Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[saysfaa]

That's why you can't accept one, you lose trying to deny the next.

That is one of the reasons the opting out of the mandates should not be limited to religious/medical exemptions.

Policies almost always lag behind new information.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

That is one of the reasons the opting out of the mandates should not be limited to religious/medical exemptions.

Policies almost always lag behind new information.

Theyre jacking up the price for those test kits too and its one per customer. The only place that wasnt sold out was a little hole in the wall pharmacy thats family owned. Its been there since the 1930s. They had 4. Cost me 40 bucks for one kit with 2 tests. Walgreens, CVS, Meijer, walmart, target...all sold out

 

[Brooks_]

Theyre jacking up the price for those test kits too and its one per customer. The only place that wasnt sold out was a little hole in the wall pharmacy thats family owned. Its been there since the 1930s. They had 4. Cost me 40 bucks for one kit with 2 tests. Walgreens, CVS, Meijer, walmart, target...all sold out

In fairness, it's more the agreement to sell at cost has expired than jacking the price.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

In fairness, it's more the agreement to sell at cost has expired than jacking the price.

Too true. But you pay for the convenience. I only did it because I know my DH would not GO to get tested. Those tests are still free and a lot of them here are walk ins or drive ups. The consenses was if that I could not find an at home test I was gonna go get myself tested. Luckily I was able to find one so now we know for sure its just the flu. I'm still having to watch him like a hawk. Just 5 minutes ago he went to use the bathroom in the master bath.
"Did you sanitize the bedroom door handle?"
"I dont need to I just washed my hands"
"Yea...but were your hands just washed when you walked into the room??"
"Oh..."

 

[bruceha2000]

I really think we are all going to need to get it so we have natural immunity to the next variant.

I don't think it works that way. If it did we wouldn't have Omicron breakthroughs.

Good news. I was able to obtain an at home test for the hubby. It was negative so he just has the flu still taking precautions but I feel better

You did the right thing!

Now they are told they will not be considered vaccinated, all employees must have a booster also

That would explain how the number of unvaccinated can go up. Either that or MASSIVE immigration of unvaccinated people

Don't know if they are using that logic in Israel or not (the source of my original question).

 

[saysfaa]

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...Don't know if they are using that logic in Israel or not (the source of my original question).

I don't think so in that chart because they defined the categories in the color code key at the bottom: unvaccinated, one dose, two doses, three doses. They only just started people getting a fourth dose.

In the US, it might be because more unvaccinated are getting tested due to the mandates. I don't think that would be the case in Isreal, though.

 

[sdm111]

Good news. I was able to obtain an at home test for the hubby. It was negative so he just has the flu still taking precautions but I feel better

Unfortunately home tests are unreliable

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Unfortunately home tests are unreliable

Thats why we are still taking precautions. We're 10 feet apart, not sleeping in the same bed, i blow him kisses, and I sanitize everything he touches. And you can argue that the home tests are unreliable but the free onsite testing Ive seen uses the Binax home test kits to test. Which is why I paid 40 bucks for it.

Edit: the other reason they are unreliable is people not reading the results correctly. Ive taken enough pregnancy tests in my life to tell you if the line is positive, faint or nonexistent

 

[Sammster]

Thats why we are still taking precautions. We're 10 feet apart, not sleeping in the same bed, i blow him kisses, and I sanitize everything he touches. And you can argue that the home tests are unreliable but the free onsite testing Ive seen uses the Binax home test kits to test. Which is why I paid 40 bucks for it.

Hoping the best for you both ♡♡

 

[sdm111]

Thats why we are still taking precautions. We're 10 feet apart, not sleeping in the same bed, i blow him kisses, and I sanitize everything he touches. And you can argue that the home tests are unreliable but the free onsite testing Ive seen uses the Binax home test kits to test. Which is why I paid 40 bucks for it.

Edit: the other reason they are unreliable is people not reading the results correctly. Ive taken enough pregnancy tests in my life to tell you if the line is positive, faint or nonexistent

I'm not arguing by far. One just can't rely on them. I got my first vaccination but don't and won't now or after I'm supposedly completely vaccinated. I dont believe it in it and didn't want it but I got it cause my wife pretty much had to for her job eventhough she didn't want it. We're not gonna be one of the ones that's believing they're immune from it. I still wear a mask I don't believe in it but I'm so used to it now it doesn't bother me. I prefer to not be in the drama of people freaking out when they see an unmasked person. I have more important things to take up my time.