BA.5 Variant, the worst version of Omicron, is vaccine evasiive and surging across the country

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People who don't take measures to prevent Covid should think about the long term health problems many people have after Covid. Even if you get through Covid, it may not be though with you.

I have thought about it and have decided what is most important to me is that my children have a normal childhood and that I live a life where I see my friends and family. So those are the risks we've taken. Feel good about my choices and also respect other people's choices.

Covid is our new normal. Time to adapt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Two and a half years in and I don’t see a huge difference in the frequency of infections among my mask wearing friends and my non mask wearing friends. On top of that, lots of people are reporting a slew of non Covid infections now that their immune systems are getting challenged again. I think the truth is that if we really wanted to prevent Covid, we’d be masking at home or with friends instead of the grocery store, but who would do that? I never thought I I would say this, but I don’t think makes sense anymore.

We plan to send DD to public school masked AND we will have to mask at home because my husband has a blood disorder which makes him extremely high risk.

We will mask at home when she is home so she can catch a break from masking. HEPA filter and distancing, ventilation, etc. At night doors closed and HEPA unit in hallway between our bedrooms.

DD will lunch away from her peers so she can be unmasked to eat.

Our goal is no exposure at all. It will be hard, but may not be impossible. In our case its worth the effort because the risk to my husband from any form of covid is extreme. Im high risk from hypertension, but lack risk factors like heart issues or obesity. So I may just be elevated risk.

If we didnt have these risks, we would just mask in public settings and not at home.

This is insane. Please have a discussion with your DH’s doctors about the extreme behavior you are engaging in. With Evushield and Paxlovid you can be ready to effectively treat covid.

Except not everyone can get those treatments. I was told no despite high risk and struggling to breathe. Check your privilege. It was a miserable few weeks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two and a half years in and I don’t see a huge difference in the frequency of infections among my mask wearing friends and my non mask wearing friends. On top of that, lots of people are reporting a slew of non Covid infections now that their immune systems are getting challenged again. I think the truth is that if we really wanted to prevent Covid, we’d be masking at home or with friends instead of the grocery store, but who would do that? I never thought I I would say this, but I don’t think makes sense anymore.

We plan to send DD to public school masked AND we will have to mask at home because my husband has a blood disorder which makes him extremely high risk.

We will mask at home when she is home so she can catch a break from masking. HEPA filter and distancing, ventilation, etc. At night doors closed and HEPA unit in hallway between our bedrooms.

DD will lunch away from her peers so she can be unmasked to eat.

Our goal is no exposure at all. It will be hard, but may not be impossible. In our case its worth the effort because the risk to my husband from any form of covid is extreme. Im high risk from hypertension, but lack risk factors like heart issues or obesity. So I may just be elevated risk.

If we didnt have these risks, we would just mask in public settings and not at home.

This is insane. Please have a discussion with your DH’s doctors about the extreme behavior you are engaging in. With Evushield and Paxlovid you can be ready to effectively treat covid.

NP. At a minimum, please consider having your husband wear an N95 at all times around your family if you believe his risk is so severe and take the burden off your child.

The fact that you are citing your own hypertension in August 2022 and saying you have elevated risk with all we know about covid and vaccines and treatments, your judgment is already questionable. I sincerely worry for children in families like yours.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two and a half years in and I don’t see a huge difference in the frequency of infections among my mask wearing friends and my non mask wearing friends. On top of that, lots of people are reporting a slew of non Covid infections now that their immune systems are getting challenged again. I think the truth is that if we really wanted to prevent Covid, we’d be masking at home or with friends instead of the grocery store, but who would do that? I never thought I I would say this, but I don’t think makes sense anymore.

We plan to send DD to public school masked AND we will have to mask at home because my husband has a blood disorder which makes him extremely high risk.

We will mask at home when she is home so she can catch a break from masking. HEPA filter and distancing, ventilation, etc. At night doors closed and HEPA unit in hallway between our bedrooms.

DD will lunch away from her peers so she can be unmasked to eat.

Our goal is no exposure at all. It will be hard, but may not be impossible. In our case its worth the effort because the risk to my husband from any form of covid is extreme. Im high risk from hypertension, but lack risk factors like heart issues or obesity. So I may just be elevated risk.

If we didnt have these risks, we would just mask in public settings and not at home.

This is insane. Please have a discussion with your DH’s doctors about the extreme behavior you are engaging in. With Evushield and Paxlovid you can be ready to effectively treat covid.

Except not everyone can get those treatments. I was told no despite high risk and struggling to breathe. Check your privilege. It was a miserable few weeks.

If he’s high enough risk to engage in all of that, he’s eligible for those treatments. And the treatment criteria are not based on “privilege,” wtf! They are based on clinical criteria about whether you need them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two and a half years in and I don’t see a huge difference in the frequency of infections among my mask wearing friends and my non mask wearing friends. On top of that, lots of people are reporting a slew of non Covid infections now that their immune systems are getting challenged again. I think the truth is that if we really wanted to prevent Covid, we’d be masking at home or with friends instead of the grocery store, but who would do that? I never thought I I would say this, but I don’t think makes sense anymore.

We plan to send DD to public school masked AND we will have to mask at home because my husband has a blood disorder which makes him extremely high risk.

We will mask at home when she is home so she can catch a break from masking. HEPA filter and distancing, ventilation, etc. At night doors closed and HEPA unit in hallway between our bedrooms.

DD will lunch away from her peers so she can be unmasked to eat.

Our goal is no exposure at all. It will be hard, but may not be impossible. In our case its worth the effort because the risk to my husband from any form of covid is extreme. Im high risk from hypertension, but lack risk factors like heart issues or obesity. So I may just be elevated risk.

If we didnt have these risks, we would just mask in public settings and not at home.

This is insane. Please have a discussion with your DH’s doctors about the extreme behavior you are engaging in. With Evushield and Paxlovid you can be ready to effectively treat covid.

Except not everyone can get those treatments. I was told no despite high risk and struggling to breathe. Check your privilege. It was a miserable few weeks.

Struggling to breathe sounds like you should have gone to the emergency dept. to be evaluated.

[Anonymous]

My stepson (28) was supposed to go from Philly to NYC for a meeting next week. His firm just switched it to a Zoom to protect vulnerable partners and staff in the Philly office from catching anything brought back by the employees who were supposed to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two and a half years in and I don’t see a huge difference in the frequency of infections among my mask wearing friends and my non mask wearing friends. On top of that, lots of people are reporting a slew of non Covid infections now that their immune systems are getting challenged again. I think the truth is that if we really wanted to prevent Covid, we’d be masking at home or with friends instead of the grocery store, but who would do that? I never thought I I would say this, but I don’t think makes sense anymore.

We plan to send DD to public school masked AND we will have to mask at home because my husband has a blood disorder which makes him extremely high risk.

We will mask at home when she is home so she can catch a break from masking. HEPA filter and distancing, ventilation, etc. At night doors closed and HEPA unit in hallway between our bedrooms.

DD will lunch away from her peers so she can be unmasked to eat.

Our goal is no exposure at all. It will be hard, but may not be impossible. In our case its worth the effort because the risk to my husband from any form of covid is extreme. Im high risk from hypertension, but lack risk factors like heart issues or obesity. So I may just be elevated risk.

If we didnt have these risks, we would just mask in public settings and not at home.

This is insane. Please have a discussion with your DH’s doctors about the extreme behavior you are engaging in. With Evushield and Paxlovid you can be ready to effectively treat covid.

Agreed. Nothing about that plan is sustainable or even eliminates risk. Covid is still getting in that house. They need a new strategy, really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two and a half years in and I don’t see a huge difference in the frequency of infections among my mask wearing friends and my non mask wearing friends. On top of that, lots of people are reporting a slew of non Covid infections now that their immune systems are getting challenged again. I think the truth is that if we really wanted to prevent Covid, we’d be masking at home or with friends instead of the grocery store, but who would do that? I never thought I I would say this, but I don’t think makes sense anymore.

We plan to send DD to public school masked AND we will have to mask at home because my husband has a blood disorder which makes him extremely high risk.

We will mask at home when she is home so she can catch a break from masking. HEPA filter and distancing, ventilation, etc. At night doors closed and HEPA unit in hallway between our bedrooms.

DD will lunch away from her peers so she can be unmasked to eat.

Our goal is no exposure at all. It will be hard, but may not be impossible. In our case its worth the effort because the risk to my husband from any form of covid is extreme. Im high risk from hypertension, but lack risk factors like heart issues or obesity. So I may just be elevated risk.

If we didnt have these risks, we would just mask in public settings and not at home.

This is insane. Please have a discussion with your DH’s doctors about the extreme behavior you are engaging in. With Evushield and Paxlovid you can be ready to effectively treat covid.

Except not everyone can get those treatments. I was told no despite high risk and struggling to breathe. Check your privilege. It was a miserable few weeks.

Struggling to breathe sounds like you should have gone to the emergency dept. to be evaluated.

IIRC this poster couldn’t get appointments with her Walter reed doctors but yes, if she was that bad she should have gone to the ER.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two and a half years in and I don’t see a huge difference in the frequency of infections among my mask wearing friends and my non mask wearing friends. On top of that, lots of people are reporting a slew of non Covid infections now that their immune systems are getting challenged again. I think the truth is that if we really wanted to prevent Covid, we’d be masking at home or with friends instead of the grocery store, but who would do that? I never thought I I would say this, but I don’t think makes sense anymore.

We plan to send DD to public school masked AND we will have to mask at home because my husband has a blood disorder which makes him extremely high risk.

We will mask at home when she is home so she can catch a break from masking. HEPA filter and distancing, ventilation, etc. At night doors closed and HEPA unit in hallway between our bedrooms.

DD will lunch away from her peers so she can be unmasked to eat.

Our goal is no exposure at all. It will be hard, but may not be impossible. In our case its worth the effort because the risk to my husband from any form of covid is extreme. Im high risk from hypertension, but lack risk factors like heart issues or obesity. So I may just be elevated risk.

If we didnt have these risks, we would just mask in public settings and not at home.

This is insane. Please have a discussion with your DH’s doctors about the extreme behavior you are engaging in. With Evushield and Paxlovid you can be ready to effectively treat covid.

Except not everyone can get those treatments. I was told no despite high risk and struggling to breathe. Check your privilege. It was a miserable few weeks.

If he’s high enough risk to engage in all of that, he’s eligible for those treatments. And the treatment criteria are not based on “privilege,” wtf! They are based on clinical criteria about whether you need them.

Even those who are clearly high risk and appear to be eligible for Paxlovid and other treatments may not be able to get to get them. My 82-year-old father in addition to his age, has several other risks factors. When he got COVID last month, his doctors wouldn’t prescribe Paxlovid to him because his liver functions weren’t strong enough. Happily, he is vaxed and boosted so after a few weeks, he’s back to his normal levels of health.

There are legitimate reasons high risk people cannot avail themselves of the treatments available and should do all they can to avoid getting sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two and a half years in and I don’t see a huge difference in the frequency of infections among my mask wearing friends and my non mask wearing friends. On top of that, lots of people are reporting a slew of non Covid infections now that their immune systems are getting challenged again. I think the truth is that if we really wanted to prevent Covid, we’d be masking at home or with friends instead of the grocery store, but who would do that? I never thought I I would say this, but I don’t think makes sense anymore.

We plan to send DD to public school masked AND we will have to mask at home because my husband has a blood disorder which makes him extremely high risk.

We will mask at home when she is home so she can catch a break from masking. HEPA filter and distancing, ventilation, etc. At night doors closed and HEPA unit in hallway between our bedrooms.

DD will lunch away from her peers so she can be unmasked to eat.

Our goal is no exposure at all. It will be hard, but may not be impossible. In our case its worth the effort because the risk to my husband from any form of covid is extreme. Im high risk from hypertension, but lack risk factors like heart issues or obesity. So I may just be elevated risk.

If we didnt have these risks, we would just mask in public settings and not at home.

With all due respect there is now way to get zero exposure if your child is going to school. That’s a lot of pressure to put on a kid. I am a teacher and saw some very stressed out and anxious kids who were terrified of getting Covid because of their parents. Perhaps consider homeschooling for the year because this seems unhealthy for your child’s mental health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People who don't take measures to prevent Covid should think about the long term health problems many people have after Covid. Even if you get through Covid, it may not be though with you.

I have thought about it and have decided what is most important to me is that my children have a normal childhood and that I live a life where I see my friends and family. So those are the risks we've taken. Feel good about my choices and also respect other people's choices.

Covid is our new normal. Time to adapt.

I’m PP and I adapted for awhile and went back to my previous behaviors (pre-pandemic). Nothing has changed in my health status, I haven’t had Covid and neither has anyone in my immediate family. And if we had Covid it was completely asymptomatic because we had to test at every cough, sneeze, fever, runny nose, etc. due to my job and DD’s daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two and a half years in and I don’t see a huge difference in the frequency of infections among my mask wearing friends and my non mask wearing friends. On top of that, lots of people are reporting a slew of non Covid infections now that their immune systems are getting challenged again. I think the truth is that if we really wanted to prevent Covid, we’d be masking at home or with friends instead of the grocery store, but who would do that? I never thought I I would say this, but I don’t think makes sense anymore.

We plan to send DD to public school masked AND we will have to mask at home because my husband has a blood disorder which makes him extremely high risk.

We will mask at home when she is home so she can catch a break from masking. HEPA filter and distancing, ventilation, etc. At night doors closed and HEPA unit in hallway between our bedrooms.

DD will lunch away from her peers so she can be unmasked to eat.

Our goal is no exposure at all. It will be hard, but may not be impossible. In our case its worth the effort because the risk to my husband from any form of covid is extreme. Im high risk from hypertension, but lack risk factors like heart issues or obesity. So I may just be elevated risk.

If we didnt have these risks, we would just mask in public settings and not at home.

This is not sustainable. Or rational. Or having any semblance of normal thought and functioning at all.

[Anonymous]

Doctors of high-risk patients know how to give the proper advice, which, and I know this may sound surprising to apparently most of the PP's, is based on knowledge outside the scope of 99.99% of DCUM posters.

[Anonymous]

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Doctors of high-risk patients know how to give the proper advice, which, and I know this may sound surprising to apparently most of the PP's, is based on knowledge outside the scope of 99.99% of DCUM posters.

My oncologist has already been crapped on here for telling me this (which is funny because my 5cm tumor is almost gone - she is rocking my treatment) but she said “Go out and live your life!” Indoor crowded spaces I should be cautious and wear a mask, but otherwise I should go about my business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Doctors of high-risk patients know how to give the proper advice, which, and I know this may sound surprising to apparently most of the PP's, is based on knowledge outside the scope of 99.99% of DCUM posters.

My oncologist has already been crapped on here for telling me this (which is funny because my 5cm tumor is almost gone - she is rocking my treatment) but she said “Go out and live your life!” Indoor crowded spaces I should be cautious and wear a mask, but otherwise I should go about my business.

I believe it. A relative was recently in the hospital for a month getting intense chemo and the nurses on his floor helped him get as many visitors as he wanted up to his room against the stated hospital policy. We all wore masks obviously, but keeping the patient's spirits up was more important to following draconian covid protocols.