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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't know people were still testing for this anymore. It's 2024, not 2021. It's endemic. We don't isolate anymore and nobody masks. There's no point.[/quote]

Only jerks don't try to isolate when they have COVID.

I work with elderly people.  I'm testing so I don't kill anyone. [/quote]

This poster claims they are testing so they "don't kill anyone". Basically they are saying anyone who goes out while testing positive is a murderer.[/quote]

People are still dying from Covid.  If someone knowingly has Covid, or strongly suspects it and does nothing, you very well could be part of a serious or fatal infection chain.  I can't imagine not masking if I was infectious and around others. Same with flu.  [/quote]

Just highlighting this response for the poster who says "nobody is suggesting isolating for more than 10 days". [/quote]

They said masking, not isolating. What they are saying is their personal belief, in any event. Do you deny that if you are out and about with COVID and are around people, you could transmit it to other people?[/quote]

Anybody can transmit COVID at any time because anybody can be asymptomatic at any time.

If you are feeling better after having COVID, the odds of transmitting are very, very low.

I don't care if people mask, but yeah I think people who think I am a murderer because I didn't mask on Day 10 are ridiculous, sad people.[/quote]

I don't think you are a murderer, but I think it's ridiculous and sad for you not to care enough about others [b]if you know you are likely infectious. [/b][/quote]

Feeling fine on Day 10? No, I am not "likely infectious". You are making sh&t up so you can feel superior to other people.[/quote]

If you are on Day 10 and test and have a red line, are you masking or not? We know YOU won't test on Day 10 b/c you think it's insane, but let's say you test and it's dark red.  What are you going to do?  Based on that, refer to my comment above.  [/quote]

There's literally no point to testing that far out if I am feeling fine and didn't take Paxlovid. If I'm not feeling fine, then that's different.[/quote]

My point was if you have reason to think you are infectious (very positive test, or if you still have symptoms) are you masking?  That's what makes or breaks you being a selfish jerk.  It's that simple.  I test because I work with kids and they have two big school trips coming up this week and next.  My tests are crazy dark, so yeah, I'm testing up to Day 10 even though I feel better, because Michael Mina and others have said it's a good proxy for infectiousness.  I don't want to be the one who spreads the FLIRT variant around the two best weeks of school - so yeah, I'm extra cautious.  That doesn't make me superior - I think that's basic human consideration.  I also mask for ten days after the flu - it's not a big sacrifice for me, and can help ensure others don't get sick.  [/quote]

Yeah… you’re testing because you want two weeks off from school.  [/quote]

I'm a sub at my kid's school.  I literally don't get paid if I don't work, but nice try to bash teachers. [/quote]

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