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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For everyone noting that you've been careful, please be aware that unless you literally are not going anywhere (grocery store, school, etc.) it likely is just luck and not your preventative measures with omicron.  I have two extended family members who had literally only been around other people for a quick, n95 masked with eye glasses trip to grocery stores, both got COVID in the past week.  Someone up thread mentioned they were careful except for a masked indoor sport; that was us, child caught it from sport while wearing a mask, and then the whole family got it.  My point is that being careful doesn't work anymore unless it means complete isolation. [/quote]

No this is mathematically wrong. Omicron is more contagious but not impossible to avoid. More people who thought they were being safe will get it, but NOT all, but spreading this disinformation will only lead people to drop precautions which will make things worse. Anything we can do to reduce the spread, even a little, will help. You may still get unlucky but being careful DOES help![/quote]

I had a symptomatic daughter who had it right before Christmas and no one else caught it in our house.  Now my youngest son tested positive yesterday on the test they brought home from school.  The only place he has gone was school for 2 days last week.  [/quote]

Yes, and? Vaccines and masks still have a protective effect, just don’t as much with Omicron. And if you didn’t test everyone in the family after your daughter got it - we are barely two weeks past Christmas, so he probably caught it from her (or you got an asymptomatic case from her and passed it on to him).  Or he caught it at lunch at school last week.

It’s still important to take (reasonable) precautions. No, *everyone* does not have to get it. [/quote]

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