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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 4, 2022 20:25:59 GMT
I am not sure how much longer we will last here.. there are SO many people out with Covid plus being short staffed. A gal's office next to mine was booking it out of here this morning. Just heard she tested positive. (We test daily here).. I work in a prison.. pretty soon the offenders won't be able to do anything but sit in quarantine or their cells. They have cancelled all programs and schooling. And while I am typing this another employee is positive in our department. Damn.
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Post by tc on Jan 4, 2022 20:31:49 GMT
Yikes!
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Post by mom on Jan 4, 2022 20:32:17 GMT
Its blowing up here fast as well. My town has less than 200K people and we had 800+ positive cases yesterday alone. I traveled over the New Year so I am staying home this week in case we test positive and I've never been so thankful not to have to go out in pubic. DH is tested every other day at work and I am home testing every few days. Hopefully we can avoid it.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 4, 2022 20:37:08 GMT
And the offenders are getting it as fast as the staff. There are plans of course to isolate the positive ones.. but there is only so much space in a confined space. Uggggg..
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Post by Just T on Jan 4, 2022 20:38:16 GMT
Here, too. Right now, two of my kids, who live with me, have Covid, my other daughter who lives by herself is waiting for test results, two of my coworkers mothers have it, along with one daughter, and one of the gals in my book club. This is more people I have known at once since the pandemic started.
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Post by christinec68 on Jan 4, 2022 20:42:02 GMT
Same here...10% of my company is out/WFH right now. We've had a new case pretty much every day since the middle of Dec. My husband's place is short 25%.
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Post by tanya2 on Jan 4, 2022 21:29:31 GMT
that sucks! Hope you stay healthy
Did you ever hear anything about the job interview?
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Post by MichyM on Jan 4, 2022 21:32:29 GMT
Ugh, though not surprising at all. Consider yourself "lucky" that y'all can get tested. For us lay-people, testing (both rapid at-home as well as PCR) are pretty much impossible these days.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 4, 2022 21:48:52 GMT
that sucks! Hope you stay healthy Did you ever hear anything about the job interview? No I didn't!!! And the part of the company where I would be located is right in the heart of the Colorado Fires last week. So I emailed them yesterday saying how sorry I was about the fires and hoped everyone was okay. I said I was just checking on the status and one of the interviewees emailed me back and said they were making a determination this week and either HR or one of them would let me know. Thanks for remembering!  |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 4, 2022 21:51:01 GMT
Ugh, though not surprising at all. Consider yourself "lucky" that y'all can get tested. For us lay-people, testing (both rapid at-home as well as PCR) are pretty much impossible these days. That sucks for you guys.. I really feel for you. I do feel lucky. I swear I can't go anywhere without a swab up my nose. I have four tests at home sent to me from CDC. Plus the daily one, the rapid one, then the 'real' one once a week. It is a peace of mind though...I never have to think 'is this Covid or the sniffles'. |
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Post by lisae on Jan 4, 2022 22:28:53 GMT
It's moving west in our state. I think the only reason our county doesn't have high number is that there are only 2 places to get tested and one of those was only available for one testing day last week. The state's positivity rate is 29%.
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Post by Peal on Jan 5, 2022 1:21:03 GMT
School started back up, so I'm sure my son will bring it home eventually. Testing here means waiting in line for hours. I think a lot of people just aren't getting tested unless they are required to. They reported on the news, in Park City 1 in 24 residents tested positive.
My brothers work team is at home because they tested positive. He hasn't tested yet. Waiting to see if he gets symptoms first. They were all vaccinated.
Dh had to fly to Mississippi for work today. This morning he saw his Dr and got a flu shot, his Covid booster, and his 2nd shingles vax. He might be pretty miserable for the next few days. He'll be gone for 2 weeks. Hopefully he doesn't bring it home.
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Post by katybee on Jan 5, 2022 1:42:43 GMT
My county’s current positivity rate is 42%. They say 1 in 3 people has Covid right now.
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Post by peaname on Jan 5, 2022 1:46:37 GMT
Ugh, though not surprising at all. Consider yourself "lucky" that y'all can get tested. For us lay-people, testing (both rapid at-home as well as PCR) are pretty much impossible these days. If you’re sick stay home. There are lots of viruses that will knock you down and knowing it’s covid doesn’t change that you should stay home and rest and drink fluids and self monitor only seeking medical care if you become short of breath or have a condition that would require you to contact your doctor. A negative covid test doesn’t mean you are not contagious with something else. |
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Jan 5, 2022 2:37:01 GMT
Ugh, though not surprising at all. Consider yourself "lucky" that y'all can get tested. For us lay-people, testing (both rapid at-home as well as PCR) are pretty much impossible these days. If you’re sick stay home. There are lots of viruses that will knock you down and knowing it’s covid doesn’t change that you should stay home and rest and drink fluids and self monitor only seeking medical care if you become short of breath or have a condition that would require you to contact your doctor. A negative covid test doesn’t mean you are not contagious with something else. Obviously, but testing is an important part in getting this under control. Contract tracing is important. Accurate data is important. We can’t know where we are and where we’ve been without it. |
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Post by stittsygirl on Jan 5, 2022 4:29:28 GMT
We receive potential caregiver exposure notices from my hospital. A couple of months ago we’d only get about three a week, and usually only a potential exposure in one department . Now we are receiving them every day, and it’s at least six hospital departments with a COVID-positive caregiver every time. It’s really becoming scary 😬.
ETA: I just received today’s notice - seven departments.
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 5, 2022 5:14:45 GMT
We have two teachers out (both boostered) and one pre-K child’s parent tested positive today. The child is too young to be vaxxed so they are out for 10 days I think, still not sure on that one. Hopefully they test kid and let us know, sweet kid, but tiny face and has a hell of a time keeping mask over nose and definitely one that likes to be close to their friends.
If we lose one more teacher we might have to close or not let all kids attend as we don’t have adequate staff.
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Post by maryland on Jan 5, 2022 5:30:34 GMT
Wow, scary hearing how fast people are getting covid. I'm so glad the vaccinated people are pretty safe and more likely to have mild symptoms. Never have I felt so happy to be vaccinated and boosted.
We are all vaccinated and boosted in our family and don't really do anything with other people. We also wear masks everywhere so we feel comfortable and safe. My kids are home for break and other than going to a few stores every day and taking our dog to weekly pt/laser therapy and vet visits, we are usually at home.
What worries us so much is if our vaccinated and boosted parents and 99 yr. old grandmother would need medical attention, they would be turned away in favor of unvaccinated covid patients. My dad has a pacemaker and sometimes needs to go in and have it checked. It worries me that he won't be able to see a doctor because visits are being cancelled.
Sorry for my vent, I am just so worried (for our elderly family and friends) and frustrated (with the unvaccinated). It makes me sad that the vaccinated are still having to worry about getting covid.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jan 5, 2022 7:18:24 GMT
Same here in my doctor's office. One third of our staff are out. All vaccinated and boostered. I feel like a rat left on the sinking ship!
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Post by hookturnian on Jan 5, 2022 10:03:42 GMT
Australia recorded 64774 new cases in the 24 hrs to yesterday evening. To put this in perspective, it took us from the start of the pandemic until 7 September 2021 to reach 64684 cases in total.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jan 5, 2022 10:43:12 GMT
Over half of our staff was knocked out with Covid the week before Christmas and is still ongoing. 4 of us are running the company, and we are so thankful that we someway we’re not affected.
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Post by peaname on Jan 5, 2022 11:38:13 GMT
If you’re sick stay home. There are lots of viruses that will knock you down and knowing it’s covid doesn’t change that you should stay home and rest and drink fluids and self monitor only seeking medical care if you become short of breath or have a condition that would require you to contact your doctor. A negative covid test doesn’t mean you are not contagious with something else. Obviously, but testing is an important part in getting this under control. Contract tracing is important. Accurate data is important. We can’t know where we are and where we’ve been without it. You’re right but I can only speak for my community where we are beyond contact tracing because the numbers are so high everyone has been exposed and they are running around trying to get tests stalking the local drugstores, lining up hours before the walk in clinics open. I am speaking to those people when I say stay home. I talked about my neighbor with a family of four. Two household members tested positive and rather than keep everyone home the husband and negative child stood in line at the walk in to get PCR tested then went to multiple drug stores to get home tests and now guess what? Positive and how many people did he expose? If someone in my house tests positive I will quarantine everyone and assume anyone who gets sick has the same thing there’s no need to test in my opinion. |
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Post by cade387 on Jan 5, 2022 12:04:07 GMT
Obviously, but testing is an important part in getting this under control. Contract tracing is important. Accurate data is important. We can’t know where we are and where we’ve been without it. You’re right but I can only speak for my community where we are beyond contact tracing because the numbers are so high everyone has been exposed and they are running around trying to get tests stalking the local drugstores, lining up hours before the walk in clinics open. I am speaking to those people when I say stay home. I talked about my neighbor with a family of four. Two household members tested positive and rather than keep everyone home the husband and negative child stood in line at the walk in to get PCR tested then went to multiple drug stores to get home tests and now guess what? Positive and how many people did he expose? If someone in my house tests positive I will quarantine everyone and assume anyone who gets sick has the same thing there’s no need to test in my opinion. Some of us need tests to be allowed to stay home. I have to submit positive test to be able to WFH and to have my kids do virtual learning. I also have to have negative tests to return to work and school. Home testing isn’t allowed they have to be from a clinic. We can’t afford to stay home or lose our spot at school to stay home. None of us are sick but I don’t have any other option other than to go out to get a test at a clinic which are 5hr waits here. Others are most likely in the same position. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 5, 2022 14:07:50 GMT
I talked to my sister in Florida and she said even if she wanted to be tested there isn't anywhere to go or there is a long wait. After 2 years of dealing with this one would think testing should be easy by now for everyone.
Knock on wood.. no one in my immediate family has had Covid.. my kids, husband (maybe), my parents or my sister.. and we all live in different states except my kids. I wonder how that has happened! My poor sister lives in Florida and she says it is like the land of denial. My mom is pretty careful. My pregnant kid is good with her shots and being careful. My son wears a mask all the time but hasn't gotten the shot (ugggggg). My youngest is careful as well and has had all her shots, except the booster. I hope we all can continue to stay away from it (although sooner or later I am sure something will happen)..
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jan 5, 2022 15:57:51 GMT
Obviously, but testing is an important part in getting this under control. Contract tracing is important. Accurate data is important. We can’t know where we are and where we’ve been without it. You’re right but I can only speak for my community where we are beyond contact tracing because the numbers are so high everyone has been exposed and they are running around trying to get tests stalking the local drugstores, lining up hours before the walk in clinics open. I am speaking to those people when I say stay home. I talked about my neighbor with a family of four. Two household members tested positive and rather than keep everyone home the husband and negative child stood in line at the walk in to get PCR tested then went to multiple drug stores to get home tests and now guess what? Positive and how many people did he expose? If someone in my house tests positive I will quarantine everyone and assume anyone who gets sick has the same thing there’s no need to test in my opinion. when my son tested positive, his drs office called and said they have so many calls they don't have time for contract tracing interviews |
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