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Well, our household streak has ended. Partner came back yesterday from a short trip with a minor sore throat that became a major sore throat today, followed by a positive PCR. She's got a SesameCare appointment in a few minutes and we found a 24-hour pharmacy, so with any luck we'll have her on Pax before bedtime. I don't have any symptoms yet (which makes sense given the timing) and we've got the windows open and are wearing masks, so mayyyybe I'll get lucky and maintain my streak. I've said it before, and it's never been more true: I appreciate the people contributing helpful, actionable information to this thread so much. I'd be adrift without this collection of resources and reminders that we aren't the only ones trying not to get sick in the face of overwhelming political and social forces to the contrary.
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Sep 2, 2023 00:59
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Well, had to drive to the next town over to get Pax since the local pharmacy was all out for some reason! But at least we did get some. We* have the tools!
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Sep 2, 2023 03:29
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I'm sure the answer is "ehh probably helps a little, probably doesn't hurt, not really sure", but do we know anything about how Xlear brand nasal spray stacks up with the others? I'm about halfway through a bottle of Enovid and would rather replace it with something I don't have to pay a jillion dollars for and import from Israel when it gets low. I happened to notice Xlear on the shelves in Walgreens when I was there grabbing Pax, so if that stuff compares favorably to Iota Carrageenan (which I think is still hard to get as a commercial product in the USA?) that'd be sweet. Obviously only trusting respirator still, but what can I say, I love spraying stuff up my nose.
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Sep 2, 2023 21:05
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My partner currently has covid (1 more day of Pax left, and so far hasn't been too bad for her besides a nasty sore throat thankfully!), and I've so far managed to avoid catching it from her by staying in different rooms, keeping all the windows open, and wearing masks when we're in shared space. Tonight it's supposed to rain quite a bit, so we can't keep all the windows open. If I move our li'l Levoit 300 running at full blast into the bedroom I'm in, shut the doors, and run the central A/C, how does that compare to all open windows? I realize that's tough to answer in the general case without knowing our layout/ventilation/etc. but I'm looking for a little peace of mind (or a reason to allow all our furniture to get drenched).
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Sep 5, 2023 21:55
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Steve Yun posted:wouldn’t run AC, that would circulate air between rooms Ah, that's helpful, thank you. My layperson's mental model (A/C unit sucks air in from outside, pushes into each room separately, air doesn't really mix) was wrong.
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Sep 5, 2023 22:01
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Thanks, Soap Scum and Steve Yun. Sounds like the play is to do most of what I was thinking but keep the A/C off instead. It's been so hot here the past week that it shouldn't be much worse than what we're already used to.
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Sep 5, 2023 22:21
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Steve Yun posted:sit in front of a fan all day I have been doing full-length maskless showers, but with the bathroom window wide open and the vent fan on. Our apartment is spaced out enough and there are enough open windows in between Sick Person Zone and the bathroom that I've been feeling reasonably comfortable about that risk, but if I do get got, that will probably be how. And yeah, the fans are blasting away. Fortunately the rain tonight is supposed to bring a break in the heat along with it, so we'll have some relief tomorrow with any luck.
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Sep 6, 2023 00:16
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I realize this is variable, but is there an average sense of when a rebound will happen if it's going to? My partner's last dose of (commoner, not Fauci-class) Pax was this morning, and she's feeling pretty good but we're sort of holding our breath for round 2.
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Sep 7, 2023 00:43
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Pingui posted:I don't think there is sufficient research to say, but here is the distribution from a piece of research: Oof, so the gap can be several days before it comes back. Maybe I'll get canceled for saying this but I do not like this virus!!
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Sep 7, 2023 00:54
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It's a week out from my partner's symptom onset and a day and a half since finishing Pax. She tested negative today, hooray! I know we're not out of the woods yet, but at least it's going about as mildly as could be hoped so far. I think I want to get a PCR test to just make sure I didn't get tagged, even though my rapids have been negative and I haven't had any symptoms. When is the right time to do that? I was figuring sometime this weekend, but I'm not really sure.
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Sep 8, 2023 00:11
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tangy yet delightful posted:Hell an asymptomatic infection could already be over anyway for you, just due to variance in individuals and covid doing it's wacky so random thing. Ugh yeah, I'm trying not to think about that. I hope not!
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Sep 8, 2023 01:35
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Well, started to feel like we were gonna be done, but partner got a faint line this morning after a couple days of negatives. She's pretty pissed about it, understandably.
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Sep 9, 2023 15:36
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So partner was feeling better at the end of last week, then on Sunday had a big rebound and today is feeling absolutely terrible. She is completely convinced that it's entirely due to Paxlovid, because her brother, who got got at the same time as her and did not take Pax, is feeling most of the way better now. It's very cool how I can't even succeed at accurate science communication within my own household with someone who already trusts me! I love it!
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Sep 11, 2023 19:04
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How concerned should we be about a rash developing, about a week and a half into covid infection? I tried googling about this but came up with mostly not that helpful stuff. It's on her arms and knees. Is this just one of those "yeah that can happen" symptoms that doesn't make it onto every list?
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Sep 11, 2023 21:08
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19positive/search/?q=rash&restrict_sr=1 ohh smart search, I always forget about that subreddit. Thanks!
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Sep 11, 2023 21:17
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DickParasite posted:I had a short flight last night, and as the cabin crew finished up the safety briefing they quickly added "and if oxygen is required you'll need to remove your mask before donning the oxygen mask" which I don't think I've heard in years. I'm pretty sure they I was the only one masking so maybe they added it for my benefit Don't fall for it they pumping uncut corona into that system.
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Sep 13, 2023 22:30
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I love seeing "as a mother, ..." in publications like the NYT because 100% of the time you can mentally append "of children who will hate my loving guts when/if they reach adulthood"
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Sep 13, 2023 22:44
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Almost just rear-ended someone while driving because I was distracted by the sign a restaurant had out on the sidewalk which literally said "Get brunch or die trying".
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Sep 16, 2023 17:41
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I'm just about through my bottle of Enovid and I'd like to replace it with some iota carrageenan spray instead of dropping another jillion dollars on something that by all accounts works less well. US goons who have purchased some, where'd you get it? I've pretty skeptical of getting anything that really needs to be the genuine article from Amazon, but that's all I've found via googling...
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Sep 16, 2023 21:20
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Rochallor posted:You can just buy epothex from epothex dot com, that's about as secure as you're gonna get when it comes to online stuff. They have a bunch of brands, make sure you're buying the iota carrageenan one which is the sticky stuff. Ah I hadn't heard of epothex. Thanks! Will check it out.
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Sep 17, 2023 00:06
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Oracle posted:Order from a supplier in Canada that ships to the US. This company was recommended on Reddit's zero-covid community (looks like they built in the cost of shipping into the price they charge, which is currently 20 bucks. Pre-covid prices for a bottle of this was 12.99CA, for an example). This is a bog-standard online checkout page and seems totally legit, though there is no option for expedited shipping. Ah nice, wound up buying from that site earlier today after scrounging around for any other sources and coming up dry. I thought they looked about as legit as I could hope for, so glad to hear they appeared that way to your eyes, too. Will update here if I got scammed!
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Sep 18, 2023 01:59
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not gonna lie I was really hoping for that moth juice 
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Sep 23, 2023 02:49
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Can we start tracking beef stew in the wastewater.
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Sep 29, 2023 02:41
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People who are holding out for Novavax boosters, do you have a date in mind for when you'll give up waiting and just schedule a Moderna or Pfizer? Not looking for advice as I realize we just don't know when (if) it'll get approved and distributed, just curious what kind of timelines other people are thinking about.
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Sep 30, 2023 00:47
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stoked to moth up
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Oct 3, 2023 22:41
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Last month my partner had a pretty rough case of covid. Yesterday my mom said to my partner "I see now why you've been dreading getting it so much" and I can't stop thinking about it. Like, I know she was just talking casually and not trying to make an airtight logical statement, but it's stuck in my mind. That is not the order of cause and effect! We aren't retroactively dreading it because my partner had a bad time in the future! I don't know why that is bothering me so much, but it is. edit to add: I have some sense of what bothers me about it, and it's something to do with the whole "assess your own personal risk" bullshit but I can't quite articulate it.
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Oct 8, 2023 14:36
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MOTH ME
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Oct 10, 2023 16:04
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Hell yeah, Moth Juice scheduled for next Tuesday. Pharmacy guy on the phone was adamant that it's by appointment only so I guess maybe my location is seeing higher demand or something.
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Oct 12, 2023 16:20
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Gettin' mothed tomorrow. Hope I land on the "arm is a little sore for a couple days" side of things and not the "violently puking for 24 hours" side! Also, hope they didn't give away my dose. The guy on the phone last Thursday was pretty aggressive about stating appointment only.
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Oct 17, 2023 01:23
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Mothed up, babyyy!Bruce Hussein Daddy posted:Also, that was my first time in a Costco Same, and holy poo poo.
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Oct 17, 2023 18:51
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9 hours after getting mothed and absolutely zero side effects besides a very slightly sore arm that I'm not even sure I'd notice if I weren't looking out for it. Hopefully I don't wake up puking my guts out tomorrow morning!
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Oct 18, 2023 03:19
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Now 21 hours after Mothing Up and still experiencing basically zero side effects. Arm is a teensy bit sore but less so than any other shot I've gotten in recent memory. Woke up kinda sweaty in the middle of the night but that's just as likely to have been vaccine side effect as it was my big fat cat deciding to snuggle up real close.
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Oct 18, 2023 15:27
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Just got back from my local annual tabletop gaming convention. Quite a few more masks than I would have expected, and of those, a shockingly high number were N95s! I guess if any population is going to do their homework and have better than average risk/reward calculations, that's where I'd expect it. Bummer they weren't required, but my expectations are so far down in the sewer at this point that I'm happy when I see any effort at all.
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Oct 21, 2023 21:32
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maxwellhill posted:holy poo poo, that test2treat.com site just mailed me Paxlovid, straight to my door, no cost, no pharmacy visit, and no phone call. the entire process was just "fill out the web form" and then three days later it's waiting for me outside my front door. Thank you for this hot tip! Got a box on the way to my door, easy peasy.
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Oct 31, 2023 18:13
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Pax arrived earlier this afternoon! Wish I'd started my collection much sooner, but hopefully I can get a couple more rounds in before it all goes to the dumpster.
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Nov 1, 2023 21:56
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gradenko_2000 posted:Haven't posted here in a while but new not-covid just dropped UGH, I can't believe people keep getting this wrong! It's not a flu-like because it isn't turn-based; it's a flu-lite.
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Nov 4, 2023 13:16
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(Bootsy Collins voice) Spikevax that body
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Nov 10, 2023 01:55
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I mean, you wouldn't go to a Chess Club meeting if there was no chess!
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Nov 17, 2023 21:41
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Just popping in to say I've now had successful interactions with test2treat 3 times: once right when it launched to get tests, once at the end of Oct. to get Pax, and again just now to get more Pax. All three times super easy, did everything via web form and email, didn't even have to upload a photo or talk to anyone, and poo poo just came right to my porch. Can't imagine it's going to keep working this well come January, but it's great right now!
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Dec 17, 2023 01:41
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Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth, at which point they're like, hell yeah, my plan was to get punched in the mouth.
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Dec 19, 2023 19:03
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