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Jon King

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25. Every single one of us will get it, or live in a bubble forever.

Reply to choie (Original post)

Fri Dec 31, 2021, 06:33 PM

Dec 2021

There literally is no way to avoid the Omicron variant and future variants which will trend to being less severe but way more transmissible.

We all got vaxxed, we get boosted, we wear a mask for the sole reason of slowing this wave to lessen the pressure on hospitals. But there will be no way to avoid Covid going forward unless you choose to live exactly like a person with no immune system has to live....literally in a bubble with filtered air.

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My sister has covid [View all] choie Dec 2021 OP

Sending hugs and well wishes for you and your sister. mucifer Dec 2021 #1

Did she get a PCR test? LisaL Dec 2021 #2

No she took a home test choie Dec 2021 #5

Does she have symptoms? There's a small chance of false alarm with home tests. Klaralven Dec 2021 #20

Yes she does have a bad sore throat and feeling achy choie Dec 2021 #28

Sorry to hear that wendyb-NC Dec 2021 #3

This goddamn virus is a motherfucker Walleye Dec 2021 #4

Thanks everybody for your good wishes! choie Dec 2021 #6

Dang. My she have a complete recovery! electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #7

What kind of ventilation system does the complex have? NickB79 Dec 2021 #8

Yikes. What the hell? ecstatic Dec 2021 #9

Well spotted Hekate Dec 2021 #14

Good Catch ! Gilbert Moore Dec 2021 #15

yes, if cigarette smoke and cooking smells are transmitted internally, I can imagine COVID would too Demovictory9 Dec 2021 #16

Good point. I was trying to think of explanation:) Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2021 #24

And remember those cruise ships that couldn't dock? Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2021 #26

The shared ventilation is scary as hell I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #38

Crossing my fingers she was vaccinated and boosted? n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #10

Yes, she was! choie Dec 2021 #29

Then, with luck, it will be mild. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #31

Hope she recovers quickly malaise Dec 2021 #37

does she have symptoms? orleans Dec 2021 #11

Yes, she has symptoms choie Dec 2021 #30

so glad to hear you both are vaxed & boosted --hopefully it will be uneventful, hoping your sister orleans Jan 2022 #41

Sorry to hear it. You did the right things, don't beat yourself up over it. patphil Dec 2021 #12

I'm so very sorry. Please do not blame yourself. It is very likely to be the Omicron variant... Hekate Dec 2021 #13

This thing is so ubiquitous! And as another poster said, maybe it's the ventilation system? deurbano Dec 2021 #17

Could be ventilation system. SheltieLover Dec 2021 #18

My husband has it, so I probably do too LeftInTX Dec 2021 #19

I'm so sorry MissB Dec 2021 #32

Yeah, getting shots frequently is a bit inconvenient. ShazzieB Dec 2021 #39

But young people think it's "like the flu" LeftInTX Dec 2021 #40

She was never vaccinated? Emile Dec 2021 #21

I posted earlier this week that my brother has it left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Dec 2021 #23

Every single one of us will get it, or live in a bubble forever. Jon King Dec 2021 #25

I am so sorry. I doubt you gave it to her and the home tests are supposedly not that reliable. LoisB Dec 2021 #27

The Reliability Concern... ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #33

Good information. Thank you. LoisB Dec 2021 #34

Sorry to hear that Meowmee Dec 2021 #35

I'm sorry to hear that MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #36