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Reply to Aristus (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 02:27 PM

Mar 2020

Doubt I'll be sick of you, but if you aren't feeling well, sometimes the screen is hard to deal with.

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Had to come home from work sick. [View all] Aristus Mar 2020 OP

will Mrs. A dweller Mar 2020 #1

It's best if she doesn't leave the house. Aristus Mar 2020 #3

Coronavirus can manifest itself simply as bronchitis, or with no symptoms at all. pnwmom Mar 2020 #46

Stay well. Thank you for not randpauling. (Not that you would) Cousin Dupree Mar 2020 #2

Yikes... 2naSalit Mar 2020 #4

'When I can'. Aristus Mar 2020 #5

... 2naSalit Mar 2020 #7

Aw, nice! Aristus Mar 2020 #8

We will not get sick of you - not a chance. 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #44

Absolutely! What a crappy thing to do to you. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #51

It could still be the flu, just less likely. defacto7 Mar 2020 #6

There's an outside chance, but a partial immunity can be the difference between life and death. Aristus Mar 2020 #9

Several people I know got the flu this winter despite being vaccinated. LisaL Mar 2020 #12

Sometimes there's more than one strain PatSeg Mar 2020 #41

I know several people who got the flu this winter despite being vaccinated. LisaL Mar 2020 #10

The point is to reduce the risk. And the flu vaccine does that. Aristus Mar 2020 #14

The people I know were tested and test came back positive for influenza. LisaL Mar 2020 #15

Sure... Aristus Mar 2020 #16

Influenza type A to be precise. LisaL Mar 2020 #17

Belief has nothing to do with it. Aristus Mar 2020 #18

I haven't said that I believe vaccines are ineffective and even harmful. LisaL Mar 2020 #19

The whole purpose of your responses here is to discredit vaccination. Aristus Mar 2020 #20

So if I actually have a friend who got vaccinated and still got the flu, I can't post it? LisaL Mar 2020 #21

Add the caveat that the vaccination, if it wasn't the one for the flu strain she was exposed to, Aristus Mar 2020 #22

I can't argue with you there. I am not psychic so I have no idea what would have happened. LisaL Mar 2020 #23

don't bother. You're going to be excoriated if you say Brainstormy Mar 2020 #70

Thanks, cilla4progress Mar 2020 #30

I know someone like that. But she just assumed it was the flu -- no one tested her for it. pnwmom Mar 2020 #60

Stay well my new DU friend. cayugafalls Mar 2020 #11

Take care ploppy Mar 2020 #13

You know the drill Niagara Mar 2020 #24

Will do... Aristus Mar 2020 #25

Well, this is concerning! cilla4progress Mar 2020 #26

Thank you, Cilla. I will. Aristus Mar 2020 #31

Wise words. cilla4progress Mar 2020 #32

+1 Varaddem Mar 2020 #39

Take care and do what the doctor/PA tells you. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #27

Wishing you and all your loved ones well. Please take good care of yourselves. alwaysinasnit Mar 2020 #28

I'll be thinking of you and Mrs. A. Best wishes to both of you, and I hope LuckyCharms Mar 2020 #29

Wishing you and Mrs. Aristus to recover and stay safe. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #33

Take care gademocrat7 Mar 2020 #34

Take care of yourself! 🤒🌡️ GentryDixon Mar 2020 #35

how wonderful for you barbtries Mar 2020 #36

Washington State has been hit pretty hard by the virus. Aristus Mar 2020 #38

Please take care. Hope you both return to health soon. ancianita Mar 2020 #37

Sorry to hear you are not feeling well, Aristus. wendyb-NC Mar 2020 #40

Fingers crossed lillypaddle Mar 2020 #42

Thanks. I'll keep you posted... Aristus Mar 2020 #43

Well that just sucks. Even if it is just a cold or mild flu, that timing just sucks. GemDigger Mar 2020 #45

very best wishes rurallib Mar 2020 #47

Hmmm... hurple Mar 2020 #48

Get well soon agalisgv Mar 2020 #49

But this year's flu vaccine is said to be less effect than usual, and flu vaccine don't 100% protect tblue37 Mar 2020 #50

Self-care on steroids, my friend. You and Mrs. A please get better. Anon-C Mar 2020 #52

Right now, my self-care consists of coffee with a generous dollop of Irish Cream. Aristus Mar 2020 #66

Hope you and yours get to feeling better soon. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #53

so even if you test negative is it still 2 weeks isolation? samnsara Mar 2020 #54

Unfortunately, one negative test doesn't preclude coronavirus, especially pnwmom Mar 2020 #61

Get better soon, Aristus Ohiogal Mar 2020 #55

When they test are they only testing for COVID19? StarryNite Mar 2020 #56

They tested me for Influenza A&B, too. Aristus Mar 2020 #67

hope you and your wife feel better soon! nt steve2470 Mar 2020 #57

Feel better! Just_Vote_Dem Mar 2020 #58

In the Deep South Chainfire Mar 2020 #59

I'll be thinking of you and hope this is just a cold or bronchitis. When others depend on you to be hlthe2b Mar 2020 #62

All the best, hope it's just a cold. Do what you'd order others to do and follow your instructions! Fla Dem Mar 2020 #63

Take care of yourself, Aristus ailsagirl Mar 2020 #64

Hope you feel better soon. n/t area51 Mar 2020 #65

Hope you feel better soon Aristus! smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #68

I visited with one of my colleagues this morning. We did it just like any other patient visit. Aristus Mar 2020 #69