Posts by Rachel Gray58

Susan Martin4 said:I was just reading about this too, and it turns out a negative test doesn't actually shorten the SI 🤔

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/guidelines.pdf

Section 1 refers to Procedures for Close Contacts of an Individual with COVID-19 and it states quite explicitly here:

"For close contacts who are part of a group where assessing the spread of infection is vital, it is recommended to undergo RT-PCR or rapid antigen testing within five days of exposure. A negative test result does not affect the duration of quarantine/self-isolation. A positive result requires follow-up processing for the tested individual's close contacts. A positive rapid antigen test should be confirmed via an RT-PCR test."

Then it goes into section 2.1 regarding All symptomatic individuals with clinical suspicion of COVID-19:

"All symptomatic individuals with clinical suspicion of COVID-19—given the worsening epidemiological situation, it is necessary to send all symptomatic persons for testing. For administrative reasons (to facilitate the issuance of a digital health certificate), all positive rapid antigen tests must be confirmed by a PCR test. Whenever possible, and depending on testing capacity and specific circumstances, the PCR test should be used as the primary diagnostic choice. Any symptomatic person indicated for COVID-19 testing must remain in isolation until the results arrive (regardless of whether they took a rapid antigen or PCR test). Close contacts of a symptomatic person awaiting test results must also remain in quarantine—specifically family members and workplace contacts if they are healthcare workers or residential care staff—until the results are in, unless they fall into categories exempt from quarantine (see section 1). In the event of a positive result, the infected individual remains in isolation until they meet the criteria for ending isolation (see section 3), and their close contacts must stay in quarantine unless they belong to the exempt categories mentioned in section 1. Given the significant rise in school-aged children among new cases since the start of the school year, we remind everyone of the need to test students showing symptoms suggestive of COVID-19."

By definition, I should fall under case 2.1... but nowhere does it explicitly mention that a negative test means you can come out of isolation??

Does anyone know if there's any way (maybe through the e-government portal?) to check my isolation status?

Quick question — I’ve been ordered into isolation until January 19th, but my test is scheduled for the 13th. I'm wondering... if the result comes back negative, does my isolation period end immediately? Like, does the order just get wiped out?

Just a bit of context: I wasn't actually in direct contact with someone who tested positive; I just called my primary care physician because I was feeling under the weather, and they put me in isolation right away—standard procedure, I guess! But what I really want to know is whether a negative test automatically clears me to head back out into the world, or if I'm stuck sitting at home until the 19th regardless of the result... I was digging through the latest guidance from the CDC, but honestly, it's written so vaguely that it doesn't actually answer my specific question.

silvercobra68 said:It likely was. Something similar happened to me at Elkhart Lake; both tracks have heavy woods and plenty of moisture. Watkins Glen is particularly damp, and since she mentioned October, my experience in May had roughly the same amount of humidity—if anything, October might be even wetter. That moisture creates this morning mist that slowly rises, making you see things in the haze.

I actually thought I saw Peter Gregg, though I know it was probably just a trick of the light in the fog. Combine the mist with high emotions and a little imagination, and suddenly Peter is standing right in front of you.

I bet that’s exactly what happened with Hillin and McDuffie.

Wait, Peter Gregg—are you talking about the guy who raced in the American sports car series and then took his own life?

Since we’re all sitting here discussing miracles and mythological legends, I can't help but be reminded of this one chilling incident from the world of NASCAR:

By 1991, J.D. McDuffie—a legendary independent racer who had been grinding it out in NASCAR for years—was facing some incredibly steep odds. Back then, most teams were fueled by massive corporate sponsorships, leaving a scrappy, self-funded operation like McDuffie's struggling just to make the starting lineup. He tried to qualify for 14 races that year, but only managed to make the cut for five. Then came the tragedy during the August 11th race at the Watkins Glen road course... he lost a wheel, slammed hard into a retaining wall, and, heartbreakingly, lost his life in the crash. Throughout his career from 1963 to 1991, McDuffie racked up an impressive 106 top-10 finishes, even though a win always seemed to elude him. Fast forward to October 1998, and driver Bobby Hillin, Jr. claimed he saw McDuffie’s ghost standing right at the exact spot where the accident happened, all while Hillin was out there during a testing session. Of course, naturally, nobody actually believed him...

Who knows? Maybe there really is something more to it after all... 🙂