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_json_x t1_j25mxgy wrote

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

At that point who cares if you are testing negative or not. Clearly you’re sick with something, best to stay home til you’re symptom free and negative. IMHO.

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RoaminRonin13 t1_j2641cn wrote

I don’t know about ok_backbay, but generally this kind of common sense seems to elude an amazing number of people.

Most of the people I work with have been smart / thoughtful enough to work from home when sick - but I still know people going to work, walking around coughing and being gross, with some “I took a Covid test and I’m negative” nonsense.

Yeah, but you’re still sick dummy - get away from me.

Edit: I should say, I know this is coming from a privileged position where my coworkers and I can work from home. Not everybody has that opportunity - in which case people should probably mask-up when they’re sick, Covid or not.

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ok_backbay t1_j266ulb wrote

Luckily my current job can be done from home, but I am moving to a new job that requires being in the field at different locations. I will be masking up.

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RoaminRonin13 t1_j269049 wrote

Sorry, I should say: this is an entitled position to take. Not everyone can work from home, or has the sick time.

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brufleth t1_j27pad6 wrote

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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Roszo21 t1_j2anvfe wrote

Allergies and dry winter air are a fairly obvious challenge to this since they can mimic mild COVID symptoms. It can be difficult to know what to do when you're just feeling a bit off.

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bb5199 t1_j28mjsx wrote

No one is going to stay home until you're "symptom free." When you're at you're sickest, you should stay home like if you have a fever. But if you have a cough or sniffle afterwards as your illness improves, I would expect people to be back to their normal lives.

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