I’m watching but not hoping (from a different country, where we’re probably waiting to see what the US does before we make decisions).
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I don’t like this headline one bit. Study is pre-peer review.
Postive? Seems like long covid is broadly defined in this, and might not indicate things worse than found with other post-viral recovery times.
scary thing? there is a LOT of data in this
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Help! I know this has been discussed either here or in @anomalily 's journal, but when I try to scroll up to old posts they all jump around and it doesn’t work.
The guy who helps me coach judo had covid last week. It has been 10 days since he initially tested positive and all of his symptoms are gone, except for an occasional cough. However, he took a PCR test yesterday and the results that came back today are still positive. Does that mean he shouldn’t come help out, or is he probably ok to help? Masks are not really possible so they are not worn. He would be around unvaccinated children.
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PCRs will stay positive for a month or so after you recover from covid.
There is evidence that a rapid test (like the one from Abbott) being positive after recovering means you’re still contagious. But when I looked into it, it was mostly a bunch of doctors saying that and no data backing it up, but given you’re working unmasked with unvaccinated children I’d err on the cautious side and ask him to take a rapid test and stay home if it’s still negative.
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Thank you! He was suggesting doing another pcr test on Monday, ahead of practice on Tuesday, so it is probably best for him to do a rapid test instead.
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Yes, rapid test is the way to go.
PCR tests can detect old, dead virus, and it’s common for them to continue to show up positive 3-4 months after infection. Meanwhile, rapid antigen tests are more correlated to active virus. Neither is a perfect measure of contagiousness, but the rapid antigen is the better screening tool for that. If he comes up positive on the rapid test, he is likely to still be contagious. If he is more than 10 days out from infection and comes up negative, it’s unlikely he’s contagious anymore.
I posted some reference links earlier in the thread, but I can’t find the post either. If you’re curious, you should be able to get more info googling things like rapid antigen test contagious.
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My union (live performance industry) is recommending antigen tests only for 90 days after a COVID diagnosis. I don’t have their data on hand but I know there’s a team of epidemiologists to approve the COVID protocols.
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Interesting data point (to me at least) regarding getting back into exercise after covid.
The watch I wear tracks heart rate, and my resting heart rate for the last year has hovered in the low 50s. I didn’t wear my watch much when I was home sick, but I put it on today and my resting heart rate for today was 69. What does that mean for exercise? Not entirely sure, but definitely seems to indicate that my body is still busy doing some germ-fighting or whatever even though my actual symptoms are 90% gone.
Also, today was 10 days after my first positive test and I just finally got a test that’s nearly negative (very very faint line). Hooray! Hoping I get a nice solid negative in a day or two.
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If my parents who are at a campground in South Dakota and have just treated positive for Covid get a prescription for antivirals from their out of state doc, are they going to be able to fill it? Other options in South Dakota? They are near rapid city and are nearly 80. Both have had second booster, mom is immonosupressed.
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I think so? I’m pretty sure my parents’ doctor called in out of state prescriptions for them in the past when their travel home from vacation got delayed. I imagine it’s a moderately common occurrence in emergencies like that.
Probably best for them to call whatever pharmacy they plan to fill at to make sure, though.
I hope they can get the antivirals without too much effort and they feel better soon!
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Doc says no so they’re on the way to urgent care and I’m on hold with the nearest pharmacy.
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Ah, bummer. Maybe it varies state to state, or the pharmacists have more wiggle room for giving out a few pills of a long-term prescription to tide someone over vs. filling a new one. Whatever the reason was, hope urgent care will prescribe quickly and without too much expense.
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People that have gotten unauthorized boosters: How much did you have to pay if your insurance didn’t cover it?
I really want a fourth booster in my 3rd trimester to protect my newborn but find myself hesitating because I’m usually such a compliant person!
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4th booster or 4th shot?
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LOL, 4th shot, second booster.
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I went to a state-run site, so they didn’t collect insurance info. It was pretty much no questions asked.
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I haven’t heard of anyone paying for it insurance or not, info barely checked
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Same
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We crossed state lines for ours and claimed we hadn’t had them yet. The states in question don’t share vaccine info. If you aren’t technically qualified, I don’t think they’ll give you one if you fess up. But aren’t you qualified for a second booster?
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