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lapfog_1

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8. all it takes is one mistake

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 02:13 PM

Aug 2021

I got it last October, fortunately a mild case, and I was super super careful, staying alone indoors away from people... but I made one error, I went to lunch with my favorite niece, we sat outside in a tent... and next to us was an unmasked family with little kids running all over the place. Three days later I'm sick and my blood oxygen has gone to shit and my doctor is saying "you probably have Covid, if things don't improve tomorrow I want you in a hospital".

3 weeks I couldn't stay awake all day, I could barely finish a sentence in a video conference call... and for 2 more months I had fatigue and a weird runny nose. By January most symptoms cleared up and I got the vaccine in early April.

Covid-19 can happen to anyone. And it is very dangerous... even the mild version like I had kicked the crap out of me.

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A co-worker of mine, in his 30's and fully vaxxed just got over a breakthrough case after a week [View all] Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 OP

Glad he is OK. He probably didn't get it as bad because he is fully vaxed MiniMe Aug 2021 #1

I think we all will get exposed to the virus. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #2

I see no way we won't all get it. Johonny Aug 2021 #17

Yes. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #22

He is supposed to stay isolated for 10 days after his symptoms first appeared. LisaL Aug 2021 #3

Our entire office has been work from home since April 2020, and remains so Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #5

I guess 10 days don't count when one works from home. LisaL Aug 2021 #6

I was unclear, just edited my OP :) nt Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #7

Hella smart enough to get the vaccine. brush Aug 2021 #4

all it takes is one mistake lapfog_1 Aug 2021 #8

Glad you made it, scary. appalachiablue Aug 2021 #10

Scary stuff. My cousin and wife went out last November, both got it. He made it through. She didn't. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #23

There was an article in the Connecticut paper about how the elderly Tomconroy Aug 2021 #9

The national average vaccination rate of residents is 81%. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #13

In CT they made a big push to get everyone in the nursing homes vaxxed Tomconroy Aug 2021 #14

Virus don't care. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #11

Seems not ... but it does care about your mask, your vax, and your avoiding crowds Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #12

My daughter is on day 10 bedridden by virus cally Aug 2021 #15

Was she vaxed? boston bean Aug 2021 #16

Hope she will be OK. Scary. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #24

Is she vaccinated? obamanut2012 Aug 2021 #31

yes! cally Aug 2021 #33

We formally start back in person tomorrow - Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #18

That's a bummer you have to go back to the 'office' tomorrow! Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #19

I've been back and teaching in person for more than a year. Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #21

Sorry to hear. Not the time to go back. The resuming normal push was premature and we're paying. nt Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #25

Yup. Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #27

"I think K-12 should wait until vaccinations are available". Wholeheartedly agree. The ones in the Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #28

My problem is the rest of us they are going to take out with them. Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #29

Probably so. At 1,000 times more transmissable, Delta probably will infect most of them. Keep us Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #30

It's actually only about 4 times more transmissible. Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #34

I like your numbers better. Good explanation. Thanks Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #37

I was glad to find an R0 number Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #38

Even in the MSM there is a lot of conflicting info. Here's hoping! Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #39

Thanks for sharing. Back in late May, I got a call from someone I attended an outside meeting c-rational Aug 2021 #20

The more of these I hear, I wonder about the stated efficacy when vaccines were rolled out. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #26

Two words: Delta. Variant. nt Lisa0825 Aug 2021 #36

And the efficacy of Phizer and Moderna with the variant is ___? Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #40

Kick dalton99a Aug 2021 #32

I was vaxxed in January, and have been masking up and being very careful. Lisa0825 Aug 2021 #35