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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You chronic testers must have little kids or something.  My oldest is in all AP and honors classes and our school has no virtual option.  So, if he tests positive, he’s completely screwed.

He’s vaccinated, so no way am I inviting trouble by testing him for a sniffle.  Every other parent I know is in the same boat.[/quote]

You've accepted and adapted to reality. Some of the posters on this board are still living in a "zero covid" fantasy.[/quote]

+1. [/quote]

I have little kids and I'm not testing for minor symptoms, because our school also has no virtual option-- and even if they did, virtual kindergarten doesn't work at all because it's developmentally inappropriate. My kid is at school with a runny nose right now. I'm very high risk (serious heart condition), and I'm a little sniffly too, but I'm not testing myself. Colds are still gonna happen, and I'm vaxxed and boosted. At some point, even the high risk people need to learn to live with this, because we were ALWAYS at more risk than most people from things like flu. That's never going to change.[/quote]

Wouldn’t you want to get monoclonal antibodies?  They need to be given within the first few days of the infection so I’m not sure why you wouldn’t test. [/quote]

No. I have a cold. I've had colds before during the pandemic. Are you going to run out for monoclonal antibodies every time you sneeze? If I had COVID-specific symptoms, like coughing or shortness of breath or not being able to taste my food, I'd probably test. But I don't have those. I have a runny nose. I'll live.[/quote]

If I were very high risk (as you claim to be) I would run out for the antibiodies every time I tested positive for Covid (and I would test every time I had cold symptoms). As it is, I’m young and fit with no conditions that increase my risk and don’t test every time I sneeze. [/quote]

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