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DoWorryDarling t1_j7s5v7e wrote

Reply to comment by Trajikbpm in Antidotally - Covid seems to be exploding in Northern & Central Vermont. Anyone else seeing this? by JerryKook

Did your doc's office say the 5-day rule was garbage from an infection prevention standpoint or from a "people aren't recovering in 5 days" standpoint? I am getting over my second case of COVID and tested negative six days after symptom onset. Still followed the 5-day quarantine guideline and have been masking religiously around everyone who hasn't also had it in the past month/only eating or drinking when alone. The CDC is saying if you have two negative tests 48 hours apart you can stop masking before day 10, but I didn't bother repeat testing since I was going to be masking religiously either way.

Even though I'm not a danger to others, I am still operating at about 60-75%. It was like this the first time I got COVID, although that time it took until right around day 10 to test negative and I was bedridden for a solid week. Guess the previous infection and bivalent booster gave me a little edge.

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Trajikbpm t1_j7s675l wrote

They meant it in a don't go near anyone and mask way. But that could very well just be in the medical setting.

This last time with covid it didn't feel like the other times at all and im still dealing with major digestive issues and crazy pain in my left side they can't explain.

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DoWorryDarling t1_j7s7yxm wrote

Hunh, that's interesting - I work in healthcare and my institution has us return to patient-facing work regardless of positive or negative follow-up test results on Day 6. The caveat is no eating or drinking around anyone and remain masked at all times, which is harder than it might seem.

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Trajikbpm t1_j7s82b2 wrote

Yikes

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whaletacochamp t1_j82f2ng wrote

Since that’s what the CDC recommends it’s what most healthcare institutions are following.

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Trajikbpm t1_j82f8ll wrote

And covid goes round and round

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whaletacochamp t1_j82fcdm wrote

Yuuuup. Although antidotally (lol) working in healthcare all of the folks I know who have gotten COVID have gotten it outside of work. I’m in a non patient facing role.

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