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Originally Posted by rmd2 (Post 1866924)

I wonder how many people have been tested positive and do NOT quarantine. There is quite a spike around here now.

I know someone who has admitted that he went to Home Depot while sick with Covid. It happens a lot I bet. :ohdear: And now he hugs people because he thinks he's immune to it. Reinfections happen and sometimes turn out to be even worse. Needless to say, I stay well back of him when he speaks to me.

Sorry for your situation, and sorry for the condemnations and snarky comments on here. A sign of the times(see eweissenbach's post). Per Gracie(and other's) post, I'd wait for about a week, to get tested(to ensure enough is built up to show)? As for the tests, the PCR is the most accurate(but results lag a bit). However, if you opt for the rapid test(quick results), be cautious. If you're asymptomatic, the results are not as accurate(i.e. false positives/false negatives). Best of luck and health!

Unfortunate reality.

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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1866599)

We had a club meeting 11/23 (approximately 20 people).
We have just been advised one of the members in attendance was exposed (for over 30 minutes) to a positive tested co-worker, the morning of our meeting day.

So...options or correct thing to do?

Self quarantine for 14 days?

Try to recall where we were relative to that person to determine our specific exposure (or not)?

Several members of the same club golf together once per week...do we cancel golf this weekend?

We could start to factor in....

was the initial exposure indoors/outdoors?

was our club meeting indoors or outdoors?

even though golf is relatively safe is it a risk to play with those known to have been in a possible exposure venue?

And so on.

We are in our mid eighties and have been very diligent in what we do or do not do during the pandemic. We chose to go to the club meeting as the group was relatively small and it was held out side. We have chosen to play golf as it is an outdoor activity with minimal risks (INHO).

Now the reality of who we have been in contact with since the meeting.....and what do we do from today onward.

To be consistent with our conservative approach to what we do and do not do, we will self quarantine and we will cancel golf this weekend. We will also call those we know we have been in contact with since our club meeting.

Pandemic paranoia? Reality?

Personally, I think that you're doing a 14-day quarantine is intelligent, thoughtful, morally correct, and even patriotic. Good decision! President Harry Truman said, "the buck stops here". Well, you are saying, "The CV spread stops here (with you)". That is a wise and PATRIOTIC thing to do - anything that weakens America helps Russia and China!

Just go on with your life. Wear your mask, wash your hands and social distance when possible. Its not going away, all will get it. Even when vaccines come out we will need annual vaccines for new strains. If we would have let it run its course 2.3 million Americans would die and the virus would fizzle in 2 years. The virus is being used to eliminate the middle class and make the rich richer.

He is immune, and where is the data on reinvention? I know at least 12 Villagers that have had it and no reinfection.

Guess I am a chicken. I stay away from crowds and always wear a mask and wash my hands. But alive and well.

and the beat goes on..........

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 1867070)

and the beat goes on..........

Can you name that tune in four notes??

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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1866599)

Did you contact your primary care doctor for advise OR the health dept? I would quarantine until you do one of those and get tested if they feel that is the best route.

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Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow (Post 1866720)

Well the 15 minute exposure rule is now changing. Here is the recent information from the CDC. So I guess if you get out of the line in less than 15 minutes and don’t see the individual you were standing in line with at other places multiple times within 24 hours and it adds up to 15 minutes total you should be good. :shocked:

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has redefined what it considers “close contact” with someone who has COVID-19. The term refers to the amount of time one has to spend in the presence of a person with COVID-19 in order to contract the disease from them. And unfortunately, the concept of “close contact” has become even more restrictive.

Previously, the CDC described “close contact” as being within six feet of a COVID-19-infected individual for 15 minutes. In other words, if you were standing close to someone who had COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes there was a good chance you could become infected too.

However, now the CDC says that 15-minute time frame doesn’t need to be consecutive. Rather, now you are considered to have had “close contact” with an infected individual if you’ve spent a cumulative 15 minutes over a 24-hour period standing within six feet of them. In other words, if you spent five minutes near an infected individual at 8 a.m., four minutes with the same individual at noon, and six minutes with that individual at 7:30 p.m., you’re now considered to have had “close contact” and could have very well been infected yourself.”

Basically what you are saying is that if someone stops to converse with someone that does not have a mask on and dwells there for 15 minutes, then it is their stupid fault if they get infected, not the person that is not wearing the mask. After all, it is those folks that are afraid of getting the virus, and they know that they risk exposure.
Moral of the story is to avoid bothering those that do not wish to wear a mask and you will be fine. To put it a little shorter, mind your own business if you wish to live an long life.

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Originally Posted by ts12755 (Post 1867062)

Glass half empty?

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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1866693)

Slightly off my topic but in line with the above suggestions:

I always get in front of my cart. this allows me to control how close I choose not to get to the person in front of me and it allows me to control how close the person behind can get.
With a smile of course!

There are just too many who, for some reason, have to be 6 inches on one's back.

I have yet to see a person's "smile" behind their mask :icon_wink:

I have NEVER stopped and chatted with a customer in a store for 15 minutes. I do not see how I could possibly catch the virus from another customer when I merely push my cart past someone for less than a minute, even if they had no mask. And there are always folks without masks in the stores when I go shopping. I do not know why the conversations shifted away from the OP's question, but that is common on here.
I already responded that this is not the place to ask for medical advice. The OP's doctor is the person to ask.

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Originally Posted by ts12755 (Post 1867064)

He is immune, and where is the data on reinvention? I know at least 12 Villagers that have had it and no reinfection.

I assume you meant reinfection. There is more online but here is an example :
More people are getting COVID-19 twice, suggesting immunity wanes quickly in some | Science | AAAS