A Covid One

So you expect absolutely everyone who thinks they have a cold, to buy Covid tests and keep doing them?

What about the fact it's contagious before they even have symptoms?

And you can’t expect the world to isolate because you have ‘low immunity’ 🙄

And how do you think you caught it from them?

It’s not really though. For the vast majority of property the cold, the flu and Covid will all be fairly mild respiratory viruses. I don’t think they were selfish to go out, the world can’t shut down when people have a cold. People still go to work, still keep commitments etc.
Why are you only concerned about Covid and how the flu?
If they went to the home of your friend doing chemo I think that’s different, but anyone out in a pub is taking the risk that someone may be carrying a virus.

Do they know that you have low immunity? If not it probably didn't occur to them to let you know they had colds. Was your friend with cancer also in the pub? I'd certainly let a friend with cancer know if I was unwell in any way and let them decide if they still wanted to meet.

Yes, they came in with colds but if you have low immunity you would make your excuses and leave (or be honest, you’re leaving because you don’t want to risk being poorly)

Just treat it lije any other illness- they shouldn’t have met you when unwell with even a cold.

If you are that worried then that may be a good idea.

How is shopping comparable to going down the pub?

Although if I was as worried as you are, I’d obviously be shopping online.

I’d have just gone home as soon as you realised your friends had colds you didn’t want to catch. Even if friends decided to stay at home, if you’re going to a crowded indoor space then you have to assume that there may be other people there who aren’t well, particularly since hospitality staff rarely have the luxury of taking time off work without losing pay. No, it’s not ideal, but most people will expect you to prioritise your health your own way rather than them altering their lives to do it.

I'm not buying covid tests again. I've had the cold and didn't attend exercise classes for a couple days and then went back when I improved a bit but am still not 100%

Those who think it’s just another cold are complete arses .. my best friend died of it 10 days ago aged 53… no health problems, bmi 24 .. not even diagnosed blood pressure issues.. it’s a fucking dangerous infection that took both of my parents within 8 days in 2022…

YABU to expect people to test for COVID.

It's another respiratory illness now, testing comes at a cost and we can't expect people to test every time they have cold symptoms.

However, common courtesy would be to let people know they're unwell before meeting up, particularly when they know others may be vulnerable. Other illnesses can be just as serious for those with compromised immune systems and they aren't regularly tested for either.

I’m sorry you are ill but no, I don’t test and won’t be buying any. Money is tight at times and testing for viruses is not a priority for me. I also don’t test for flu or colds.

There’s a lot of COVID, RSV and flu around at the moment.

Before the pandemic if people had a cold that didn’t mean they were bedridden they would just go about their business, dose up with lemsip and no one would question it. The pandemic has in my view made us hyper conscious of all coughs and colds. The fact is that Covid is now endemic just as the common cold virus is. If any individual is in a situation where catching a virus would impact them more than most it’s on them (as it always was) to judge whether any particular environment puts them in a vulnerable position.

On that basis YABU

To add: I’m someone who very rarely gets viruses… or more likely, I get viruses but am asymptomatic. So I could have COVID or flu at any time and feel completely fine with no idea I’m carrying a virus. Aside from testing every week, I don’t see how I could ever be sure that I am not carrying a virus around. Should I test weekly, in your opinion?

YABU, you can’t expect other people to really care that much about you.

Same here. I had covid three times during the pandemic. I know due to test results, otherwise I would have had no idea. No symptoms at all.

I don’t think anyone has said anything like that. If you just generally have “low immunity” and are worried about coming into contact with viruses and illnesses it’s down to you to protect yourself.
A stranger isn’t going to avoid the shop when she needs dinners for her kids and has a cold simply because you might be worried it’s Covid. That’s just reality.

Also you don’t just mean test though, do you? You surely mean test and isolate or there would have been no point testing.
Isolate for how long? Two weeks? 10 day? 7 days?

Same here. I thought I might have covid but didn’t according to the test.

Noone tests. For someone immunocompromised it won't make a difference if it's covid or another virus- it can all be equally bad. Thing is colds are pretty common so you can't expect people to not go on with their business. Personally I would be too tired to socialise so would just go out for necessities if ill.