I got the Covid

[John_Mc]

That is a common problem now....knowing the difference between opinion and news.

Most reputable newspapers will clearly identify the difference (usually by what section of the paper the article appears in).

 

[ultrarunner]

I hated each year getting fit tests and issued the exact same masks. N95 masks are dust masks at the hangar and when it's hot enough to change clothes 3 times in a 10 hour shift........they are hard to breath through. Glad I was able to take monthly leaves until SWA came out with early retirement plans.
Happy New Year hugs, Brandi

We get fit tested and a few are not able to be fitted with what we have to offer... it is an annual exercise.

 

[rswyan]

You ever seen the videos wearing a mask and not wearing a mask while sneezing or coughing? The masks just slow the spread. They don't stop everything. Even wearing a mask, I try to distance all I can from other people while out shopping.
hugs, Brandi

:thumbsup:

The Swiss Cheese Strategy

These are the four layers to stop the spread of the virus: Fences, Social Distancing, Contrafection, and Test-Trace-Isolate.
None of them is perfect. All have holes that let infections pass. But together they form an impenetrable defence. You can look at it like layers of Swiss Cheese: ...

Coronavirus: The Swiss Cheese Strategy | by Tomas Pueyo | Nov, 2020 | Medium

 

[fried1765]

You ever seen the videos wearing a mask and not wearing a mask while sneezing or coughing? The masks just slow the spread. They don't stop everything. Even wearing a mask, I try to distance all I can from other people while out shopping.
hugs, Brandi

Clearly,......distancing is the MOST effective method..... by far!(pun intended)

 

[kirkawilson]

I joined the covid + club yesterday. So did my son, same day. We had a family dinner (11 folks) on Christmas Eve and my son-in-law was the cook. My SIL tested + on Dec. 26 and must have unknowingly shared it, and he felt terrible about it. My wife just informed me that her sense of taste is gone. Can you say super-spreader? Fortunately, my SIL has already recovered and my son and I are on-the-mend. All symptoms have been mild, so far. None of the 4 grand children have shown symptoms.

 

[fried1765]

I joined the covid + club yesterday. So did my son, same day. We had a family dinner (11 folks) on Christmas Eve and my son-in-law was the cook. My SIL tested + on Dec. 26 and must have unknowingly shared it, and he felt terrible about it. My wife just informed me that her sense of taste is gone. Can you say super-spreader? Fortunately, my SIL has already recovered and my son and I are on-the-mend. All symptoms have been mild, so far. None of the 4 grand children have shown symptoms.

"None of the 4 grand children have shown symptoms"

Of course.......but schools remain closed throughout much of the nation.

 

[Bocephous]

Dozens of my co-workers have been infected with covid, and to the best of my knowledge, non have been hospitalized. A few have had symptoms that are not flu like, but for the most part, they have compared it to the flu. One had an issue with blood clots.

Many of the inmates have had it as well, and non have been hospitalized because of it.

We have been offered the vaccine, as we are at higher risk than the public around us, and many of us are opting not to receive it, at least at this time.

 

[ruffdog]

You ever seen the videos wearing a mask and not wearing a mask while sneezing or coughing? The masks just slow the spread. They don't stop everything. Even wearing a mask, I try to distance all I can from other people while out shopping.
hugs, Brandi

True, wearing a mask does not guarantee you will not get Covid, but it will lessen the "viral load". With a lower viral load, you may just have minor symptoms versus being very sick or dying. They are now finding out that they can predict your severity by the amount of virus you have.

 

[MossRoad]

You ever seen the videos wearing a mask and not wearing a mask while sneezing or coughing? The masks just slow the spread. They don't stop everything. Even wearing a mask, I try to distance all I can from other people while out shopping.
hugs, Brandi

Yes, I have seen the videos. It slows the spread through the air drastically, which reduces the amount of airborne particles flying across the room to others, which reduces the transmission rate. The whole goal of getting everyone to wear masks is to lower the transmission rate, which means fewer infected people so the hospitals and health care system can catch up. :thumbsup:

 

[MossRoad]

I joined the covid + club yesterday. So did my son, same day. We had a family dinner (11 folks) on Christmas Eve and my son-in-law was the cook. My SIL tested + on Dec. 26 and must have unknowingly shared it, and he felt terrible about it. My wife just informed me that her sense of taste is gone. Can you say super-spreader? Fortunately, my SIL has already recovered and my son and I are on-the-mend. All symptoms have been mild, so far. None of the 4 grand children have shown symptoms.

Best wishes on speedy recoveries to all. :thumbsup: