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How long after close covid contact did you develop symptoms?

7 replies

Wondering5952 · 17/12/2021 08:16

Just that really. Currently had close contact so waiting patiently to see if Christmas is ruined. A few quick questions.

How long after the contact did your symptoms start?
What were your first symptoms?
Are you vaccinated?
Was this recently? (To distinguish what variant it might have been)
How long after close contact did you take your positive pcr test?
Did you get a positive LFT at any point?

Thanks!

OP posts:
mrsdolittle · 17/12/2021 08:21

It took four days from close contact to symptoms for me.

First symptoms were feeling shivery, achy and general really crap.

That was on the Sunday. PCR on the Monday. Came back positive on the Tuesday which was also the first time I tested positive on a LFT.

This was two weeks ago

I'm double jabbed but no booster yet.

Hope this helps OP.

belimoo · 17/12/2021 08:43

I believe I caught it last Wednesday. Felt a bit tired on Friday, slight scratchy throat on Saturday, much scratchier throat on Sunday, started to feel unwell on Monday but had a negative lateral flow. Did a pcr on Tuesday, positive result received on Wednesday. Did a lateral flow on Wednesday out of curiosity and it was positive.

Hope you manage to avoid it!

belimoo · 17/12/2021 08:44

Oh and yes, double vaccinated with second dose in July.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 17/12/2021 09:25

It's difficult for me to say. I'm pretty confident I caught it from a work colleague - she had been to a friend's house on the Sunday, said friend tested positive on Monday. Colleague continued to come into work all week with daily negative LFTs but then got a positive one on Friday, so I could have caught it on any day that week. I went for a PCR on the Saturday and got a positive result on Sunday, but my symptoms didn't start until the following Tuesday.

My LFTs were all negative.

I was single vaccinated at the time. It was in August so almost certainly delta variant.

GlamourSpider · 17/12/2021 09:26

It took 3 days, first symptoms were slight sinus pain and a sore throat.

TheTurn0fTheScrew · 17/12/2021 09:31

based on where my DC had been and who else tested positive we are reasonably confident she picked it up at a Saturday morning club - several other cases there, none in school or her other activities. She was symptomatic on the following Tuesday after school - high temperature.

Iusedtobeasister · 17/12/2021 09:33

4 days for me

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