COVID Developments and News

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Atlanta cancelled its "Peach Drop" on New Year's Eve after COVID has spiked here again.

Potato drop still on, with rules..


"PRE CHECK REQUIRED: SCREENING WILL START AT NOON ON THE CORNER OF 8TH AND BANNOCK. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION OR A 72 HOUR NEGATIVE TEST RESULT TO ENTER THE BEER GARDEN. MASKS ARE REQUIRED WHERE 6 FEET OF DISTANCE CANNOT BE MAINTAINED.
CITY OF BOISE COVID 19 PROTOCOL "

[Capt Spaulding]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

So what happened with epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, and xi? I missed those.

I saw a comprehensive list a couple of days ago but can't recall where. My recollection is after they emerged most were flagged, examined, and fizzled.

On a more positive note, South Africa is reporting that its Omicron wave has peaked and is subsiding. Its death toll seems modest.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12...micron-decline

[dpfarr]

I went and got tested today and holy shit all the public testing places were packed today. Thankfully, what I have isn’t COVID but rather a winter cold?

[Capt Spaulding]

I had that about 3 weeks ago. I was the last in the house to pick it up. Mine rolled into bronchitis. That was back when some places still had the at-home tests on the shelves.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

So what happened with epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, and xi? I missed those.

Some were not used because they are common surnames.

[Lantanafrs2]

Overlapping symptoms. Covid, cold, bronchitis are very similar.

[dpfarr]

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

I had that about 3 weeks ago. I was the last in the house to pick it up. Mine rolled into bronchitis. That was back when some places still had the at-home tests on the shelves.

I had a student in my space the day before I felt symptoms and told them I’m sick to make sure we weren’t same places same time. They demanded i get tested so they would not be inconvenienced in their day to day. I signed up with like 6 services today trying to get a rapid test only to be turned away. The one that was taking samples was charging $150. Said student didn’t understand why I didn’t want to pay that or how I couldn’t get an over the counter. Big irritated today.

Looks like testing is going to begin being shouldered by our insurances soon. COVID money is drying up.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

I had that about 3 weeks ago. I was the last in the house to pick it up. Mine rolled into bronchitis. That was back when some places still had the at-home tests on the shelves.

Same. About a month or so ago I had a bad cough for maybe 3-4 weeks. It finally stopped being persistent about a week or week and a half ago. I never got tested so I can't say it was the *VID but it could've just been bronchitis. I used to get bronchitis fairly often this time of year about 10 years ago.

[Lantanafrs2]

Originally Posted by spike021

Same. About a month or so ago I had a bad cough for maybe 3-4 weeks. It finally stopped being persistent about a week or week and a half ago. I never got tested so I can't say it was the *VID but it could've just been bronchitis. I used to get bronchitis fairly often this time of year about 10 years ago.

My shits been going on for a week. Started with a sore throat and moved to my chest. Lots of fatigue too. Lessened sense of taste and smell also. Weird

[Capt Spaulding]

Originally Posted by spike021

Same. About a month or so ago I had a bad cough for maybe 3-4 weeks. It finally stopped being persistent about a week or week and a half ago. I never got tested so I can't say it was the *VID but it could've just been bronchitis. I used to get bronchitis fairly often this time of year about 10 years ago.

I've been a bronchitis magnet since I was a kid. In this case a friend who caught Delta back in June after being vaxed grabbed a test kit and left it on my front door. Both came back negative.

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

I've been a bronchitis magnet since I was a kid.

When I was a kid, the pediatrician told my mother that I had chronic bronchitis. My mother though maybe I had a wart on my vocal chords. Thinking back to the early 70's, my parents both hot boxed in the car with my brother, sister and I in the back especially in the winter when it was really cold.It really used to get colder, Maybe not as much as my childhood memories tell me, but it was colder.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by wbradley

When I was a kid, the pediatrician told my mother that I had chronic bronchitis. My mother though maybe I had a wart on my vocal chords. Thinking back to the early 70's, my parents both hot boxed in the car with my brother, sister and I in the back especially in the winter when it was really cold.It really used to get colder, Maybe not as much as my childhood memories tell me, but it was colder.

Ya wanna translate that to merican fer this ol boy?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Lantanafrs2

My shits been going on for a week. Started with a sore throat and moved to my chest. Lots of fatigue too. Lessened sense of taste and smell also. Weird

So, have you been COVID tested?

[Lantanafrs2]

Originally Posted by humfrz

So, have you been COVID tested?

If you have one available let me know