INSANITY Got Omicron? Put on a mask and go back to work!

[SackLunch]

Young vaxxed relative works in a patient care setting and wears a surgical mask continuously. She got Omicron from a patient.

The hospital is so short staffed they insisted she wear an N95 mask and return to work. She has mild flu-like symptoms relieved by OTC meds.

Anyone else forced to work with covid instead of isolate?

 

[West]

We just had a flu type virus run threw our family. Don't know if it was Omicron or not. But work didn't stop completely. Fire still needs to be attended to, dishes done, chores done.

Still no vax in our homestead.

 

[subnet]

Young vaxxed relative works in a patient care setting and wears a surgical mask continuously. She got Omicron from a patient.

The hospital is so short staffed they insisted she wear an N95 mask and return to work. She has mild flu-like symptoms relieved by OTC meds.

Anyone else forced to work with covid instead of isolate?

4 fully jabbed peeps on my team were out for 5 days each with it (new protocol) ...no more cloth or random materials type masks (but surgical masks are ok if jabbed...smh)
No one forced to work while infected, yet.

 

[Blacknarwhal]

Young vaxxed relative works in a patient care setting and wears a surgical mask continuously. She got Omicron from a patient.

The hospital is so short staffed they insisted she wear an N95 mask and return to work. She has mild flu-like symptoms relieved by OTC meds.

Anyone else forced to work with covid instead of isolate?

Perhaps they would be less desperate if they'd kept the unvaxxed workers. Especially since the vaxx is doing such a fine job of protecting what workers are left....

 

[mistaken1]

Young vaxxed relative works in a patient care setting and wears a surgical mask continuously. She got Omicron from a patient.

The hospital is so short staffed they insisted she wear an N95 mask and return to work. She has mild flu-like symptoms relieved by OTC meds.

Anyone else forced to work with covid instead of isolate?

The vaxxed sick with the 'rona can come to work but the healthy unvaxxed are terminated.

The vax is not about saving lives; it is all about power and control.

 

[Dobbin]

Methinks "Omicron Parties" are not too far off in the future.

Pox party - Wikipedia

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Pox parties,

also known as flu parties, are social activities in which children are deliberately exposed to infectious diseases such as chickenpox. Such parties originated to "get it over with" before vaccines were available for a particular illness or because childhood infection might be less severe than infection during adulthood, according to proponents.[1][2]For example, measles[3] is more dangerous to adults than to children over five years old.[1][4][5] Deliberately exposing people to diseases has since been discouraged by public healthofficials in favor of vaccination, which has caused a decline in the practice of pox parties,[6] although flu parties saw a resurgence in the early 2010s.[7]

Pox party - Wikipedia

In a way, not knowing the actual "vaccination reaction" death rate from Omicron, this might be the BEST solution for humanity.

One of the reasons public health officials discourage "parties" is because the actual disease complication rate is NOT known, where given enough vaccination, the rate become apparent. I.e. In vaccination you're a more "controlled" Control Group. Parties are not controlled as transmission is "hit or miss" depending on the virulence of the disease.

Still, encouraging a "herd immunity" from a disease which appears to have minimal or no complication can't be a bad thing.

The problem is - one has to be infected with an actual "Omicron Party" from a verified case - and not from the Grade A variant one picks up from the water cooler at work.

The Covirus variants are what can kill you.

Dobbin

 

[TammyinWI]

The variant is pretty weak, and has mild symptoms, from what I have been reading. Several sources say it is now down to a cold or mild flu sickness. It should spell a soon end to the plannedemic.

Who needs a vaccine against that?? No one!

 

[Meemur]

Anyone else forced to work with covid instead of isolate?

Around here, if you aren't hacking out a lung or exhibiting severe flu symptoms, you're expected to show up. A lot of employers are treating this latest variant as a "cold," and one doesn't call off work for a cold, normally.

This is also why I'm keeping my distance and continuing my protocols. It is cold and flu season. I would like to avoid further illness this year.

 

[Tristan]

Methinks "Omicron Parties" are not too far off in the future.

Pox party - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Pox party - Wikipedia

In a way, not knowing the actual "vaccination reaction" death rate from Omicron, this might be the BEST solution for humanity.

One of the reasons public health officials discourage "parties" is because the actual disease complication rate is NOT known, where given enough vaccination, the rate become apparent. I.e. In vaccination you're a more "controlled" Control Group. Parties are not controlled as transmission is "hit or miss" depending on the virulence of the disease.

Still, encouraging a "herd immunity" from a disease which appears to have minimal or no complication can't be a bad thing.

The problem is - one has to be infected with an actual "Omicron Party" from a verified case - and not from the Grade A variant one picks up from the water cooler at work.

The variants are what can kill you.

Dobbin

Dr. John Campbell on the tube was discussing his decision making process as to "when to be exposed"...

He is far to reserved to suggest Omicron parties, and he was clear that this was only sharing his own situation and not medical advice...

 

[PalmettoGirl]

The symptoms may not be as bad as with Delta, but it’s not great. My son had what I believe to be Delta in October. And last week he had a positive test again for what I assume was Omicron. He had a sore throat, congestion, low fever and some diarrhea. Plus he was very fatigued. Luckily he called his job and they said to come back when he was feeling better. He had several friends who also had it. One of whom was told their policy is to stay home for five days and then they can return to work. He had a 103 temp and they said he had to come to work. These are 16 year old kids. I’m all about going to work when it’s just a cold. But not when you have that high of a fever. And it was a fast food place. So wrong.

 

[Meemur]

And that's one of the main differences: colds don't have high fevers. That's why it's important not to ignore symptoms. A fever with a severe sore throat would be my cue to take some horse paste, gargle, and be on the lookout for strep. If it continued, I would get tested for strep and maybe Covid.

(And also clean my toothbrush with peroxide!)

If I had a high fever, I'd stay home.

Otherwise, in the absence of other symptoms, local employers think it's a cold (and I agree). It's Iowa. It's late January. It's cold and flu season.

 

[naegling62]

Young vaxxed relative works in a patient care setting and wears a surgical mask continuously. She got Omicron from a patient.

The hospital is so short staffed they insisted she wear an N95 mask and return to work. She has mild flu-like symptoms relieved by OTC meds.

Anyone else forced to work with covid instead of isolate?

Where one of my sons work just about everyone who has it is working.

 

[naegling62]

As to the Omicron doesn't get people sick enough to be admitted to the hospital, it looks like Alabama's Omicron wave is about to surpass the Delta in hospitalizations. It must just be attributed to the infection ratio. Deaths don't even come close to Delta though.

 

[SackLunch]

And that's one of the main differences: colds don't have high fevers. That's why it's important not to ignore symptoms.

If I had a high fever, I'd stay home. Otherwise, in the absence of other symptoms, local employers think it's a cold (and I agree). It's Iowa. It's late January. It's cold and flu season.

Seems reasonable to isolate if you have a fever. Some health care settings still take your temp when visiting residents in assisted living, physical rehabilitation centers, etc.

My relative medicated her fever and cold symptoms with OTCs, put on her N95 as commanded, and went back to work in the hospital taking care of the most vulnerable.

It's winter and they are short staffed, but are there data to support this protocol not spreading covid?

 

[rafter]

OK...take this how you will, but here is my opinion...

IF the government really gave a rats ass on getting rid of the whole thing they would pay people that are sick their weekly pay to stay home while they are infected.

But that doesn't happen. Either you stay home and lose your paycheck for a week or so....or you work with it. Most people can't afford to lose a week or 2 of pay and still pay their bills. I know I can't, so when I had Delta I had to continue to work. I did tell my employer to cover my ass, but she didn't have a problem with it. If I hadn't worked, not only would I have been off for 2 weeks, but also the 2 weeks I'm normally off for Christmas break that we don't get paid for. NO way could I have survived with missing a month of pay.

So look at it both ways. Either they want to get rid of the damn covid virus, or they are just playing with us so they can make the sheep live in fear.

 

[Meemur]

Rafter, it's all about control, and the government is losing.

That's not to say that there isn't a real problem (people on this board have died!) but in my area, there are
tons of cases of "the sniffles," so if everyone who had them stayed home, the whole state would basically shut down. No one wants that.

We are about 56 days out from spring here in the Midwest. If we can get through the next couple of weeks, I predict our Covid numbers will drop significantly, plus it will be much clearer that "the sniffles" (in a number of cases) are caused by spring allergies (red, itchy eyes are also a symptom).

Also, CV numbers are dropping off in the East. It's a matter of time before it's gone, unless the CCP manages to start monkey pox or something similar, and I pray daily that it doesn't happen. We need time to rebuild the local economy.

 

[SackLunch]

OK...take this how you will, but here is my opinion...

IF the government really gave a rats ass on getting rid of the whole thing they would pay people that are sick their weekly pay to stay home while they are infected.

But that doesn't happen. Either you stay home and lose your paycheck for a week or so....or you work with it. Most people can't afford to lose a week or 2 of pay and still pay their bills. I know I can't, so when I had Delta I had to continue to work. I did tell my employer to cover my ass, but she didn't have a problem with it. If I hadn't worked, not only would I have been off for 2 weeks, but also the 2 weeks I'm normally off for Christmas break that we don't get paid for. NO way could I have survived with missing a month of pay.

So look at it both ways. Either they want to get rid of the damn covid virus, or they are just playing with us so they can make the sheep live in fear.

You are right, she cannot afford time off. And there aren't too many "non-contact" assignments to give to the unwell staff in a hospital.

Maybe the four recent deaths from covid in our little neighborhood that has me worrying too much.

 

[Meemur]

Maybe the four recent deaths from covid in our little neighborhood that has me worrying too much.

Again, it goes back to monitoring symptoms and thinking about how things were "before."
The colds and flu of yesteryear haven't left us. In some cases, they were merely rebranded.

This is why in the real world, I'll say, if you didn't know about Covid, what do you think you have?
Most of the time lately, the answer is "a cold." And if there's no fever, that's generally what it turns out
to be.

 

[Dobbin]

As to the Omicron doesn't get people sick enough to be admitted to the hospital, it looks like Alabama's Omicron wave is about to surpass the Delta in hospitalizations. It must just be attributed to the infection ratio. Deaths don't even come close to Delta though.

And - to my knowledge - the tests don't differentiate between different "variants" of the disease.

Or even - according to the CDC - able to differentiate between "common flu" and Covirus variant.

So ANY information you come across is suspect - EXCEPT those who find themselves hospitalized for whatever reason.

This is the big problem with any pandemic - is it the rats which bite and cause the disease, or the fleas who infect the rats who transmit the disease.

Or the rat feces...

Or human to human...

500 years later researchers are not entirely sure.

Bubonic plague - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Dobbin

 

[China Connection]

It is just your ordinary flu. So shut down the economy and go broke and starve to death.

 

[Shotsie]

Here in Central Virginia it isn’t getting better. Was on the local news Friday night and Saturday that the University of Virginia has more Covid patients now than at any other time during the pandemic. At the time they had 615 patients and of that number 100 were being treated for Covid with 36 in intensive care. Said they have deaths from Covid on a daily basis. Both my daughter and grandddaughter had Covid over Christmas. Both tested positive. Assumed it was Omicron. Both were sick with severe sore throats, headache that was described as feeling like the top of the head was exploding, and fevers for five days. Daughters went to her lungs. Fatigue for longer. Our daughter said in no way was it a mild cold. Thankfully, they both recovered at home and have had no long term effects.