But have been to Chicago and Boston somewhat recently and things were similar there. No city wide mandate, but various places required masks and/or vaccination. Now, plenty did not, but it wasn't extremely rare to see some mitigation efforts from various establishments.the moops said:
Yep. So dumb.ignatiusjreilly said:
Your forgot healthcare and long term care facilities. Big events, too.
I dont understand. You played so cautious this whole time, wife with auto immune issues gets it and doesn't take paxlovid but you're willing to take a booster every 4 months. Makes no sense.
Someone said private businesses. I havent seen any of that. None at big events either.
Not my call. Wife concerned about side effects with her liver levels. Dr didn’t think she needed it and thought it was too late potentially because the other kid was positive Wednesday and she was having a slight cough then that seemed like allergies. Said would call it in if we were worried but didn’t think necessary. Her symptoms were pretty minor until today (still has no fever or bad cough etc) and her lack of taste/smell seems to be fleeting.
Chronic liver disease is a condition for which Paxlovid is indicated. Her doctor is probably referring to interactions with drugs that are metabolized in the liver, as a component of paxlovid prevents breakdown of those medicines. The end result is blood levels of those meds (and risk of toxicity) increases.
The way our government currently operates is reactive vs proactive, and the deep partisan we have now only makes it worse. No one is willing to be proactive and or spend the money if one side really thinks we need it
I said private businesses and gave you a list of a few. You shrugged it off as "randos and wait staff"
Yes, this is very much possible. Not only possible, but common with viruses in general.
Well that would be fantastic. My at-home PCR is negative too . . . . Let's see if I last through the week.
No idea what book you're referring to, but most governments handled covid poorly to varying degrees. I don't think the US government did meaningfully worse than anybody else during the early days of the pandemic, and it made at least one very good policy choice (OWS).
