Aibu ti be slightly annoyed with DH for taking a Covid test

[Raspberrysins]

… and now we find out we are both positive. I’ve been ill with cold and cough symptoms for a week. I had one day off work then spent the whole weekend with family for my mum’s 80th. We went to abba voyage. I have been in the classroom. I have been out for dinner with colleagues last night. Until now, it was just a cold virus. But NOW I feel duty bound to tell people? I kind of prefer the living in ignorance thing! Should I announce it or not? I will def tell my mum. Not sure how I feel about Covid now that all the rules have ended. I kind of feel annoyed that he did the test at all!

Well but it isn't, is it. There's no flu equivalent of long Covid is there?

isnt this post viral fatigue syndrome.

I’m not disputing long covid exists (my DH likely has it) or that other covid and vaccine health related issues exist.

But if you look at the meta analyses which have to date been carried out - which is problematic in itself as the studies to date are so variable in terms of design, sample size, methodology, patient selection etc which makes comparisons and definitive conclusions difficult - the majority of long covid appears to have occurred early in the pandemic ie prior to vaccination. Now that we have a successful vaccination programme and people have at least a degree of immunity, the incidence of long covid appears to be falling although granted, the prevalence remains, as you would expect given there is no “cure”.

Thus for the majority of (vaccinated) people, Covid will not cause life changing problems. We simply cannot put the world on hold for a viral infection that is no longer the threat it was in the past.

Testing is pointless. If you have symptoms of any viral infection, isolate yourself until the symptoms have gone.

The 80 year old shoulda had the flu and covid jab, so not a worry

Each covid infection increases your risk of long covid and organ damage.
https://medicine.washu.edu/news/repeat-covid-19-infections-increase-risk-of-organ-failure-death/#:~:text=The%20researchers%20found%20that%20repeat,gastrointestinal%20systems%3B%20and%20even%20death.

The original post was about the usefulness or futility of testing. I’ve made my stance on this clear - it is pointless and we should be guided by the presence and absence of symptoms.

We could argue all day about Covid, long covid etc. and neither of us will change our stance. You set your stall out in your initial post directed at me where you were disparaging of my area of specialism and somewhat insulting to me as an individual researcher.

I will not be engaging further with you and will save my research discussions for my workplace.

Enjoy your day.

Unfortunately by dismissing the seriousness of covid you encourage others to not take it seriously. Not all covid symptoms are the same or severe. Mild initial infection can still lead to long covid and organ damage. You also ignore the risk of infecting others. Sadly the immunocompromised do not have a flashing light above their heads to help those who are out and about with covid to avoid them. Which has lead to many STILL shielding as they cannot have a vaccine and their lives are still at great risk. The Covid Inquiry demonstrates the sad state of affairs that covid continues to leave the country in. With hospitals still becoming overwhelmed and the country suffering the highest levels of ill health and the impact this has on our economy. The narrative that covid is just a cold has far reaching consequences including a reactive pushback from taking any illness seriously and a willingness to merrily infect others at will. As the OP stated, now they have a positive test result they feel different about the action they should be taking.

Really?
I’m 71, fully vaccinated and now have a chest infection following flu. I honestly felt dire for 72 hours, spent 5 days in bed with fever, no appetite, raw throat, splitting headache, awful cough and I felt like I’d been hit by a bus.
The doctor thinks I might have pleurisy.
…not a worry? 🤬

I personally can't bear people who just get on with it and cough and sneeze all over other people. It's so selfish and I always felt this way. Long before COVID.

They do

That's not true either

But you haven't been careful. And the good hygiene part is for the people you may infect. It's too late for you.

Good point, sorry, i mispoke, i thought these jabs worked for the prople who needed them - although i haven't had either for a good while