3 lateral flows this past week negative.
I have an ongoing cough, sniffles, sore throat, sore head, have had tummy issues, feel a bit fluey overall. So far about a week.
but it could be just a regular cold, as i haven’t had a bad one in a few years for obvious reasons
To be replaced by VCR tests, which is part of a BETA testAre pcr tests for flying ever gonna be dropped?
I have an oximeter. 2 days ago I was registering 99, today 97/96. At what point if it continued to drop should I be concerned?
if i take a reading lying down it actually says 96. The others are from sitting up straight
He'll just say: You can't ensure people wear condoms correctly, so condoms can't stop the sexual spread.
Mine was 87 when I went to the doc with a chest infection, he ended up testing himself to make sure it was working. Then sent me to hospital for further tests.I have an oximeter. 2 days ago I was registering 99, today 97/96. At what point if it continued to drop should I be concerned?
if i take a reading lying down it actually says 96. The others are from sitting up straight
ThanksI wouldn't be too worried unless it drops below 94%.
So I’ve defeated the ‘rona. Massive anticlimax after waiting two years for it. 24 hours scratchy throat/tickly nose and that’s all she wrote. Feel 100% normal now. Currently regretting getting tested/telling anyone as I have to self-isolate until next weekend. If I hadn’t tested myself I could get out and about from 48 hours after symptoms resolve. So basically Tuesday. Seriously stupid guidance if you ask me.
Are you Obama?So I’ve defeated the ‘rona. Massive anticlimax after waiting two years for it. 24 hours scratchy throat/tickly nose and that’s all she wrote. Feel 100% normal now. Currently regretting getting tested/telling anyone as I have to self-isolate until next weekend. If I hadn’t tested myself I could get out and about from 48 hours after symptoms resolve. So basically Tuesday. Seriously stupid guidance if you ask me.
Are pcr tests for flying ever gonna be dropped?
The UK seem to be aiming to drop those rules along with passenger locator forms etc by next month apparently.
97/96 is fine. The moment it drops to let say 92 then you should immediately contact health provider for info/assistance. When my dad cought it a month ago it dropped from 97 to 92 but it was all fine so don't be too alarmed. I'd say the number one rule is that if you feel you start breathing more heavily then there could be a serious issue.I have an oximeter. 2 days ago I was registering 99, today 97/96. At what point if it continued to drop should I be concerned?
if i take a reading lying down it actually says 96. The others are from sitting up straight
Problem is majority of people do not use FFP2/FFP3 masks which are proven to both protect the user by giving you a significantly less viral load if you unfortunately do catch it with a mask on while at the same time also minimizing spread. Most people use those regular masks which are pretty much completelty useless and was never designed to protect against air transmittable viruses in the first place.If Masks and vaccines stop transmission, how did France end up with the highest global per capita case load this year?
Not only did they have vaccine passports well before but also a strictly enforced indoor and outdoor mask mandate.
Vaccines work very well, especially if you are older:
It’s pretty shocking what’s going on in Hong Kong and what might yet happen in China. A virus that is almost completely defanged in Europe could cause mortality in those countries that is even worse than the first covid waves over here. Which is so crazy to think about.
Is is their genetics then?
Not at all. Very poor vaccination coverage (with a relatively ineffective vaccine) and no prior exposure to the virus means they’ve huge numbers of people who are completely vulnerable.
EDIT: And worse than our first wave because omicron is many times more contagious than OG covid (although slightly less virulent).
I don't think it's less virulent than the original strain, just that the rest of us have immunity from Alpha, Beta and Delta. They should get Pfizer boosters rolled out ASAP.Not at all. Very poor vaccination coverage (with a relatively ineffective vaccine) and no prior exposure to the virus means they’ve huge numbers of people who are completely vulnerable.
EDIT: And worse than our first wave because omicron is many times more contagious than OG covid (although slightly less virulent).
I don't think it's less virulent than the original strain, just that the rest of us have immunity from Alpha, Beta and Delta. They should get Pfizer boosters rolled out ASAP.
So I’ve defeated the ‘rona. Massive anticlimax after waiting two years for it. 24 hours scratchy throat/tickly nose and that’s all she wrote. Feel 100% normal now. Currently regretting getting tested/telling anyone as I have to self-isolate until next weekend. If I hadn’t tested myself I could get out and about from 48 hours after symptoms resolve. So basically Tuesday. Seriously stupid guidance if you ask me.
Is is their genetics then?
Next weekend? How long do you have to isolate for? Over here if we test positive on ART, we just need to isolate for 3 days and rest again. Free to end isolation is negative after 3 days
Same here. I live outside of the city and can isolate quite easily though, the only time I need to go out is is 2-3 walks per day with my dog.7 days.
It’s quite fecked up really. The official guidance is not to test at all if <55. Just self isolate until 48 hours after symptoms resolve. If you don’t follow that guidance and end up with a positive test (which I did, because I was curious!) you have to isolate for 7 days. Basically incentivising not getting tested!
Same here. I live outside of the city and can isolate quite easily though, the only time I need to go out is is 2-3 walks per day with my dog.
Shitstorm for them so. Looks like our strategy was better - tedious as it was
Back in December it was... 'get boosted now' a plan to get everyone whose last vaccine was over 3 months ago boosted by the end of December.
Right now we are in March, we know that much less testing is taking place, we know there is a new variant called Deltacron spreading and we know infections are rising due to no masks, no distancing and whatever other rules there was being scrapped.
If in December 3 months was enough time for vaccine protection to begin to fade, hence giving it a wee boost - what about right now? will peoples vaccine protection be fading without them knowing? and with no masks/distancing they have an increased chance of getting infected?
Watching Sky News is great these days, pretty much no mention of Covid-19 at all, you'd think it had just gone away as it's all Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine... I just hope countries taking their eye off the ball doesn't result in the future return of restrictions.
Got a positive test this morning, that’s all five in my household now positive. Covid is ripping through Dublin schools right now.
I have an oximeter. 2 days ago I was registering 99, today 97/96. At what point if it continued to drop should I be concerned?
if i take a reading lying down it actually says 96. The others are from sitting up straight
Vaccines work very well, especially if you are older:
Got a positive test this morning, that’s all five in my household now positive. Covid is ripping through Dublin schools right now.
Full house here too. My other half held out the longest but we’re four from four as of today. Weirdly, the kids have fared worse than the adults. Daughter had 48 hours very high fevers, son has a nasty barking cough. Both the adults just had/have mild head colds. Needless to say the wife was gaslighting the hell out of my symptoms. Looking forward to doing the same to her over the next few days.
Full house here too. My other half held out the longest but we’re four from four as of today. Weirdly, the kids have fared worse than the adults. Daughter had 48 hours very high fevers, son has a nasty barking cough. Both the adults just had/have mild head colds. Needless to say the wife was gaslighting the hell out of my symptoms. Looking forward to doing the same to her over the next few days.
Are we looking at a new variant or is it just the expected uptick from relaxing of restrictions like Javid said we should be expecting here?
It looks to me like a new surge, I’m wondering if it’s an Omicron variant and we’re now in a position where health services won’t be overwhelmed if it’s left to “rip through the population” so they’re not going with the messaging this time and letting it play out without too much media coverage?
