SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)

[11101]

Two years and its finally got us. My wife just tested positive after a few days of feeling shit, she's in her third trimester so exceptionally glad to be vaccinated.

I'm negative so far and thankfully with current rules here still allowed to go out.

 

[Volumiza]

Two years and its finally got us. My wife just tested positive after a few days of feeling shit, she's in her third trimester so exceptionally glad to be vaccinated.

I'm negative so far and thankfully with current rules here still allowed to go out.

Sorry to hear that and I wish her / you all the best.

 

[golden_blunder]

Two years and its finally got us. My wife just tested positive after a few days of feeling shit, she's in her third trimester so exceptionally glad to be vaccinated.

I'm negative so far and thankfully with current rules here still allowed to go out.

Good luck and hope she gets better soon

 

[Blackwidow]

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[Pogue Mahone]

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This is such good news. Even stronger evidence that Omicron has the potential to stamp Delta out for good.

 

[berbatrick]

Is there infection/hospitalisation/death data from the UK broken down by race?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

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More good news. And yet another esoteric graph!

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Is there infection/hospitalisation/death data from the UK broken down by race?

Here’s a good analysis of deaths.

• After adjusting for region, population density, socio-demographic and household characteristics, the raised risk of death involving COVID-19 for people of Black ethnic background of all ages together was 2.0 times greater for males and 1.4 times greater for females compared with those of White ethnic background.

• Males of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Indian ethnic background also had a significantly higher risk of death involving COVID-19 (1.5 and 1.6 times, respectively) than White males once region, population density, socio-demographic and household characteristics were accounted for; whilst for females in Bangladeshi or Pakistani, Indian, Chinese and Mixed ethnic groups the risk of death involving COVID-19 was equivalent to White females.

 

[Dumbstar]

Here’s a good analysis of deaths.

• After adjusting for region, population density, socio-demographic and household characteristics, the raised risk of death involving COVID-19 for people of Black ethnic background of all ages together was 2.0 times greater for males and 1.4 times greater for females compared with those of White ethnic background.
• Males of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Indian ethnic background also had a significantly higher risk of death involving COVID-19 (1.5 and 1.6 times, respectively) than White males once region, population density, socio-demographic and household characteristics were accounted for; whilst for females in Bangladeshi or Pakistani, Indian, Chinese and Mixed ethnic groups the risk of death involving COVID-19 was equivalent to White females.

It's our oppressed women killing us with all that cooking. Bloody long game.

 

[Dumbstar]

Just seen the UK government's latest R rate for London is 0.7 to 1.1. Growth percentage per day is -8 to -1.

England rate is 1.1 to 1.5.

Come on Laaaandon!!

 

[jojojo]

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More good news. And yet another esoteric graph!

Up with this sort of thing.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

It's our oppressed women killing us with all that cooking. Bloody long game.

 

[jojojo]

Just seen the UK government's latest R rate for London is 0.7 to 1.1. Growth percentage per day is -8 to -1.

England rate is 1.1 to 1.5.

Come on Laaaandon!!

The official HSA stats are always lagging indicators because they only run with finalised data,

If you look at the "nowcast" stuff you get:

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Which basically mirrors the current case number falls.

Though when you dig into the numbers you can see the same kind of pattern we had back in October/November for delta - school-aged catching covid, parents catching it in sympathy.

 

[calodo2003]

I didn’t know walking hamsters was a thing…

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[WI_Red]

For all my American posters, the federal government site to order free testing kits is now up and running:

COVIDtests.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests

 

[Wibble]

I had my first PCR test today. What are people whinging about?

 

[F-Red]

I had my first PCR test today. What are people whinging about?

Question for @Stanley Road.

 

[Stanley Road]

I had my first PCR test today. What are people whinging about?

Why did you have one?

 

[Wibble]

Why did you have one?

My wife had a sore throat and someone at her gym tested positive recently and I drove her to the drive through test centre and thought we might as well both get tested as we are triple vaxxed, so could have it and be asymptomatic (doubt it TBH). I was expecting the nose bit of the test to be annoying, irritating or painful but it was barely a tickle. Which pleased me.

Rapid tests are both hard to get and expensive with PCR tests free.

 

[Wibble]

Negative. 10 min wait to be tested and test back in 7 hrs

 

[Wibble]

Two years and its finally got us. My wife just tested positive after a few days of feeling shit, she's in her third trimester so exceptionally glad to be vaccinated.

I'm negative so far and thankfully with current rules here still allowed to go out.

Hope she recovers quickly.

 

[hmchan]

Hong Kong seizes hamsters from pet store for mass cull
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[Stanley Road]

My wife had a sore throat and someone at her gym tested positive recently and I drove her to the drive through test centre and thought we might as well both get tested as we are triple vaxxed, so could have it and be asymptomatic (doubt it TBH). I was expecting the nose bit of the test to be annoying, irritating or painful but it was barely a tickle. Which pleased me.

Rapid tests are both hard to get and expensive with PCR tests free.

Yeah my BIL was over for a month and took a load of self tests back with him last week

 

[11101]

Hope she recovers quickly.

Thanks and same to the others who replied.

She's slowly getting better, if this is supposed to be the milder Omicron variant i wouldn't want to see what the previous variants would have been like.

 

[Big-Red]

The missus is on day 5 now of isolation, still has a sore throat, but overall improving a lot. We've the 7 day isolation here, so is it still ok to venture out with a sore throat if its not fully recovered?

 

[Shakesy]

Is there anyone here who has never been tested? Somehow, by freak accident, I've never had any type of test for COVID... My wife has had many. Even my 7-year-old had to endure that horrid thing-up-the-nose. I'm, however, a virgin. Noice.

 

[Bosws87]

Is there anyone here who has never been tested? Somehow, by freak accident, I've never had any type of test for COVID... My wife has had many. Even my 7-year-old had to endure that horrid thing-up-the-nose. I'm, however, a virgin. Noice.

Same zero tests not been on holiday and not been ill in a couple of years i imagine theres loads the same.

I'm not gonna go around testing myself every other day on a whim.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

The missus is on day 5 now of isolation, still has a sore throat, but overall improving a lot. We've the 7 day isolation here, so is it still ok to venture out with a sore throat if its not fully recovered?

If I was her I would get out and about for some fresh air but wouldn’t go anywhere indoors. Not just yet.

Also, take it very easy. You hear a lot about relapses when trying to get too active, too soon.

 

[Shakesy]

Same zero tests not been on holiday and not been ill in a couple of years i imagine theres loads the same.

I'm not gonna go around testing myself every other day on a whim.

You think? In my country I'd say we're in the minority...

 

[Wibble]

Is there anyone here who has never been tested? Somehow, by freak accident, I've never had any type of test for COVID... My wife has had many. Even my 7-year-old had to endure that horrid thing-up-the-nose. I'm, however, a virgin. Noice.

Me until 8 30am today

 

[Shakesy]

Me until 8 30am today

I can't find the info, but was your wife tested as well?

 

[mitChley]

I find it incredible people haven't even done lateral flow tests.

When we were going into work I'd do them at least twice a week. When going to big events, or group gatherings, I'd do one then. Seems a pretty selfless thing to do to make sure you're not asymptomatic and spreading it to others.

 

[Balljy]

I find it incredible people haven't even done lateral flow tests.

When we were going into work I'd do them at least twice a week. When going to big events, or group gatherings, I'd do one then. Seems a pretty selfless thing to do to make sure you're not asymptomatic and spreading it to others.

Agreed, I do one every time I'm visiting my parents or meeting up with a big group of people. I just think why not when I can do a 20 second test and avoid the risk to them.

 

[Stanley Road]

Is there anyone here who has never been tested? Somehow, by freak accident, I've never had any type of test for COVID... My wife has had many. Even my 7-year-old had to endure that horrid thing-up-the-nose. I'm, however, a virgin. Noice.

I never had one

 

[Stanley Road]

I find it incredible people haven't even done lateral flow tests.

When we were going into work I'd do them at least twice a week. When going to big events, or group gatherings, I'd do one then. Seems a pretty selfless thing to do to make sure you're not asymptomatic and spreading it to others.

Don't go to big events, its that simple

 

[Tarrou]

I’ve brought back loads of testing kits from the UK if anyone in Sydney is in dire need

 

[Big-Red]

If I was her I would get out and about for some fresh air but wouldn’t go anywhere indoors. Not just yet.

Also, take it very easy. You hear a lot about relapses when trying to get too active, too soon.

She's a teacher though, so expected back in on Monday or else she's taking sick days.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Is there anyone here who has never been tested? Somehow, by freak accident, I've never had any type of test for COVID... My wife has had many. Even my 7-year-old had to endure that horrid thing-up-the-nose. I'm, however, a virgin. Noice.

Can understand there will be a fair few people who’ve never been sick or travelled, so never needed a PCR (I’ve only been tested once in the last 2 years, my wife never). But surely you’ve done a few antigen tests on yourself?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

She's a teacher though, so expected back in on Monday or else she's taking sick days.

Sorry. Misunderstood your question. Thought you were asking if ok to go out today, on day 5.

If she’s still symptomatic on day 7 she shouldn’t go back to work. The 7 day isolation only applies to people who are asymptomatic at the end of it.

 

[Sparky_Hughes]

Two years and its finally got us. My wife just tested positive after a few days of feeling shit, she's in her third trimester so exceptionally glad to be vaccinated.

I'm negative so far and thankfully with current rules here still allowed to go out.

Hope she feels better soon and good luck on the new arrival!

It's our oppressed women killing us with all that cooking. Bloody long game.

Early contender for post of the year