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brufleth t1_j27pad6 wrote

Reply to comment by RoaminRonin13 in New coronavirus subvariant, XBB, now widespread in New England by uxd

Where I work they don't even take a covid test. They just come in and get people sick and act surprised when the other people get covid.

Somewhat related: had a co-worker dealing with a very sick grandkid who when asked didn't even know what RSV is.

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bb5199 t1_j28mqmt wrote

Hardly anyone knew what RSV was until this year. For people over the age of two, it is a cold. Kids get sick. Kids get high fevers. Rest and fluids. It doesn't matter if it's called RSV, the flu, covid. All the same treatment for a kid.

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RoaminRonin13 t1_j299qm9 wrote

Most people who have had children know what RSV is.

But yeah, for most people over the age of 1 or 2 RSV is a shitty cold. RSV was a big deal this year because it ripped through daycares and preschools - I realize it’s anecdotal, but everyone I know with kids under 5 had RSV in their home, and I know two people with babies that were hospitalized. It appears to have been a bad year for it.

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bb5199 t1_j29mpq9 wrote

Perhaps because they kept their kids more isolated in the past couple of years and missed getting it. I have multiple kids and haven't given RSV a second thought. Every person in the US has usually had it by age 2.

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