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Do you still test for Covid, when you have a cold

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by DaDakota, Mar 31, 2023.

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When you have Cold like symptoms do you still test for Covid?

  1. Yes

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    33.3%
  2. NO

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    66.7%
  1. MadMax

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    I'm assuming you left that big ass cell phone at home that would have otherwise protected you?

    Hope you're feeling better soon!!
     
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  2. ima_drummer2k

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    I literally read this post 7 times trying to find the hidden sarcasm.
     
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  3. Jontro

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    i haven't gotten tested since we won the covid wars. pretty sure ive gotten it several times the last 2 years tho. i still bring a mask around since i constantly have a cold.
     
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  4. ThatBoyNick

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    Great now we all have aids
     
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  5. AroundTheWorld

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    Take Paxlovid. You should easily be eligible due to age.

    All the best.
     
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  6. Amiga

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    If I think it's covid, yes. I have no desire to spread my special version of covid to anyone.
     
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  7. daywalker02

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    As a 13 year old you should have been more careful.
     
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  8. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    Thanks. (I'm actually far short of the age, so my Doc and I opted to avoid Paxlovid -- nasty side effects + the rebound effect!)
    I'm doing much better today; fever's broken, hopefully for good.
     
  9. AroundTheWorld

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    You mean you are not really 94?!
     
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  10. Jontro

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    mom always makes sure i have a mask when i leave the house, plus i eat at least half of my veggies and always finish my homework before dinner.
     
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  11. Newlin

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    I almost never catch colds, and almost never get sick. Last time I was really sick was 1983.

    If I feel at all under the weather I will do a Covid test. Why not?
     
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  12. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    It's interesting. I was feeling great and not even jet-lagged when walking into the SFO airport with Mrs. B-Bob. The CDC had a booth there looking for volunteers, so we let them take a nasal swab. They said they're trying to monitor new variants coming into the US. I wasn't sick yet, but I hope they detected my new German version, haha.
     
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  13. krosfyah

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    Funny, I like how some of ya'll are like nope, the symptoms are mild so it's just a cold. Looking at the CDC, the symptoms for a cold and covid are virtually identical ...especially during onset when it's most contagious.

    I have extra kits laying around. As soon as I have a symptom, I take a test and move on with life. Easy peasy.

    I don't understand the active resistance crowd.
     
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  14. DonnyMost

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    Bro the line for flu and covid shots is out the door everywhere I go
     
  15. rimrocker

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    Recently ordered my new batch of COVID tests thanks to Uncle Joe and the US Postal Service.
     
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  16. Salvy

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    Lol, ya'll need to let it go....
     
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    When the dead bodies start getting stacked in storage trucks again, and you can't get into a hospital, and life-saving surgeries starts getting cancelled because the beds are full... Testing will be a thing again. You spread Covid and people could start dying. Once you've seen something happen, you've seen it. It's not imaginary.
     
  18. DonnyMost

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    Why does it bother you? Not like it affects you.

    Sounds like you're the one who needs to let it go.
     
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  19. ROCKSS

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    I still test if I feel like I have the flu or a cold, not so much for me but I don't want to get anyone around me sick. It`s a precaution, nothing more, nothing less.
     
  20. cheke64

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    I've been having tons of fatigue and a headache for the last 3 days. These colds never use to kick my ass like this before.
     
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