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phylny

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8. That's a good question, and I'll need to think about it.

Mon Jul 19, 2021, 08:20 AM

Jul 2021

I am not even sure my friend is infected. I also don't know how quickly I'd show infection.

Mostly I want a test close to when the baby is born. But you have certainly given me something to consider.

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It's back to more careful Covid precaution basics for me, though I am fully vaccinated (Moderna). [View all] phylny Jul 2021 OP

Good luck! calimary Jul 2021 #1

Interesting strategy... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #2

I use these for my masks moonscape Jul 2021 #56

Looks like the same thing folks use on eyeglasses... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #57

Yes, but shorter so the mask stays around moonscape Jul 2021 #58

I use lanyards for my masks too. StarryNite Jul 2021 #52

By now, I regard them as a fashion accessory, as well as a safeguard for everyone's health. calimary Jul 2021 #64

I'm sure your daughter appreciates you wearing the mask and getting early testing. flying_wahini Jul 2021 #3

Thank you - a jolt back to reality! phylny Jul 2021 #4

Why not test today? Just curious. I would be dying to know ASAP Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #5

That's a good question, and I'll need to think about it. phylny Jul 2021 #8

Tests are still free Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #17

CVS still wide open on testing available.. fyi Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #25

When my spouse decided to get up close and personal Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #26

Good!! I think I've even heard of some places you can just walk in Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #29

If you test too soon with no symptoms you can get a false negative. Liberty Belle Jul 2021 #10

Yup.. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #12

If tested too early after exposure, it won't be positive. LisaL Jul 2021 #21

This is what I was thinking. phylny Jul 2021 #24

I'm still wearing masks indoors. Lonestarblue Jul 2021 #6

+1...... I am here too. It's all so absurd. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #49

I wear my mask anywhere I go where there are strangers. ananda Jul 2021 #7

That's the way I was, but now I've reconsidered - I never thought to put on my mask phylny Jul 2021 #9

I know ! This is getting scarier to me. It's like Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #13

Good luck friend, may the Covid Angel pass you over peacefully FakeNoose Jul 2021 #11

You mean covid demon? ecstatic Jul 2021 #51

It's a reference to the Biblical "Angel of Death" FakeNoose Jul 2021 #53

We only left our self-quarantine for 2 weeks in June yellerpup Jul 2021 #14

I never really suspended mask-wearing in public. Texin Jul 2021 #15

I just bought some more masks since they are now much more reasonable Baltimike Jul 2021 #16

Look at my new box! :). Rainbow Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #18

love this. I was even able to pick up some n95 masks Baltimike Jul 2021 #19

That's good, you are lucky. I'm in one of those low Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #22

Although I got mine while out, searching for you lead me to order some more Baltimike Jul 2021 #23

Dellta is present in all 50 states Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #27

In England, today was the first day of no restrictions iwillalwayswonderwhy Jul 2021 #20

It took about a week for that to change here after the CDC announcement Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #28

Impressed Ohioans listen to CDC at least. Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #30

Only when it lets them do what they want to do. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #31

You don't trust the CDC? Now you are sounding like a right wnger. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #34

I follow the science, not an organization. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #36

This is a new disease and we are still learning about it. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #38

No. The best source is actual peer-reviewed research. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #40

The original sources of this information as you call them also generally agree with CDC guidelines. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #43

Actually - they don't. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #46

Seems there is a huge difference. One group is trashing Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #48

THIS, exactly. Withywindle Jul 2021 #66

That! And just good common sense based on Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #70

Totally agree ! And getting accused of rw talk Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #39

Me too. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #42

That was my experience in Western New York too liberal_mama Jul 2021 #32

If you have been fully vaccinated the chance of a breakthrough infection is very slim totodeinhere Jul 2021 #33

So I thought but my friend's brother-in-law phylny Jul 2021 #35

I didn't say it's impossible. I said it's rare. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2021 #37

The effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines is reduced to about 80% Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #41

Actually, if those stats are accurate that still makes the vaccines more effective that most totodeinhere Jul 2021 #44

So you care more about what right wing idiots think Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #47

I do not want to encourage right wing idiots. And yes I care about the health of everybody totodeinhere Jul 2021 #54

It is not a scare tactic. Delta is real, and dangerous. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #55

So far all of the breakthrough infections you mentioned have resulted in either mild symptoms or no totodeinhere Jul 2021 #60

You claimed the risk that you would infect someone was negligible. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #61

All untrue. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #62

Everything I said was true. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #63

Agree, the CDC is a political entity, radius777 Jul 2021 #65

The CDC was wrong on cloth masks, but in the opposite direction you suggest. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #69

A high quality tightly woven cloth mask may radius777 Jul 2021 #71

If you aren't interested in protecting yourself, you can obviously just go through the motions. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #72

I am fully vaccinated yet you are accusing me of infaecting other people? totodeinhere Jul 2021 #67

Tell that to the 55 person Texas delation - Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #68

Speaking truth always better isn't it? Or are you suggesting Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #50

I understand. phylny Jul 2021 #45

Of course you are. You're an adult... SKKY Jul 2021 #59