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Post by saintjiub on Dec 20, 2021 21:05:22 GMT
He has made a good point . Maybe they only contact those with the omicron variant meaning he may have Delta. My daughter tested positive the end of November and was never told what variant she had . I think you've missed the point. How would "they" know which variant he has, if "they" don't have access to his test? It's self-administered and there's no requirement to submit the test kit, just the positive / negative result. You can no more assume it's delta variant. How do you know the test was self-administered? Are all UK tests home test kits?
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Post by Doughnut on Dec 20, 2021 21:43:23 GMT
He has made a good point . Maybe they only contact those with the omicron variant meaning he may have Delta. My daughter tested positive the end of November and was never told what variant she had . I think you've missed the point. How would "they" know which variant he has, if "they" don't have access to his test? It's self-administered and there's no requirement to submit the test kit, just the positive / negative result. You can no more assume it's delta variant. He would have had a PCR test . That’s the norm after testing positive on a LFT. That’s why he is saying ‘he wasn’t told what variant he has ‘. They say the PCR test can identify the strain of Covid , which is clearly correct otherwise how do they get their numbers
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Post by Lord Fickle on Dec 20, 2021 21:47:24 GMT
I think you've missed the point. How would "they" know which variant he has, if "they" don't have access to his test? It's self-administered and there's no requirement to submit the test kit, just the positive / negative result. You can no more assume it's delta variant. He would have had a PCR test . That’s the norm after testing positive on a LFT. That’s why he is saying ‘he wasn’t told what variant he has ‘. They say the PCR test can identify the strain of Covid , which is clearly correct otherwise how do they get their numbers Yes, although he didn't specifically mention it, it's probably safe to assume he would have had a PCR test. What we also don't know yet, as far as I am aware, is if getting either Omicron or Delta gives you any future immunity against the other one. Or are Delta and Omicron so far removed that it doesn't work like that?
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Post by Doughnut on Dec 20, 2021 21:47:41 GMT
I think you've missed the point. How would "they" know which variant he has, if "they" don't have access to his test? It's self-administered and there's no requirement to submit the test kit, just the positive / negative result. You can no more assume it's delta variant. How do you know the test was self-administered? Are all UK tests home test kits? If we have Covid symptoms we should book a PCR test . We use LFT to find asymptomatic cases . My daughter was asymptomatic; we had no idea she had Covid until she took the twice weekly LFT . It was confirmed via the PCR test we all booked in for the next day . Brian is now clearly taking a daily LFT to see if he is still infectious. Problem is once you have Covid , the advice is to not test again for 90 days unless you have symptoms.
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Post by Doughnut on Dec 20, 2021 21:55:41 GMT
He would have had a PCR test . That’s the norm after testing positive on a LFT. That’s why he is saying ‘he wasn’t told what variant he has ‘. They say the PCR test can identify the strain of Covid , which is clearly correct otherwise how do they get their numbers Yes, although he didn't specifically mention it, it's probably safe to assume he would have had a PCR test. What we also don't know yet, as far as I am aware, is if getting either Omicron or Delta gives you any future immunity against the other one. Or are Delta and Omicron so far removed that it doesn't work like that? When you have a positive PCR you are asked if you like to give a blood sample , this checks your antibodies . From What I reading about the research into omicron is it looks like it is completely different to other variants meaning people won’t necessarily have natural protection even if you have had Covid already .
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Post by Lord Fickle on Dec 20, 2021 22:55:00 GMT
Yes, although he didn't specifically mention it, it's probably safe to assume he would have had a PCR test. What we also don't know yet, as far as I am aware, is if getting either Omicron or Delta gives you any future immunity against the other one. Or are Delta and Omicron so far removed that it doesn't work like that? When you have a positive PCR you are asked if you like to give a blood sample , this checks your antibodies . From What I reading about the research into omicron is it looks like it is completely different to other variants meaning people won’t necessarily have natural protection even if you have had Covid already . It's the gift that keeps on giving.
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Post by Steve on Dec 21, 2021 19:00:34 GMT
I think you've missed the point. How would "they" know which variant he has, if "they" don't have access to his test? It's self-administered and there's no requirement to submit the test kit, just the positive / negative result. You can no more assume it's delta variant. How do you know the test was self-administered? Are all UK tests home test kits? Nah they also have places you can go to get one.
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Post by pg on Dec 22, 2021 19:33:29 GMT
He has made a good point . Maybe they only contact those with the omicron variant meaning he may have Delta. My daughter tested positive the end of November and was never told what variant she had . I think you've missed the point. How would "they" know which variant he has, if "they" don't have access to his test? It's self-administered and there's no requirement to submit the test kit, just the positive / negative result. You can no more assume it's delta variant. Quoted for I told you so purposes.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Dec 22, 2021 19:47:46 GMT
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Post by Doughnut on Dec 22, 2021 21:10:31 GMT
I think you've missed the point. How would "they" know which variant he has, if "they" don't have access to his test? It's self-administered and there's no requirement to submit the test kit, just the positive / negative result. You can no more assume it's delta variant. Quoted for I told you so purposes. He is clearly doing a daily LFT to see if he is still infectious. That’s what my daughter did although as Brian states , you are told no need to test for 90 days after having Covid so these easily tests are pointless unless they change the rules . To confirm he actually had Covid to start with , and as I said, he would have had a PCR test as is normal after testing positive on a LFT. The PCR test is sent off so he can’t actually show us the result of that like you can a LFT .
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Post by Doughnut on Dec 22, 2021 21:13:45 GMT
I’ve been saying this very thing about omicron today although not quite as scientific as Brian lol . Let’s hope he is right and the end is in sight .
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Post by Golden Salmon on Jan 30, 2022 12:00:05 GMT
It finally happened... I'm slightly positive!
I've had mild symptoms since Friday, cold-like so far. Just a bit of a fever yesterday, paracetamol can take care of it.
I'm triple-vaxxed and I also got the flu shot. I keep social distancing and I am generally careful, but still I got it. Brian does have a point... the virus is mutating toward being more infectious and less deadly, which makes sense. Here's hoping it just becomes a nuisance over time.
My girlfriend is fine (she was positive a couple weeks ago), and so is my daughter. Same goes for family and friends. Pretty sure I got this at work: there's this idiot sitting near me that never wears the mask and she had been coughing these last few days.
Now I've got to isolate myself this week and WFH. Memories from 2020 coming back.
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Post by Steve on Jan 30, 2022 13:19:29 GMT
It finally happened... I'm slightly positive! I've had mild symptoms since Friday, cold-like so far. Just a bit of a fever yesterday, paracetamol can take care of it. I'm triple-vaxxed and I also got the flu shot. I keep social distancing and I am generally careful, but still I got it. Brian does have a point... the virus is mutating toward being more infectious and less deadly, which makes sense. Here's hoping it just becomes a nuisance over time. My girlfriend is fine (she was positive a couple weeks ago), and so is my daughter. Same goes for family and friends. Pretty sure I got this at work: there's this idiot sitting near me that never wears the mask and she had been coughing these last few days. Now I've got to isolate myself this week and WFH. Memories from 2020 coming back. Sorry to hear that mate. I hope you feel better soon.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Jan 30, 2022 13:33:44 GMT
It finally happened... I'm slightly positive! I've had mild symptoms since Friday, cold-like so far. Just a bit of a fever yesterday, paracetamol can take care of it. I'm triple-vaxxed and I also got the flu shot. I keep social distancing and I am generally careful, but still I got it. Brian does have a point... the virus is mutating toward being more infectious and less deadly, which makes sense. Here's hoping it just becomes a nuisance over time. My girlfriend is fine (she was positive a couple weeks ago), and so is my daughter. Same goes for family and friends. Pretty sure I got this at work: there's this idiot sitting near me that never wears the mask and she had been coughing these last few days. Now I've got to isolate myself this week and WFH. Memories from 2020 coming back. I believe the enforced self isolation is to end at the end of March, if not before. Just watch the increase in cases after that! Hope you feel better soon, GS. It's reassuring to hear that most people who get this, seem to get it relatively mildly.
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Post by pg on Jan 31, 2022 8:14:08 GMT
Edit: so much for rebuttal as an option!
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Post by The great pretender on Feb 6, 2024 16:34:46 GMT
I got it around the time of the last lockdown, I still only have about 10% of my sense of smell, only certain things get through which is good when my wife eats something smelly like garlic or chillies🤣🤣
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Post by Mr Mercury on Mar 1, 2024 22:55:29 GMT
I thought I had got away with it for such a long time but then, around April 2022, I got it. Luckily I got it very light - just a sore throat which lasted 9 days. Isolating wasnt a problem for me as at the time I lived alone anyway but it was a bug bear that I couldnt visit family or friends.
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Post by agkelly on Mar 9, 2024 13:20:25 GMT
4 years on since the world shut down for this virus, I am still yet to get it. I'm an aged care worker here in Australia, so have been working numerous times through outbreaks and our own lockdowns, plus have had all other 4 members of my household with it at the same time ... and still fortunate enough to have never had it.
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