Too late for Covid test?

[Anonymous]

Over 50 and Not vaxed or boosted. First time I had covid (Delta or Omicron variant), I had mild cold symptoms and then brain fog for week. Recently just a mild fever and bad nasal cold for 3-4 days.

[Anonymous]

There is one poster in this thread who is bizarrely triggered by the idea of people caring about covid ( tests, masks, vaccines). Sorry it's hurting your feelings that thousands of hundreds of thousands of people are still dying from covid. Yes no one cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is one poster in this thread who is bizarrely triggered by the idea of people caring about covid ( tests, masks, vaccines). Sorry it's hurting your feelings that thousands of hundreds of thousands of people are still dying from covid. Yes no one cares.

DP As per the CDC, there are roughly 500 US covid deaths per week currently. And that includes cases where covid was a contributing cause, not the primary cause. Nearly all of these deaths are in the elderly. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographicsovertime

Monthly Covid Death Rates per 100,000 population, March 2024
0-11 years 0.01
12-17 years 0.00
18-29 years 0.02
30-39 years 0.04
40-49 years 0.10
50-64 years 0.47
65-74 years 1.85
75+ years 11.57

[Anonymous]

PP again. Despite the near absence of adverse outcomes in the young and the concentration of poor outcomes in 75+ years, the CDC is nonetheless expected to, once again, recommend next fall's covid booster for all ages (above 6mo).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP again. Despite the near absence of adverse outcomes in the young and the concentration of poor outcomes in 75+ years, the CDC is nonetheless expected to, once again, recommend next fall's covid booster for all ages (above 6mo).

Ever look at the federal workforce? It's mostly olds. Of course they're going to be focused on protecting the old and frail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP, you're about 4 years too late. Covid isn't really a thing anymore.

Then why are still people dying from it still?

People die from the flu too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be advantageous to know whether you had it. It’s worth testing.

Why? What does it matter? What are you going to do differently? You people need to let go of the chokehold that COVID has on you. Move on, the rest of the world has. No one is testing, no one is getting more vaccines and no one is masking, no matter how much you wish you could still play pandemic, its over and has been over for years.

NP. When I’m sick, I also test for flu, strep and rsv - YOU are the one triggered by Covid/living in the past, if you can’t even bear to see it mentioned. What would I do differently? Even if it’s flu, I’m going to take steps not to give it to my family. Geez.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, OP, you're about 4 years too late. Covid isn't really a thing anymore.

Then why are still people dying from it still?

People die from the flu too.

Sure, but people don't go to heaven when they die from covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be advantageous to know whether you had it. It’s worth testing.

Why? What does it matter? What are you going to do differently? You people need to let go of the chokehold that COVID has on you. Move on, the rest of the world has. No one is testing, no one is getting more vaccines and no one is masking, no matter how much you wish you could still play pandemic, its over and has been over for years.

NP. When I’m sick, I also test for flu, strep and rsv - YOU are the one triggered by Covid/living in the past, if you can’t even bear to see it mentioned. What would I do differently? Even if it’s flu, I’m going to take steps not to give it to my family. Geez.

So, if the tests are negative, you conclude it's a virus that is fine to give to your family?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP again. Despite the near absence of adverse outcomes in the young and the concentration of poor outcomes in 75+ years, the CDC is nonetheless expected to, once again, recommend next fall's covid booster for all ages (above 6mo).

Ever look at the federal workforce? It's mostly olds. Of course they're going to be focused on protecting the old and frail.

NIH receives royalties from Moderna related to covid vaccines.

[Anonymous]

I probably shouldn’t bother to respond, but for many of us with chronic illnesses, covid is highly likely to put us into a flare in a way that the flu, cold, RSV, etc are not. ANY viral infection (maybe any infection at all) can cause a flare, but covid is causing flares and other set backs at a MUCH higher rate. So we still care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I probably shouldn’t bother to respond, but for many of us with chronic illnesses, covid is highly likely to put us into a flare in a way that the flu, cold, RSV, etc are not. ANY viral infection (maybe any infection at all) can cause a flare, but covid is causing flares and other set backs at a MUCH higher rate. So we still care.

Let me guess: you have an unnamed autoimmune disease.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I probably shouldn’t bother to respond, but for many of us with chronic illnesses, covid is highly likely to put us into a flare in a way that the flu, cold, RSV, etc are not. ANY viral infection (maybe any infection at all) can cause a flare, but covid is causing flares and other set backs at a MUCH higher rate. So we still care.

Covid and covid vaccines can cause flares in underlying conditions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I probably shouldn’t bother to respond, but for many of us with chronic illnesses, covid is highly likely to put us into a flare in a way that the flu, cold, RSV, etc are not. ANY viral infection (maybe any infection at all) can cause a flare, but covid is causing flares and other set backs at a MUCH higher rate. So we still care.

Covid and covid vaccines can cause flares in underlying conditions.

Yeah, anxiety can do crazy things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I probably shouldn’t bother to respond, but for many of us with chronic illnesses, covid is highly likely to put us into a flare in a way that the flu, cold, RSV, etc are not. ANY viral infection (maybe any infection at all) can cause a flare, but covid is causing flares and other set backs at a MUCH higher rate. So we still care.

Covid and covid vaccines can cause flares in underlying conditions.

Yeah, anxiety can do crazy things.

Sadly, the effects of post-vaccine syndrome are physiological. While this has been discussed for a while overseas, the US has seen little discussion. However, that is starting to change. The NYT broached the issue this week, Chris Cuomo just said he is suffering from it.