Some experts disagree with new CDC guidelines, but the bottom line is clear: simple steps like ventilation, testing, masks and vaccinations allow most of us to carry-on our daily lives just fine.
I am currently on Day 11 of COVID. We have been extremely isolated for the last 2.5 years and are very careful. However, someone I interacted with recently was not. I feel miserable and seem to have a rebound case after a course of Paxlovid. And I am trying desperately not to give this to my husband who is higher risk and my child who is supposed to start school this week. I am very, very frustrated that they left off the testing to exit isolation requirement. I know it is disruptive, but schools are going to LIGHT UP in the next few weeks, because kids will be sent back to school while contagious. We have a good day-to-day routine, honesty, which is a little lonely, but we have found an acceptable level of risk for our family. I feel like the CDC guidance, however, is just giving up. I see them pressured by schools and businesses — I get it. But I am terrified of brain damage, heart damage, and the like — not to mention long Covid. And I am not eligible for a 4th shot yet… there are still lots of worries, and it feels like the rest of the country has just decided “to hell with it! We want to have fun!” What will the long-term costs of this carelessness be? I am certain there will be many.
I am currently on Day 11 of COVID. We have been extremely isolated for the last 2.5 years and are very careful. However, someone I interacted with recently was not. I feel miserable and seem to have a rebound case after a course of Paxlovid. And I am trying desperately not to give this to my husband who is higher risk and my child who is supposed to start school this week. I am very, very frustrated that they left off the testing to exit isolation requirement. I know it is disruptive, but schools are going to LIGHT UP in the next few weeks, because kids will be sent back to school while contagious. We have a good day-to-day routine, honesty, which is a little lonely, but we have found an acceptable level of risk for our family. I feel like the CDC guidance, however, is just giving up. I see them pressured by schools and businesses — I get it. But I am terrified of brain damage, heart damage, and the like — not to mention long Covid. And I am not eligible for a 4th shot yet… there are still lots of worries, and it feels like the rest of the country has just decided “to hell with it! We want to have fun!” What will the long-term costs of this carelessness be? I am certain there will be many.