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[NurseGoodVol]

For our HC professionals - does this look like a positive test? Instructions said the "T" could be extremely faint and indeed it is. Just not sure what "extremely" means.

Symptoms - feels like head cold; gunk in sinuses behind nose. Definitely don't feel good but no fever, smell and taste intact.

Thanks in advance

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Your symptoms are the same as mine right now but only congested on my right side. Can’t comment on the test, I’ve never taken one.

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19 once again in rebound case

So does that Paxlovid really do anything? Sounds like snake oil to me

Paxlovid does taste like metal for days…that’s from the crowd at work.

 

[distrovol]

For our HC professionals - does this look like a positive test? Instructions said the "T" could be extremely faint and indeed it is. Just not sure what "extremely" means.

Symptoms - feels like head cold; gunk in sinuses behind nose. Definitely don't feel good but no fever, smell and taste intact.

Thanks in advance

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Why play the test game? It’s likely a cold, so treat it like we all did a cold forever until two years ago. Does it really matter what kind of cold it is? IMO that’s how we get past this and get on with our lives.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Why play the test game? It’s likely a cold, so treat it like we all did a cold forever until two years ago. Does it really matter what kind of cold it is? IMO that’s how we get past this and get on with our lives.

This is also a reasonable approach. I have stopped "recommending" testing, but rather offering it only if needed for school or work purposes.

 

[kiddiedoc]

...a faint line probably means it's too early to be a definite positive. Try again in a couple days

I mean, honestly, an antigen test shouldn't throw a false positive. But who cares?

 

[508mikey]

Why play the test game? It’s likely a cold, so treat it like we all did a cold forever until two years ago. Does it really matter what kind of cold it is? IMO that’s how we get past this and get on with our lives.

I did, Went to work and didn't mention the positive test. Done with that protocol garbage

 

[volinbham]

Why play the test game? It’s likely a cold, so treat it like we all did a cold forever until two years ago. Does it really matter what kind of cold it is? IMO that’s how we get past this and get on with our lives.

because my university has policies I'm inclined to follow unless I have a very good reason not to.

FYI - retook this morning and it's clearly showing positive.

 

[StarRaider]

because my university has policies I'm inclined to follow unless I have a very good reason not to.

FYI - retook this morning and it's clearly showing positive.

hope you get well soon. i had the newflu in june (despite being triple vaxxed) and it was not too bad. no more shots for me!

 

[distrovol]

because my university has policies I'm inclined to follow unless I have a very good reason not to.

FYI - retook this morning and it's clearly showing positive.

Understood, re-reading my comment it might have come off more brusque than I intended. I hope you get well soon.

Does the university require a test for any cold symptoms? If you had a regular cold would you have to test everyday to prove it wasn't the "banned" type?

 

[Sea Ray]

I mean, honestly, an antigen test shouldn't throw a false positive. But who cares?

My family's experience is that the strength of the line corresponds with the strength of the symptoms. The faint line happens early and late in the progression of C19

 

[volinbham]

Understood, re-reading my comment it might have come off more brusque than I intended. I hope you get well soon.

Does the university require a test for any cold symptoms? If you had a regular cold would you have to test everyday to prove it wasn't the "banned" type?

no worries

It's not rigid; honor system. This came on pretty fast and hard and since I had a test I figured I should do it. It's bad enough that I would take off work for it and now I have no choice.

 

[allvol123]

Leana Wen has done a 180 on her COVID messaging, says masking harmed her son’s language development

Shame a MD chose to harm her own kids.

 

[volinbham]

My family's experience is that the strength of the line corresponds with the strength of the symptoms. The faint line happens early and late in the progression of C19

I didn't feel any worse when I did my second but there's no doubt about the line this time. Who knows

 

[508mikey]

I didn't feel any worse when I did my second but there's no doubt about the line this time. Who knows

What country were the tests made in ?

 

[mr.checkerboards]

This ****ing clown should be in jail.

 

[508mikey]

This ****ing clown should be in jail.

Along with blue state governors

 

[UpstateVol613]

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

 

[LouderVol]

My family's experience is that the strength of the line corresponds with the strength of the symptoms. The faint line happens early and late in the progression of C19

Wasnt for me. Mine was as solid a line as it could be, and I had no symptoms. This disease is weird.

 

[DC_Vol]

because my university has policies I'm inclined to follow unless I have a very good reason not to.

FYI - retook this morning and it's clearly showing positive.

Hope you bounce back quick.

 

[Orangeburst]

because my university has policies I'm inclined to follow unless I have a very good reason not to.

FYI - retook this morning and it's clearly showing positive.

 

[volinbham]

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OB never without a Seinfeld reference.

 

[82_VOL_83]

Biden administration plans for End of COVID-19 Shot, Treatment Coverage — WSJ

End of government underwriting of such medicines could lead to windfall for drugmakers

The Biden administration is planning for an end to its practice of paying for COVID-19 shots and treatments, shifting more control of pricing and coverage to the healthcare industry in ways that could generate sales for companies — and costs for consumers — for years to come.


Biden administration plans for end of COVID-19 shot, treatment coverage — WSJ

Good, let's see who is a proponent when they actually have to pay and who pays for the shots. Will be pretty simple.

 

[82_VOL_83]

because my university has policies I'm inclined to follow unless I have a very good reason not to.

FYI - retook this morning and it's clearly showing positive.

Those symptoms sound like what I had early in the year. Turned into a nasty sinus infection but I didn't lose taste and smell until about a week after symptoms started. Took 3 months to come back.

 

[volinbham]

Those symptoms sound like what I had early in the year. Turned into a nasty sinus infection but I didn't lose taste and smell until about a week after symptoms started. Took 3 months to come back.

thanks for the bleak picture of my future

 

[82_VOL_83]

thanks for the bleak picture of my future

On the good side, when the symptoms started to go away, it was gone. The only lingering effect was the taste and smell. It came back over time. I was hemorrhaging from my sinuses for about 2 days and then all the sudden fine.