My family came back from Bethany with a cold - sore throat and sneezing primarily. I tested and it came back negative, but better safe than sorry.

I'd get tested.My Dh and I both tested positive for covid a few weeks ago, both vaccinated and we are at the Delaware beaches all summer. I had the same symptoms you are describing, he was asymptomatic. A friend who we had close contact with got fairly sick and let us know he had it, which is why we tested. I thought I just had allergies. Those symptoms appear to be classic delta variant, no chest congestion or fever.

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Anonymous wrote:Us too. Just go to cvs and buy the two pack you can administer yourself. Super easy and results in 15 minutes. They are in a blue box right as you walk in.

But those aren’t accurate. Only the slower ones are accurate

The rapid antigen tests are pretty accurate for people with symptoms -- much fewer false negatives if you have symptomatic covid than for asymptomatic people. Good enough to start, certainly. If that's positive, you could either just assume it's correct or go get a PCR test.

Not quite correct.
If you have symptoms, you do need to follow-up a negative rapid antigen with a PCR, since 1/3 false negative.
If you don't have symptoms, but have exposure, I'd go straight to PCR, since rapid antigen has 1/2 false negative there.

OMG what kind of crazy person is going to get so many tests? One test is good enough.

So many? They are talking about two tests total,

if they're vaccinated, that's two too many.

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Anonymous wrote:Us too. Just go to cvs and buy the two pack you can administer yourself. Super easy and results in 15 minutes. They are in a blue box right as you walk in.

But those aren’t accurate. Only the slower ones are accurate

The rapid antigen tests are pretty accurate for people with symptoms -- much fewer false negatives if you have symptomatic covid than for asymptomatic people. Good enough to start, certainly. If that's positive, you could either just assume it's correct or go get a PCR test.

Not quite correct.
If you have symptoms, you do need to follow-up a negative rapid antigen with a PCR, since 1/3 false negative.
If you don't have symptoms, but have exposure, I'd go straight to PCR, since rapid antigen has 1/2 false negative there.

OMG what kind of crazy person is going to get so many tests? One test is good enough.

So many? They are talking about two tests total,

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Anonymous wrote:Us too. Just go to cvs and buy the two pack you can administer yourself. Super easy and results in 15 minutes. They are in a blue box right as you walk in.

But those aren’t accurate. Only the slower ones are accurate

The rapid antigen tests are pretty accurate for people with symptoms -- much fewer false negatives if you have symptomatic covid than for asymptomatic people. Good enough to start, certainly. If that's positive, you could either just assume it's correct or go get a PCR test.

Not quite correct.
If you have symptoms, you do need to follow-up a negative rapid antigen with a PCR, since 1/3 false negative.
If you don't have symptoms, but have exposure, I'd go straight to PCR, since rapid antigen has 1/2 false negative there.

OMG what kind of crazy person is going to get so many tests? One test is good enough.

Omg no it’s not. Educate yourself please and stop spreading misinformation.

I laugh when everyone here is so worried about Disney and don’t think twice about cramming into these crowded beach towns.

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing. Those aren’t Covid symptoms.

Yes they are

The top 5 symptoms for vaccinated people are headache, runny nose, congestion, sore throat, loss of smell . OP has one and it’s the 4th most common. The ears are from swimming. Probably the sore throat too. She can get tested but a ton of people on this board came home from the beach feeling lightly cruddy this summer and not one who tested was actually positive.

But if OP is only around other adults, it shouldn't matter if she has it!

Not at all. Delta can spread among vaccinated people, who can then infect kids or vulnerable people who despite being vaccinated, are still at risk from Delta: the elderly, those with comorbidities, and those who were vaccinated more than 6 months ago.

Delta is 225% more transmissible than the original strain, and replicates 1000 faster, and all vaccination does is prevent the recently-jabbed, healthy, prime-of-life vaccine bearer from complications and death. It does not prevent transmission.

Link please to 225% more transimissalbe?

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/politics/cdc-masks-covid-19-infections/index.html

The CDC presentation says the Delta variant is about as transmissible as chickenpox, with each infected person, on average, infecting eight or nine others. The original lineage was about as transmissible as the common cold, with each infected person passing the virus to about two other people on average.

Let me just point out that from 2 to 8 is 400% more infections and to 9 is 450% so that pp was wrong, it's not 225% more infections, it's between 400 and 450% more.

Those who say 2.5 x more or 250% more aren't going by the chicken pox equivalence info that came on out 07/30. They are going by earlier info that found alpha this much more contagious that the original and delta this much more contagious than alpha.

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Anonymous wrote:Us too. Just go to cvs and buy the two pack you can administer yourself. Super easy and results in 15 minutes. They are in a blue box right as you walk in.

But those aren’t accurate. Only the slower ones are accurate

The rapid antigen tests are pretty accurate for people with symptoms -- much fewer false negatives if you have symptomatic covid than for asymptomatic people. Good enough to start, certainly. If that's positive, you could either just assume it's correct or go get a PCR test.

Not quite correct.
If you have symptoms, you do need to follow-up a negative rapid antigen with a PCR, since 1/3 false negative.
If you don't have symptoms, but have exposure, I'd go straight to PCR, since rapid antigen has 1/2 false negative there.

OMG what kind of crazy person is going to get so many tests? One test is good enough.

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If you're vaccinated get tested. If not, prob a cold

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Anonymous wrote:Us too. Just go to cvs and buy the two pack you can administer yourself. Super easy and results in 15 minutes. They are in a blue box right as you walk in.

But those aren’t accurate. Only the slower ones are accurate

The rapid antigen tests are pretty accurate for people with symptoms -- much fewer false negatives if you have symptomatic covid than for asymptomatic people. Good enough to start, certainly. If that's positive, you could either just assume it's correct or go get a PCR test.

Not quite correct.
If you have symptoms, you do need to follow-up a negative rapid antigen with a PCR, since 1/3 false negative.
If you don't have symptoms, but have exposure, I'd go straight to PCR, since rapid antigen has 1/2 false negative there.

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing. Those aren’t Covid symptoms.

Yes they are

The top 5 symptoms for vaccinated people are headache, runny nose, congestion, sore throat, loss of smell . OP has one and it’s the 4th most common. The ears are from swimming. Probably the sore throat too. She can get tested but a ton of people on this board came home from the beach feeling lightly cruddy this summer and not one who tested was actually positive.

But if OP is only around other adults, it shouldn't matter if she has it!

Not at all. Delta can spread among vaccinated people, who can then infect kids or vulnerable people who despite being vaccinated, are still at risk from Delta: the elderly, those with comorbidities, and those who were vaccinated more than 6 months ago.

Delta is 225% more transmissible than the original strain, and replicates 1000 faster, and all vaccination does is prevent the recently-jabbed, healthy, prime-of-life vaccine bearer from complications and death. It does not prevent transmission.

Link please to 225% more transimissalbe?

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/politics/cdc-masks-covid-19-infections/index.html

The CDC presentation says the Delta variant is about as transmissible as chickenpox, with each infected person, on average, infecting eight or nine others. The original lineage was about as transmissible as the common cold, with each infected person passing the virus to about two other people on average.

Let me just point out that from 2 to 8 is 400% more infections and to 9 is 450% so that pp was wrong, it's not 225% more infections, it's between 400 and 450% more.

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Anonymous wrote:Us too. Just go to cvs and buy the two pack you can administer yourself. Super easy and results in 15 minutes. They are in a blue box right as you walk in.

But those aren’t accurate. Only the slower ones are accurate

The rapid antigen tests are pretty accurate for people with symptoms -- much fewer false negatives if you have symptomatic covid than for asymptomatic people. Good enough to start, certainly. If that's positive, you could either just assume it's correct or go get a PCR test.

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing. Those aren’t Covid symptoms.

Yes they are

The top 5 symptoms for vaccinated people are headache, runny nose, congestion, sore throat, loss of smell . OP has one and it’s the 4th most common. The ears are from swimming. Probably the sore throat too. She can get tested but a ton of people on this board came home from the beach feeling lightly cruddy this summer and not one who tested was actually positive.

But if OP is only around other adults, it shouldn't matter if she has it!

Not at all. Delta can spread among vaccinated people, who can then infect kids or vulnerable people who despite being vaccinated, are still at risk from Delta: the elderly, those with comorbidities, and those who were vaccinated more than 6 months ago.

Delta is 225% more transmissible than the original strain, and replicates 1000 faster, and all vaccination does is prevent the recently-jabbed, healthy, prime-of-life vaccine bearer from complications and death. It does not prevent transmission.

Link please to 225% more transimissalbe?

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/politics/cdc-masks-covid-19-infections/index.html

The CDC presentation says the Delta variant is about as transmissible as chickenpox, with each infected person, on average, infecting eight or nine others. The original lineage was about as transmissible as the common cold, with each infected person passing the virus to about two other people on average.

Get the test, tho these were the symptoms of my non-covid virus that took forever to clear up.

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing. Those aren’t Covid symptoms.

Yes they are

The top 5 symptoms for vaccinated people are headache, runny nose, congestion, sore throat, loss of smell . OP has one and it’s the 4th most common. The ears are from swimming. Probably the sore throat too. She can get tested but a ton of people on this board came home from the beach feeling lightly cruddy this summer and not one who tested was actually positive.

But if OP is only around other adults, it shouldn't matter if she has it!

Not at all. Delta can spread among vaccinated people, who can then infect kids or vulnerable people who despite being vaccinated, are still at risk from Delta: the elderly, those with comorbidities, and those who were vaccinated more than 6 months ago.

Delta is 225% more transmissible than the original strain, and replicates 1000 faster, and all vaccination does is prevent the recently-jabbed, healthy, prime-of-life vaccine bearer from complications and death. It does not prevent transmission.

225%? Really? Ok, Einstein who totally is not insane!

I'm the pp that person was replying to. I don't know about the 225% figure but it is way more contagious. The original COVID had an R0 of 2-3 range. The Delta has an R0 of between 5 and 10 but they don't know the actual number yet. It's significantly more contagious. It just shouldn't matter. If people don't want to get vaccinated, they'll get COVID no matter what. If they are at-risk, they have to take special precautions no matter what regardless of what the OP does. I don't think vaccinated people should do anything special. Just live life unmasked like before.