Quarantine Life

Hey everyone, do people who've been vaccinated against the CDC virus have to go into isolation? From what I gather, they don't, but does that rule apply to anyone else living in the same house?

Nah, unless they start showing symptoms

Peter Sanders4 said:Exactly as much as your doctor or the CDC tells you—nothing more, nothing less. Just call your physician. In my case, they told me zero days; if I felt fine, I could head straight to work. For someone else, they might order them to stay home. It’s all pretty arbitrary and based on individual guidance.

Hey there,
I’m actually in the exact same boat as the other user here. Someone in my house tested positive, and our last contact was about 3 or 4 days before they got their positive result. I let my doctor know the same day we found out, and she told me I need to isolate for 14 days. Now, logically, it would make sense for those 14 days to start from when we were last in contact with the infected person, but nope... she's logging my medical leave as 14 days starting from the date of the test itself. 🤔 I don't have any symptoms at all, so I'm wondering if I really have to grind through the full 14 days (counting from the household member's positive test), or if there's a chance it could be shortened if I tell my doctor I feel totally fine? Also, would Medicare give me any grief regarding my disability payments if they see I didn't stick to those 14 days mentioned in their guidelines? My leave code isn't listed as isolation, but rather "exposure or contact with other illnesses."

Alex Walker8 said:Thanks for the reply. I saw my doctor this morning, so I'll follow up with her tomorrow afternoon.

Could you please just let me know what the doctor actually said? Honestly, it feels like people are just making stuff up just to mess with someone.🙄

The sheer lack of organization and logic in this system is mind-blowing—just look at my situation. I’m currently in isolation, so I called my kid's preschool to see if someone else could handle the drop-offs. They told me the other person isn't allowed to bring the child in because they were just with me while I was isolating?! 😵 I tried explaining that I don't have anything—it's just a case of contact of a contact. Apparently, that doesn't matter. So, I call the school nurse, hoping for some actual clarity, and she tells me we just need to wait two or three days before someone else can step in. Wait, what am I waiting for? I haven't been near anyone sick for a week, and I've already been in isolation for four days. Once those two or three days are up, I follow up with her, and her response? "Well, start counting from today." 🤣🤣 So, basically, the clock starts ticking from the moment I made the phone call 🤦 🙏.

Yeah, my ten-year-old son is stuck in quarantine right along with me. When I called the pediatrician to double-check what my doctor had told me earlier, she just gave me this wise little shrug and said, "Well, if you've got it, he's probably got it too."
Honestly, I’d never want to knowingly pass anything on to someone else, but seeing all the crazy cases out there lately... part of me almost regrets even calling the doctor and reporting it in the first place.

The way things work here, if you have a sibling in isolation, they aren't even allowed in school or daycare.

Susan Martin4 said:The way things work here, if you have a sibling in isolation, they aren't even allowed in school or daycare.

What about families with three or more kids? I mean—you’d basically be stuck in permanent quarantine at that rate, wouldn't you?

I reached out to our local epidemiologists to see where they stand on this. Their take? If kids are separated from anyone currently in isolation, then yeah, they’re cleared to head back to school or daycare.

I also sent an inquiry over to Medicare, but I'm still waiting to hear back from them.

Kyle Howard82 said:Hey there,
I’m actually in the exact same boat as the other user here. Someone in my house tested positive, and our last contact was about 3 or 4 days before they got their positive result. I let my doctor know the same day we found out, and she told me I need to isolate for 14 days. Now, logically, it would make sense for those 14 days to start from when we were last in contact with the infected person, but nope... she's logging my medical leave as 14 days starting from the date of the test itself. 🤔 I don't have any symptoms at all, so I'm wondering if I really have to grind through the full 14 days (counting from the household member's positive test), or if there's a chance it could be shortened if I tell my doctor I feel totally fine? Also, would Medicare give me any grief regarding my disability payments if they see I didn't stick to those 14 days mentioned in their guidelines? My leave code isn't listed as isolation, but rather "exposure or contact with other illnesses."

I thought self-isolation was only 10 days now, but I guess everyone seems to have their own set of rules. In my case, I was assigned 10 days of isolation, but it started from my last contact with the infected person I live with—someone I can't really distance myself from. I was lucky enough to develop some symptoms and stay negative, which I think meant my 10 days only started counting 10 days after the first symptoms appeared in the infected person. So, maybe 20 days total.

Kyle Howard82 said:Hey there,
I’m actually in the exact same boat as the other user here. Someone in my house tested positive, and our last contact was about 3 or 4 days before they got their positive result. I let my doctor know the same day we found out, and she told me I need to isolate for 14 days. Now, logically, it would make sense for those 14 days to start from when we were last in contact with the infected person, but nope... she's logging my medical leave as 14 days starting from the date of the test itself. 🤔 I don't have any symptoms at all, so I'm wondering if I really have to grind through the full 14 days (counting from the household member's positive test), or if there's a chance it could be shortened if I tell my doctor I feel totally fine? Also, would Medicare give me any grief regarding my disability payments if they see I didn't stick to those 14 days mentioned in their guidelines? My leave code isn't listed as isolation, but rather "exposure or contact with other illnesses."

It seems like everyone just interprets these rules however they want, doesn't it?
My primary care doc told me isolation is 10 days once symptoms show up, unless you've got pneumonia, then it jumps to 21 days.

And yeah, my wife went back to work without any issues because she's vaccinated; she just had to wear a mask.

Someone explain the logic here. If vaccinated people are confirmed to be able to spread the virus and
their shot only protects THEM, why aren't they required to isolate when a family member tests positive?
Is this just some kind of moralistic spite directed at everyone who isn't vaccinated? Like, "Oh, you didn't get the shot, so we're going to make SURE you catch it"
even if you're following all the rules, being careful, and EVEN IF you have medical conditions that prevent you from getting vaccinated in the first place?

gentleharbor3 said:Someone explain the logic here. If vaccinated people are confirmed to be able to spread the virus and
their shot only protects THEM, why aren't they required to isolate when a family member tests positive?
Is this just some kind of moralistic spite directed at everyone who isn't vaccinated? Like, "Oh, you didn't get the shot, so we're going to make SURE you catch it"
even if you're following all the rules, being careful, and EVEN IF you have medical conditions that prevent you from getting vaccinated in the first place?

It’s simple—what you just wrote is straight up wrong. ☕

Megan Green72 said:It’s simple—what you just wrote is straight up wrong. ☕

Actually, it’s spot on.

When I caught that virus, my wife was totally fine to head straight into work without needing to quarantine, all thanks to being vaccinated.
The only catch was she had to wear a mask while she was indoors at the office.

And yeah, that was following the exact instructions from the CDC official who reached out after my test came back positive.

Arthur Robinson2 said:The sheer lack of organization and logic in this system is mind-blowing—just look at my situation. I’m currently in isolation, so I called my kid's preschool to see if someone else could handle the drop-offs. They told me the other person isn't allowed to bring the child in because they were just with me while I was isolating?! 😵 I tried explaining that I don't have anything—it's just a case of contact of a contact. Apparently, that doesn't matter. So, I call the school nurse, hoping for some actual clarity, and she tells me we just need to wait two or three days before someone else can step in. Wait, what am I waiting for? I haven't been near anyone sick for a week, and I've already been in isolation for four days. Once those two or three days are up, I follow up with her, and her response? "Well, start counting from today." 🤣🤣 So, basically, the clock starts ticking from the moment I made the phone call 🤦 🙏.

I honestly don't know how you guys can even deal with this absolute circus

Just send the kid to daycare and be done with it

Megan Green72 said:It’s simple—what you just wrote is straight up wrong. ☕

If you actually bothered to explain exactly which part was wrong, would we ever reach an end? But then again, it's much easier to just recycle the same old propaganda and hope someone eventually buys into it, isn't it?

dustymarlin10 said:Actually, it’s spot on.

When I caught that virus, my wife was totally fine to head straight into work without needing to quarantine, all thanks to being vaccinated.
The only catch was she had to wear a mask while she was indoors at the office.

And yeah, that was following the exact instructions from the CDC official who reached out after my test came back positive.

Not true—you just don't know which part is the problem. Or maybe you do, and you're just burying your head in the sand.

Megan Green72 said:Not true—you just don't know which part is the problem. Or maybe you do, and you're just burying your head in the sand.

So basically;

You're lying.
And when you get caught, what happens?
Instead of just admitting you're wrong and moving on, you start digging deeper with even more excuses.

Honestly, why am I even surprised?

I honestly don't know how you guys deal with arguing against that Republican Party troll on a daily basis. It’s exhausting.
I mean, just look back at that whole mess when Gabrielle Žalac—that total Republican Party powerhouse—basically ran over some girl who didn't even have a valid driver's license, and listen to how he tried to defend her.

Does anyone know how much sick pay you actually get if a doctor puts you on mandatory isolation? How does the process work? Do you file a claim through Medicare, and what’s the payout look like?

I've been ordered into isolation for 24 days.
🤣🤣