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Katareen
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Covid at home test kits
I’m so f*cking angry at everyone. I waited in the ER with my young DD on Thursday for 6 HOURS before we were seen. It was not COVID related, but she was very sick and it was absolutely terrifying.
Luckily she is in the mend now, but I hated being in a position where I just couldn’t protect her. I’m all for people making their own decisions but please understand that it affects other people.
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Re: Covid at home test kits
So I actually ended buying a couple of these and it showed negative but the PCR showed positive, so I wouldn't trust them... I heard there is only a short window of time that a rapid test can pick up on covid anyway.
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| Posted 1/1/22 9:10 AM |
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PitterPatter11
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Judging by the crowds packed into Times Square tonight like sardines and I see very few masks on in the crowd, we'll be seeing another huge spike shortly. But no worries, no worries, I am sure they checked everyone's vaccine card for entry.
But like they totally only have to quarantine for 5 days now. So it’s totes ok! (How Covid rules sound like to me)
NYS hasn’t changed their guidelines; you still need to isolate for 10 days if you are positive. The only exceptions are essential workers like healthcare employees.
And how are their rules for packing people into Times Square like sardines with no masks duringa huge spike?
Can we explain away and justify that one?
Can we do some mental gymnastics to make that make sense and prove these rules are 100% logical?
I don’t think it makes any sense. You wouldn’t see me there.
I was just stating that NYS didn’t adopt the CDC updated guidance.
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| Posted 1/1/22 9:20 AM |
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Sash
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Judging by the crowds packed into Times Square tonight like sardines and I see very few masks on in the crowd, we'll be seeing another huge spike shortly. But no worries, no worries, I am sure they checked everyone's vaccine card for entry.
But like they totally only have to quarantine for 5 days now. So it’s totes ok! (How Covid rules sound like to me)
NYS hasn’t changed their guidelines; you still need to isolate for 10 days if you are positive. The only exceptions are essential workers like healthcare employees.
And how are their rules for packing people into Times Square like sardines with no masks duringa huge spike?
Can we explain away and justify that one?
Can we do some mental gymnastics to make that make sense and prove these rules are 100% logical?
None of it makes sense. The CDC allowing essential workers to isolate for 5 days is crazy to me as well. It’s a virus. It doesn’t attack differently because someone is an essential worker. Lol.
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Naturalmama
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Judging by the crowds packed into Times Square tonight like sardines and I see very few masks on in the crowd, we'll be seeing another huge spike shortly. But no worries, no worries, I am sure they checked everyone's vaccine card for entry.
But like they totally only have to quarantine for 5 days now. So it’s totes ok! (How Covid rules sound like to me)
NYS hasn’t changed their guidelines; you still need to isolate for 10 days if you are positive. The only exceptions are essential workers like healthcare employees.
And how are their rules for packing people into Times Square like sardines with no masks duringa huge spike?
Can we explain away and justify that one?
Can we do some mental gymnastics to make that make sense and prove these rules are 100% logical?
None of it makes sense. The CDC allowing essential workers to isolate for 5 days is crazy to me as well. It’s a virus. It doesn’t attack differently because someone is an essential worker. Lol.
And if someone works in a hospital, why on earth would you want them to isolate for LESS time?
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ali120206
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Judging by the crowds packed into Times Square tonight like sardines and I see very few masks on in the crowd, we'll be seeing another huge spike shortly. But no worries, no worries, I am sure they checked everyone's vaccine card for entry.
But like they totally only have to quarantine for 5 days now. So it’s totes ok! (How Covid rules sound like to me)
NYS hasn’t changed their guidelines; you still need to isolate for 10 days if you are positive. The only exceptions are essential workers like healthcare employees.
And how are their rules for packing people into Times Square like sardines with no masks duringa huge spike?
Can we explain away and justify that one?
Can we do some mental gymnastics to make that make sense and prove these rules are 100% logical?
None of it makes sense. The CDC allowing essential workers to isolate for 5 days is crazy to me as well. It’s a virus. It doesn’t attack differently because someone is an essential worker. Lol.
And if someone works in a hospital, why on earth would you want them to isolate for LESS time?
I guess because they find a 10 day quarantine is unnecessary for those who are asymptomatic or are recovered/recovering.
Day by day it makes less and less sense….
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NervousNell
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Judging by the crowds packed into Times Square tonight like sardines and I see very few masks on in the crowd, we'll be seeing another huge spike shortly. But no worries, no worries, I am sure they checked everyone's vaccine card for entry.
But like they totally only have to quarantine for 5 days now. So it’s totes ok! (How Covid rules sound like to me)
NYS hasn’t changed their guidelines; you still need to isolate for 10 days if you are positive. The only exceptions are essential workers like healthcare employees.
And how are their rules for packing people into Times Square like sardines with no masks duringa huge spike?
Can we explain away and justify that one?
Can we do some mental gymnastics to make that make sense and prove these rules are 100% logical?
None of it makes sense. The CDC allowing essential workers to isolate for 5 days is crazy to me as well. It’s a virus. It doesn’t attack differently because someone is an essential worker. Lol.
And if someone works in a hospital, why on earth would you want them to isolate for LESS time?
How about this humdinger? An unvaccinated nurse who is Covid negative is not allowed in the hospital to work. But a vaccinated nurse who has active Covid is allowed to treat patients.
If people don't see the bullshitt I have no hope for them.
Message edited 1/1/2022 12:06:20 PM.
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Diane
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Our Superintendent just sent a message, saying they are not testing kids before they go back to school, and the quarantine time is 5 days ONLY for teachers and staff. Students will still have the 10 days.
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| Posted 1/1/22 12:06 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by Diane
Our Superintendent just sent a message, saying they are not testing kids before they go back to school, and the quarantine time is 5 days ONLY for teachers and staff. Students will still have the 10 days.
I know a superintendent in another district. He Posted on Facebook that districts cannot legally ask for children to test before return from break.
They just can ask you too but cannot require it for return
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| Posted 1/1/22 12:07 PM |
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Diane
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Diane
Our Superintendent just sent a message, saying they are not testing kids before they go back to school, and the quarantine time is 5 days ONLY for teachers and staff. Students will still have the 10 days.
I know a superintendent in another district. He Posted on Facebook that districts cannot legally ask for children to test before return from break.
They just can ask you too but cannot require it for return
I think Washington D.C is mandating kids be tested.
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NervousNell
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by Diane
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Diane
Our Superintendent just sent a message, saying they are not testing kids before they go back to school, and the quarantine time is 5 days ONLY for teachers and staff. Students will still have the 10 days.
I know a superintendent in another district. He Posted on Facebook that districts cannot legally ask for children to test before return from break.
They just can ask you too but cannot require it for return
I think Washington D.C is mandating kids be tested.
By Monday ?
No way that will happen
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Raging2020
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Judging by the crowds packed into Times Square tonight like sardines and I see very few masks on in the crowd, we'll be seeing another huge spike shortly. But no worries, no worries, I am sure they checked everyone's vaccine card for entry.
But like they totally only have to quarantine for 5 days now. So it’s totes ok! (How Covid rules sound like to me)
NYS hasn’t changed their guidelines; you still need to isolate for 10 days if you are positive. The only exceptions are essential workers like healthcare employees.
And how are their rules for packing people into Times Square like sardines with no masks duringa huge spike?
Can we explain away and justify that one?
Can we do some mental gymnastics to make that make sense and prove these rules are 100% logical?
None of it makes sense. The CDC allowing essential workers to isolate for 5 days is crazy to me as well. It’s a virus. It doesn’t attack differently because someone is an essential worker. Lol.
And if someone works in a hospital, why on earth would you want them to isolate for LESS time?
How about this humdinger? An unvaccinated nurse who is Covid negative is not allowed in the hospital to work. But a vaccinated nurse who has active Covid is allowed to treat patients.
If people don't see the bullshitt I have no hope for them.
The lack of outrage over this is what is going to cause even more mandates.
There are nurses who barely have their heads above water bc they are so over worked bc so many were fired. But instead of saying that maybe wasn’t the best idea this is their solution?!?!?! There was no outrage when unvaccinated traveling nurses came in, so I guess I can’t be that shocked.
If people don’t see this then chances are they are a lost cause.
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Sash
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by Naturalmama
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by Sash
Posted by NervousNell
Judging by the crowds packed into Times Square tonight like sardines and I see very few masks on in the crowd, we'll be seeing another huge spike shortly. But no worries, no worries, I am sure they checked everyone's vaccine card for entry.
But like they totally only have to quarantine for 5 days now. So it’s totes ok! (How Covid rules sound like to me)
NYS hasn’t changed their guidelines; you still need to isolate for 10 days if you are positive. The only exceptions are essential workers like healthcare employees.
And how are their rules for packing people into Times Square like sardines with no masks duringa huge spike?
Can we explain away and justify that one?
Can we do some mental gymnastics to make that make sense and prove these rules are 100% logical?
None of it makes sense. The CDC allowing essential workers to isolate for 5 days is crazy to me as well. It’s a virus. It doesn’t attack differently because someone is an essential worker. Lol.
And if someone works in a hospital, why on earth would you want them to isolate for LESS time?
Omg that’s so true. I didn’t think of it that way.
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soontobemommyof2
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by Diane
Our Superintendent just sent a message, saying they are not testing kids before they go back to school, and the quarantine time is 5 days ONLY for teachers and staff. Students will still have the 10 days.
I’m assuming the 5 days quarantine for the teachers and staff would only be for those that are vaccinated right?
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Diane
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by soontobemommyof2
Posted by Diane
Our Superintendent just sent a message, saying they are not testing kids before they go back to school, and the quarantine time is 5 days ONLY for teachers and staff. Students will still have the 10 days.
I’m assuming the 5 days quarantine for the teachers and staff would only be for those that are vaccinated right?
He did not say.
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ali120206
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by Diane
Posted by soontobemommyof2
Posted by Diane
Our Superintendent just sent a message, saying they are not testing kids before they go back to school, and the quarantine time is 5 days ONLY for teachers and staff. Students will still have the 10 days.
I’m assuming the 5 days quarantine for the teachers and staff would only be for those that are vaccinated right?
He did not say.
Nope it’s all since there are essential. They need to not be sick though - they can have improving symptoms (like lingering cough) though.
The NY DOH hasn’t adopted the CDCs recs yet so schools can’t adopt 5 day quarantines/isolations for students, just for personnel…
And only those who are boostered or fully vaccinated in less than 6 mos ago are exempt from quarantine.
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Re: Covid at home test kits
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Posted by CookiePuss
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Posted by mommy2devin
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The vaccine helps to minimize the need for hospitalization and death.
If the hospital beds are full of CoVid patients - a majority of hospitalizations and death are of the unvaccinated - what happens to those in car crashes, strokes, heart attacks when there are no more beds because of what I stated above?
So, while the vaccines have not helped in stopping the transmission - it has been helpful is lowering sickness to avoid death and hospitalization.
This is obviously off topic.. but I don’t know, I went for surgery on Wednesday, one of the biggest well known hospitals in NJ and it wasn’t overwhelmed. My grandfather is in the hospital in FL, no craziness going on in his hospital. I wish people would define the #s when they say overwhelm. And provide facts of these overwhelmed hospitals. When I think overwhelmed, I’m thinking 2020 start of pandemic. I keep hearing this blanket statement of “overwhelmed hosptials”, but don’t see where this is happening.
Now, If we get back on topic, doctor offices and testing sites are overwhelmed because of the hysteria of useless testing.
I believe it's the concern that the trend can overwhelm the hospitals fairly quickly.
ETA: I am social with a few doctors and nurses that are in the ER. They are dreading what they feel is coming. One does Urgent Care work as well and she was sharing how overwhelming things have gotten in the last couple of weeks because of increasing CoVid cases and Flu A cases. Now they test first for CoVid and if that is negative - they test for the flu and it's usually one or the other.
Maybe because they have less staff since they fired them also. The ones that were ok to work unvaccinated and praised but now pushed out.
Northwell, the largest health care provider in NY, fired 1400 out of a staff of appx. 76K...less then 2%.
I think those sick and in need of quarantining provide more of a risk to the capability of the staff then those that left due to the vaccine requirement.
Again, I don't know what hospitals are claiming they are overwhelmed.
I just saw Englewood in NJ say their ED is overwhelmed as people are going there for Covid testing.
My friend who is a nurse is so sick, she couldn’t go to urgent care around us because all of them are so over booked with people getting tested due to exposure. She had to go to Newark and is still waiting 5 days for her PCR results because they are so backed up. She also had to wait hours to get antibiotics. It’s really ridiculous. She is actually sick and can’t get help or the results she needs because of the hysterics.
She also said her doctors said the flu is horrible this year, crazy bad strain. She thinks she has the flu because the rapid was negative but she wants to confirm.
Sorry but this post makes no sense. Your friend is sick so she needs to get tested but others who are also sick should not get tested? She add already tested negative but wants yet another test to confirm? If the flu is horrible this year perhaps many of those other people were as sick as she was with that flu? She had to wait hours at the pharmacy for antibiotics? Why— because other folks who are also sick needed antibiotics?
And you just said you took your son to be tested because he was exposed. Yet you are criticizing others trying to be tested due to exposure?
Obviously you struggle with reading comprehension. I said I didn’t take my son to get tested because the lines were long and to get an appointment were insane. And since I saw the madness I didn’t bother, therefore not taking the opportunity from someone who is sick. I know how to read the room and the situation unlike many people in this world.
And I also never said people who aren’t sick shouldn’t get tested or treatment at urgent care or the doctors. Please show where I said that. I actually agreed with naturalmama.
Secondly, my friend took a rapid test which is not the same as a regular test. Duh. As a nurse and student she needs a negative test from one that is not rapid. This is not breaking news. No one ever said all the people who were sick were sick with Covid. I know I never did as I don’t believe everything is Covid. I’m not stupid. If anything I think it is the flu. And AGAIN I never said she waited at the pharmacy for antibiotic, she had to wait to be seen at the urgent care because she is sick and needed antibiotics. Further proving my point that morons who aren’t sick and just want to know are taking up resources for those who need to be seen by doctors. Like my friend and anyone else who is sick. I never said she was special, I was giving an example. Learn to read and stop making sh!t up and questioning things I never said.
What the fuq is your point in any of your questions?
ETA: also by the way when I get my son tested it’s at the CVS drove thru. I don’t take him to the urgent care or wait on long lines. I also never have take an opportunity from someone to see a doctor because my son was getting tested.
My reading is fine…your writing just does not always make sense. You contradict yourself in the above so perhaps my questions were based on trying to understand wtf you are trying to say.
They also stemmed from frustration at the nasty, condescending attitude you and some others on here have. People who were exposed but are “not sick” want to know because they may still be positive and spread it to others. And those others may get “get sick” with symptoms and wind up clogging up more urgent cares, doctors offices, etc. They may also get others sick who will also need resources. What will it take to make you people understand this??
This very thing just happened with several people I know. It ran the gamut from asymptomatic, to mild symptoms, to elderly family members who got really sick from the person they live with would not test— despite being exposed- because THEY were “not sick.”
Some of the “morons” you refer to may also be in need of a test to confirm for work or school…just like your friend. So yes it it not always covid (DUH)… but sometimes it IS and some people are trying to do the right thing by testing I if they were exposed—even if they are not visibly sick— so they can let those who were around them know. But keep calling everyone a moron, hysterical, etc.
And with that, I will go back to bed since covid is currently kicking my and DH’s asses!!!
Uggh sorry to hear but aren’t you vaccinated? Maybe even boostered?
How many shots do you think you will have to take before the virus won’t kick your ass?
OMG. A simple “get well soon” too much for you????
Lucky, so sorry to hear you are feeling rough! Hope you feel better soon.
Yes, let’s sweep this all under the rug.
Sounds like she is worse off than the simple cold that we are being told with the vaccine you will get. Only the unvaccinated will get it bad. Hmmmmmm
Being vaccinated helps you not die. Being vaccinated helps to not be hospitalized. So having CoVid and being vaccinated and boosted doesn’t mean you aren’t sick- it means you’re not likely to die.
As it is without the vaccine, the percentage for not dying is quite high, 99.8 % I believe. So how much more can a vaccine really help u not to die? I think it has to do more with faith in a product when in reality I don’t really need it to help me get over this virus without dying. Also the majority of cases have been asymptomatic and mild cases and this is without the vaccine and as time progresses it has been less and less, typical course of a virus.
I agree. Everyone keeps saying I'm vaccinated so if I get it I won't die. But the overwhelming majority of unvaccinated people who get Covid won't die either.
If the vaccine stopped transmission, therefore ending this whole thing, I'd be much more for it. But it doesn't....
Yup and weren’t we told that if we got to 70% vaccinated, this would end?
Same boat, I would be more for it too and seeing now what is going on, it doesn’t give unvaccinated people more hope.
We are not even close to 70% of the entire population. Under 5 can’t be vaccinated and only about 25% of children 5-11 are vaccinated. The numbers the government keeps giving us is 18+.
Well we were told we were until they wanted kids to get the shot too and they were happy where we were, though still pushing the vaccine and then making a booster. A booster that they want ALL to get now.
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Re: Covid at home test kits
Posted by MrsWoods
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by soontobemommyof2
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by mommy2devin
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by luckystar08
Posted by Sash
Posted by luckystar08
Posted by Sash
Posted by ali120206
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by CookiePuss
Posted by Sash
Posted by CookiePuss
The vaccine helps to minimize the need for hospitalization and death.
If the hospital beds are full of CoVid patients - a majority of hospitalizations and death are of the unvaccinated - what happens to those in car crashes, strokes, heart attacks when there are no more beds because of what I stated above?
So, while the vaccines have not helped in stopping the transmission - it has been helpful is lowering sickness to avoid death and hospitalization.
This is obviously off topic.. but I don’t know, I went for surgery on Wednesday, one of the biggest well known hospitals in NJ and it wasn’t overwhelmed. My grandfather is in the hospital in FL, no craziness going on in his hospital. I wish people would define the #s when they say overwhelm. And provide facts of these overwhelmed hospitals. When I think overwhelmed, I’m thinking 2020 start of pandemic. I keep hearing this blanket statement of “overwhelmed hosptials”, but don’t see where this is happening.
Now, If we get back on topic, doctor offices and testing sites are overwhelmed because of the hysteria of useless testing.
I believe it's the concern that the trend can overwhelm the hospitals fairly quickly.
ETA: I am social with a few doctors and nurses that are in the ER. They are dreading what they feel is coming. One does Urgent Care work as well and she was sharing how overwhelming things have gotten in the last couple of weeks because of increasing CoVid cases and Flu A cases. Now they test first for CoVid and if that is negative - they test for the flu and it's usually one or the other.
Maybe because they have less staff since they fired them also. The ones that were ok to work unvaccinated and praised but now pushed out.
Northwell, the largest health care provider in NY, fired 1400 out of a staff of appx. 76K...less then 2%.
I think those sick and in need of quarantining provide more of a risk to the capability of the staff then those that left due to the vaccine requirement.
Again, I don't know what hospitals are claiming they are overwhelmed.
I just saw Englewood in NJ say their ED is overwhelmed as people are going there for Covid testing.
My friend who is a nurse is so sick, she couldn’t go to urgent care around us because all of them are so over booked with people getting tested due to exposure. She had to go to Newark and is still waiting 5 days for her PCR results because they are so backed up. She also had to wait hours to get antibiotics. It’s really ridiculous. She is actually sick and can’t get help or the results she needs because of the hysterics.
She also said her doctors said the flu is horrible this year, crazy bad strain. She thinks she has the flu because the rapid was negative but she wants to confirm.
Sorry but this post makes no sense. Your friend is sick so she needs to get tested but others who are also sick should not get tested? She add already tested negative but wants yet another test to confirm? If the flu is horrible this year perhaps many of those other people were as sick as she was with that flu? She had to wait hours at the pharmacy for antibiotics? Why— because other folks who are also sick needed antibiotics?
And you just said you took your son to be tested because he was exposed. Yet you are criticizing others trying to be tested due to exposure?
Obviously you struggle with reading comprehension. I said I didn’t take my son to get tested because the lines were long and to get an appointment were insane. And since I saw the madness I didn’t bother, therefore not taking the opportunity from someone who is sick. I know how to read the room and the situation unlike many people in this world.
And I also never said people who aren’t sick shouldn’t get tested or treatment at urgent care or the doctors. Please show where I said that. I actually agreed with naturalmama.
Secondly, my friend took a rapid test which is not the same as a regular test. Duh. As a nurse and student she needs a negative test from one that is not rapid. This is not breaking news. No one ever said all the people who were sick were sick with Covid. I know I never did as I don’t believe everything is Covid. I’m not stupid. If anything I think it is the flu. And AGAIN I never said she waited at the pharmacy for antibiotic, she had to wait to be seen at the urgent care because she is sick and needed antibiotics. Further proving my point that morons who aren’t sick and just want to know are taking up resources for those who need to be seen by doctors. Like my friend and anyone else who is sick. I never said she was special, I was giving an example. Learn to read and stop making sh!t up and questioning things I never said.
What the fuq is your point in any of your questions?
ETA: also by the way when I get my son tested it’s at the CVS drove thru. I don’t take him to the urgent care or wait on long lines. I also never have take an opportunity from someone to see a doctor because my son was getting tested.
My reading is fine…your writing just does not always make sense. You contradict yourself in the above so perhaps my questions were based on trying to understand wtf you are trying to say.
They also stemmed from frustration at the nasty, condescending attitude you and some others on here have. People who were exposed but are “not sick” want to know because they may still be positive and spread it to others. And those others may get “get sick” with symptoms and wind up clogging up more urgent cares, doctors offices, etc. They may also get others sick who will also need resources. What will it take to make you people understand this??
This very thing just happened with several people I know. It ran the gamut from asymptomatic, to mild symptoms, to elderly family members who got really sick from the person they live with would not test— despite being exposed- because THEY were “not sick.”
Some of the “morons” you refer to may also be in need of a test to confirm for work or school…just like your friend. So yes it it not always covid (DUH)… but sometimes it IS and some people are trying to do the right thing by testing I if they were exposed—even if they are not visibly sick— so they can let those who were around them know. But keep calling everyone a moron, hysterical, etc.
And with that, I will go back to bed since covid is currently kicking my and DH’s asses!!!
Uggh sorry to hear but aren’t you vaccinated? Maybe even boostered?
How many shots do you think you will have to take before the virus won’t kick your ass?
OMG. A simple “get well soon” too much for you????
Lucky, so sorry to hear you are feeling rough! Hope you feel better soon.
Yes, let’s sweep this all under the rug.
Sounds like she is worse off than the simple cold that we are being told with the vaccine you will get. Only the unvaccinated will get it bad. Hmmmmmm
Being vaccinated helps you not die. Being vaccinated helps to not be hospitalized. So having CoVid and being vaccinated and boosted doesn’t mean you aren’t sick- it means you’re not likely to die.
As it is without the vaccine, the percentage for not dying is quite high, 99.8 % I believe. So how much more can a vaccine really help u not to die? I think it has to do more with faith in a product when in reality I don’t really need it to help me get over this virus without dying. Also the majority of cases have been asymptomatic and mild cases and this is without the vaccine and as time progresses it has been less and less, typical course of a virus.
I agree. Everyone keeps saying I'm vaccinated so if I get it I won't die. But the overwhelming majority of unvaccinated people who get Covid won't die either.
If the vaccine stopped transmission, therefore ending this whole thing, I'd be much more for it. But it doesn't....
Agreed.
I hate the same old comment. But its not gonna make me die...blah blah blah. How you know that for a fact? Because the science experiment says so...so far. God this sh%t so ridiculous. This world is ridiculous. If this is the end of days like in the bible...i wouldnt be surprised.
Exactly and no one knows how bad you would get it with or without a vaccine. It’s just another way to make people run for it. We can only hope it does lessen symptoms if gotten but someone in here described her symptoms exact to my unvaccinated coworker.
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Judging by the crowds packed into Times Square tonight like sardines and I see very few masks on in the crowd, we'll be seeing another huge spike shortly. But no worries, no worries, I am sure they checked everyone's vaccine card for entry.
But like they totally only have to quarantine for 5 days now. So it’s totes ok! (How Covid rules sound like to me)
NYS hasn’t changed their guidelines; you still need to isolate for 10 days if you are positive. The only exceptions are essential workers like healthcare employees.
And how are their rules for packing people into Times Square like sardines with no masks duringa huge spike?
Can we explain away and justify that one?
Can we do some mental gymnastics to make that make sense and prove these rules are 100% logical?
It all makes no sense but people will continue to overlook the stupidity.
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Our Superintendent just sent a message, saying they are not testing kids before they go back to school, and the quarantine time is 5 days ONLY for teachers and staff. Students will still have the 10 days.
I’m assuming the 5 days quarantine for the teachers and staff would only be for those that are vaccinated right?
Which still makes NO sense as vaccinated are getting sicker than some unvaccinated.
This all makes NO sense at all
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Covid at home test kits
I’d like an at home flu test. Do those exist? Just like Covid, there is nothing you can do for it but sometimes it’s just nice to know what you have. My friends family are all sick. Negative for Covid on at home tests. They want to test for flu but can’t get into their regular doctor or urgent cares.
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I’d like an at home flu test. Do those exist? Just like Covid, there is nothing you can do for it but sometimes it’s just nice to know what you have. My friends family are all sick. Negative for Covid on at home tests. They want to test for flu but can’t get into their regular doctor or urgent cares.
Am I the only one that never has or does run to the doctor when sick? Especially adults, you know your body and how you can treat yourself for the most part. Leave the room for people who truly need the care because maybe one day that could be you that needs it.
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Re: Covid at home test kits
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Posted by Raging2020
I’d like an at home flu test. Do those exist? Just like Covid, there is nothing you can do for it but sometimes it’s just nice to know what you have. My friends family are all sick. Negative for Covid on at home tests. They want to test for flu but can’t get into their regular doctor or urgent cares.
Am I the only one that never has or does run to the doctor when sick? Especially adults, you know your body and how you can treat yourself for the most part. Leave the room for people who truly need the care because maybe one day that could be you that needs it.
I typically wait until I’m miserable to go to the Dr (usually I end up with bronchitis or sinus infections).
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The vaccine helps to minimize the need for hospitalization and death.
If the hospital beds are full of CoVid patients - a majority of hospitalizations and death are of the unvaccinated - what happens to those in car crashes, strokes, heart attacks when there are no more beds because of what I stated above?
So, while the vaccines have not helped in stopping the transmission - it has been helpful is lowering sickness to avoid death and hospitalization.
This is obviously off topic.. but I don’t know, I went for surgery on Wednesday, one of the biggest well known hospitals in NJ and it wasn’t overwhelmed. My grandfather is in the hospital in FL, no craziness going on in his hospital. I wish people would define the #s when they say overwhelm. And provide facts of these overwhelmed hospitals. When I think overwhelmed, I’m thinking 2020 start of pandemic. I keep hearing this blanket statement of “overwhelmed hosptials”, but don’t see where this is happening.
Now, If we get back on topic, doctor offices and testing sites are overwhelmed because of the hysteria of useless testing.
I believe it's the concern that the trend can overwhelm the hospitals fairly quickly.
ETA: I am social with a few doctors and nurses that are in the ER. They are dreading what they feel is coming. One does Urgent Care work as well and she was sharing how overwhelming things have gotten in the last couple of weeks because of increasing CoVid cases and Flu A cases. Now they test first for CoVid and if that is negative - they test for the flu and it's usually one or the other.
Maybe because they have less staff since they fired them also. The ones that were ok to work unvaccinated and praised but now pushed out.
Northwell, the largest health care provider in NY, fired 1400 out of a staff of appx. 76K...less then 2%.
I think those sick and in need of quarantining provide more of a risk to the capability of the staff then those that left due to the vaccine requirement.
Again, I don't know what hospitals are claiming they are overwhelmed.
I just saw Englewood in NJ say their ED is overwhelmed as people are going there for Covid testing.
My friend who is a nurse is so sick, she couldn’t go to urgent care around us because all of them are so over booked with people getting tested due to exposure. She had to go to Newark and is still waiting 5 days for her PCR results because they are so backed up. She also had to wait hours to get antibiotics. It’s really ridiculous. She is actually sick and can’t get help or the results she needs because of the hysterics.
She also said her doctors said the flu is horrible this year, crazy bad strain. She thinks she has the flu because the rapid was negative but she wants to confirm.
Sorry but this post makes no sense. Your friend is sick so she needs to get tested but others who are also sick should not get tested? She add already tested negative but wants yet another test to confirm? If the flu is horrible this year perhaps many of those other people were as sick as she was with that flu? She had to wait hours at the pharmacy for antibiotics? Why— because other folks who are also sick needed antibiotics?
And you just said you took your son to be tested because he was exposed. Yet you are criticizing others trying to be tested due to exposure?
Obviously you struggle with reading comprehension. I said I didn’t take my son to get tested because the lines were long and to get an appointment were insane. And since I saw the madness I didn’t bother, therefore not taking the opportunity from someone who is sick. I know how to read the room and the situation unlike many people in this world.
And I also never said people who aren’t sick shouldn’t get tested or treatment at urgent care or the doctors. Please show where I said that. I actually agreed with naturalmama.
Secondly, my friend took a rapid test which is not the same as a regular test. Duh. As a nurse and student she needs a negative test from one that is not rapid. This is not breaking news. No one ever said all the people who were sick were sick with Covid. I know I never did as I don’t believe everything is Covid. I’m not stupid. If anything I think it is the flu. And AGAIN I never said she waited at the pharmacy for antibiotic, she had to wait to be seen at the urgent care because she is sick and needed antibiotics. Further proving my point that morons who aren’t sick and just want to know are taking up resources for those who need to be seen by doctors. Like my friend and anyone else who is sick. I never said she was special, I was giving an example. Learn to read and stop making sh!t up and questioning things I never said.
What the fuq is your point in any of your questions?
ETA: also by the way when I get my son tested it’s at the CVS drove thru. I don’t take him to the urgent care or wait on long lines. I also never have take an opportunity from someone to see a doctor because my son was getting tested.
My reading is fine…your writing just does not always make sense. You contradict yourself in the above so perhaps my questions were based on trying to understand wtf you are trying to say.
They also stemmed from frustration at the nasty, condescending attitude you and some others on here have. People who were exposed but are “not sick” want to know because they may still be positive and spread it to others. And those others may get “get sick” with symptoms and wind up clogging up more urgent cares, doctors offices, etc. They may also get others sick who will also need resources. What will it take to make you people understand this??
This very thing just happened with several people I know. It ran the gamut from asymptomatic, to mild symptoms, to elderly family members who got really sick from the person they live with would not test— despite being exposed- because THEY were “not sick.”
Some of the “morons” you refer to may also be in need of a test to confirm for work or school…just like your friend. So yes it it not always covid (DUH)… but sometimes it IS and some people are trying to do the right thing by testing I if they were exposed—even if they are not visibly sick— so they can let those who were around them know. But keep calling everyone a moron, hysterical, etc.
And with that, I will go back to bed since covid is currently kicking my and DH’s asses!!!
Uggh sorry to hear but aren’t you vaccinated? Maybe even boostered?
How many shots do you think you will have to take before the virus won’t kick your ass?
OMG. A simple “get well soon” too much for you????
Lucky, so sorry to hear you are feeling rough! Hope you feel better soon.
Yes, let’s sweep this all under the rug.
Sounds like she is worse off than the simple cold that we are being told with the vaccine you will get. Only the unvaccinated will get it bad. Hmmmmmm
Being vaccinated helps you not die. Being vaccinated helps to not be hospitalized. So having CoVid and being vaccinated and boosted doesn’t mean you aren’t sick- it means you’re not likely to die.
As it is without the vaccine, the percentage for not dying is quite high, 99.8 % I believe. So how much more can a vaccine really help u not to die? I think it has to do more with faith in a product when in reality I don’t really need it to help me get over this virus without dying. Also the majority of cases have been asymptomatic and mild cases and this is without the vaccine and as time progresses it has been less and less, typical course of a virus.
I agree. Everyone keeps saying I'm vaccinated so if I get it I won't die. But the overwhelming majority of unvaccinated people who get Covid won't die either.
If the vaccine stopped transmission, therefore ending this whole thing, I'd be much more for it. But it doesn't....
Agreed.
I hate the same old comment. But its not gonna make me die...blah blah blah. How you know that for a fact? Because the science experiment says so...so far. God this sh%t so ridiculous. This world is ridiculous. If this is the end of days like in the bible...i wouldnt be surprised.
Exactly and no one knows how bad you would get it with or without a vaccine. It’s just another way to make people run for it. We can only hope it does lessen symptoms if gotten but someone in here described her symptoms exact to my unvaccinated coworker.
There are statistics for all these questions.
Hospitalizations - look at those getting hospitalized for CoVid...;It's the unvaccinated overwhelmingly.
Look who is dying from CoVid - it's overwhelming the unvaccinated.
The vaccinate/therapeutic does have an significant effect.
It is known that being vaccinated lessens the symptoms just by looking at hospitalization and death rates of CoVid.
Anyone search and find the same information.
Did the vaccine works as was hoped? No, I don't think it did. Does it work on some significant level - yes - it does.
Omicrom may be less virulent but it's still only about 59% of the positive cases with Delta making up the rest.
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Posted by ali120206
Posted by windyweather21
Posted by Raging2020
I’d like an at home flu test. Do those exist? Just like Covid, there is nothing you can do for it but sometimes it’s just nice to know what you have. My friends family are all sick. Negative for Covid on at home tests. They want to test for flu but can’t get into their regular doctor or urgent cares.
Am I the only one that never has or does run to the doctor when sick? Especially adults, you know your body and how you can treat yourself for the most part. Leave the room for people who truly need the care because maybe one day that could be you that needs it.
I typically wait until I’m miserable to go to the Dr (usually I end up with bronchitis or sinus infections).
Ugghh yes that is the downfall of waiting as I have had pneumonia twice. 10 years apart though.
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