Posts by Kenneth Nelson26

That was my experience as well. After my husband finished his initial 10 days, I was granted an additional 10...
Our family doctor was completely stumped about when my isolation period actually started. The epidemiologist had already cleared him for "10 plus 10," even though his fever didn't officially break—dropping below 99°F—until day 12. But since I was already logged into the system, she wasn't going to try changing it.
You can still catch it on the very last day someone is contagious.

coastaltiger7 said:I guess that's fine if it's actually true. But if it isn't, I'm really not okay with putting people's health and lives at risk.

I got my flu shot right before my husband fell ill; that might be part of it.

My daughter was certain she was already over it, but these studies suggest immunity only lasts about 3 to 6 months. We're halfway through the school year now, and this flu strain is strange...

mellowskipper said:It isn't a rule that everyone in a household gets sick. Maybe you just have an incredible immune system—or maybe you were asymptomatic. Or, perhaps, you already had it.
An antibody test usually makes the most sense about three weeks after those last symptoms finally clear up.

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It seems they didn't get sick.
For those of us who showed no symptoms, how long should we wait here in the States?

mellowskipper said:It isn't a rule that everyone in a household gets sick. Maybe you just have an incredible immune system—or maybe you were asymptomatic. Or, perhaps, you already had it.
An antibody test usually makes the most sense about three weeks after those last symptoms finally clear up.

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How long did you wait before getting tested?
I’d go, just to see how I managed to stay healthy—my daughter, who's graduating this year, feels the same. My husband was out sick for 12 days straight.

The only thing that makes sense is that we've already cleared it...

mellowskipper said:I actually have antibodies myself, though I never officially tested positive for COVID.
From what I’ve been reading, they aren't going to recognize that. It's completely insane.

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Seems so.

Alexander Phillips3 said:It’s actually wild how things work out. You somehow manage to slip through the cracks during a free COVID test, only to have it come back positive automatically when you aren't even there.🤣

I have the option to work from home part-time, which isn't a financial issue, but we're essentially trapped in an apartment with no balcony. At least the ceilings are twelve feet high and the rooms feel spacious. I just desperately need to move; being shut indoors is becoming unbearable.

My daughter hasn't gotten over it either, despite having been in quarantine twice already because of school and now because of her dad. My son hasn't either, though he doesn't live here—we just see him constantly.
The data shows "positive" results; my husband gave my info to a public health official, so I was automatically placed in isolation.
Basically, they track everyone in the household and coworkers, so I’ll likely face more rounds of isolation until the vaccine rolls out. This was my biggest window to get sick since my husband is my primary contact. My test came back negative, and I don't have clear symptoms. A few days of headaches at the start could be anything. That shallow breathing? Maybe just a panic response on the day he hit a 102 fever and looked terrible...
I haven't lost my sense of taste or smell.

Alexander Phillips3 said:Everyone living paycheck to paycheck is terrified of this nonsense.😁 How does it even work? Most people I deal with barely know my name, let alone anything else. They have my number, sure. But then what? I just hand over some cash and suddenly I'm off the hook?🤣

That’s exactly what worries me too.

Jacob Price95 said:I know of a guy who practically spent a month under house arrest. He grabbed coffee with someone who tested positive and was slapped with a 14-day quarantine; then, just two days after returning to work, he had another contact and was forced back into isolation for another 14 days. Neither time did he actually test positive. Once he finally got back to his routine, he mentioned that nobody even bothers mentioning him as a contact anymore... 😬

You can leave your house if you've been summoned for testing.
Confirmed.

rustydriver said:I’m not entirely sure if this is the right sub for this, but does anyone know how things work with isolation orders? My wife just tested positive, and since I was listed as a close contact, I’ve been told to isolate. If I head down to a clinic to get tested myself, am I going to get slapped with a fine just for showing up?

The rule for our household is 10 days from when the sick person shows symptoms, plus an additional 10 days after the last symptom, since you can still be contagious on that final day. That’s what the public health official told my wife when she called about his positive result, and it makes sense to me.

We called our doctor this morning—it's day 12: he's still running a low fever, hovering around 99-99.5°F for the last six days without any Tylenol. And there's the cough.
He works from home so he doesn't need sick leave, but if he did, he'd need more time because he's clearly not recovered yet.

As for official quarantine—his movement restrictions have technically expired, but mine are logged until December 15th. The system automatically set that date after the testing, and even though my doctor wasn't sure whether to change it today, she left it as is until he's symptom-free.
My daughter and I both tested negative; she’s asymptomatic and mostly stays in her own space with her own bathroom. We haven't been isolating ourselves. I had a bit of a headache for a couple of days at the start and one night felt some chest tightness, almost like a panic attack and shallow breathing, but no fever and no cough. My sense of smell is fine.
I asked about re-testing, but a rapid test probably won't do much now, and for a PCR, the doctor said she has a limited number of referrals she can issue—since I work from home and have no symptoms, I'm not exactly a priority.

I forgot to ask the doctor, but I see you went in... how many days after contact should pass before someone who is asymptomatic can take an antibody test here?

mellowskipper said:Wait, why an extra 10 days? Did you actually start showing symptoms or something? Usually, the CDC guidelines say it's 10 days starting from when you were in contact with the infected person—which, in this specific case, would be the day your husband first showed signs.

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My husband is under quarantine until tomorrow, and I've been told my own isolation period needs an extra 10 days.
He’s still running a fever today; it hasn't dropped below 103°F lately. She hit 102.2°F. They said he needs to be fever-free for three consecutive days before my 10-day count even begins...
I don't have any symptoms, and we've managed to stay somewhat separated, aside from sharing the WCa.
Does my additional 10-day isolation start tomorrow, or does it only kick in once he's been fever-free for those three days?

So far, the reform is limited strictly to vocational schools. They're pulling funds from European Union grants to outfit workshops for trade occupations.

It sounds promising, but I suspect they've started in all the wrong places... I get that vocational schools have struggled to keep pace with the labor market for decades, but the priority should be modernizing and equipping our elementary schools first. As for the debate mentioned above regarding civic education, I don't follow it—nor do I understand why only a handful of specialists have weighed in. Regardless, those cross-curricular topics won't actually be implemented; neither will collaborative learning or project-based instruction, despite how much everyone talks about them. Where they actually happen, it depends entirely on whether a teacher is enthusiastic or if it just looks good on paper. Given the massive amount of money coming from the European Union, it feels like the discussion about societal values is just a way to distract from the real issues plaguing our school system.