adognamedgoat t1_j2dm0ru wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:53 PM

Trying to decide how much I should be in public. My parents were with us during the first half of the week and my dad tested positive for covid on Wednesday night. We'd last seen him Wednesday morning (at which point, he tested negative - with flying and a potential exposure four days prior, they were being extra cautious around us).

We're 72 hours out without symptoms and I tested negative, but it's weird how in the first half of this pandemic, we would have been expected to stay home for ten days and now we're told to just go out into the world and watch for symptoms. I don't want to make other people sick! I know three older people who have died this month from covid.

Herculicia t1_j2eaxhe wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:00 PM

For what it's worth I tested negative for six days after exposure, even with symptoms starting day 3. Then bam, positive. I think the jury is still out on whether you're contagious or not during this period. 🤷‍♀️

adognamedgoat t1_j2eizsr wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:54 PM

If I had symptoms I would definitely just assume I was positive. I had it in September and got boosted three weeks ago, so hopefully my immunity is at peak levels.