"I wonder how many people get sick and don’t want to leave the house to go to such a testing site while sick. How many people, like me, finally go when they feel up to taking a walk, only to get a negative test."
Isn't this everybody? I was convinced I had COVID in March of 2020. There was not a chance in hell I'd go to some clinic where other people who thought they were also sick would wait around to get tested. Since COVID is as contagious as chicken pox, why in the world would the health care system herd people into crowded locations for testing? Wasn't that a main contributor to the spread of it?
I doubt any of the tests have actually ever worked. And when the history of this pandemic is written, I believe that the PCR tests not actually working, and the forcing of people into cramped unventilated testing centers, will both be view as main reason for the rapid spread of the pandemic.
Just last night my wife and I walked by a jampacked restaurant and bar. Clearly those people had chosen "everything". Meanwhile, my wife is pregnant and we have been on a strict anti-social diet, so we had chosen "nothing". It seems to me that those are the only sensible options — anything in-between is "anxiety central".
Even if that restaurant was half or a quarter as full, the risk is still high. So it makes sense to embrace the risk of eventual Covid exposure if one wants a social life. Meanwhile, it's much easier for my wife and me to "just say no" and not have to go through a constant rigamarole of negotiations and compromises.
For some people, anti-social may not be an option for a variety of reasons. To those, I would simply recommend to get vaccinated, to stay vaccinated, and then to throw caution into the wind.
good piece again. Sorry to hear it got you, glad you are on the mend. And yes, we are all tired of this. (As for getting the shot, isn't there some time that one should wait? My friends who had strong side effects typically had it a short time after having Covid.)
Hi Neal. Thank you for another great article.
And I’m happy to hear you and your family have recovered well.
Regarding the uncertainty. Have you considered doing an antibody test?
When you have Covid, your body develops antibody against both the s and n protein.
But the western vaccines like Pfizer only develop antibodies against the s protein.
So if you test and have antibodies for the n protein, you can know that you had an actual Covid infection.
I’m not sure how exactly the sinopharm vaccine works though. I think I remember that it was the inactivated virus.
So perhaps it creates antibodies against both proteins.
But perhaps it’s worth looking into this to get some certainty.
It won’t be usable for the certification, but at least you will know for yourself.
"I wonder how many people get sick and don’t want to leave the house to go to such a testing site while sick. How many people, like me, finally go when they feel up to taking a walk, only to get a negative test."
Isn't this everybody? I was convinced I had COVID in March of 2020. There was not a chance in hell I'd go to some clinic where other people who thought they were also sick would wait around to get tested. Since COVID is as contagious as chicken pox, why in the world would the health care system herd people into crowded locations for testing? Wasn't that a main contributor to the spread of it?
I doubt any of the tests have actually ever worked. And when the history of this pandemic is written, I believe that the PCR tests not actually working, and the forcing of people into cramped unventilated testing centers, will both be view as main reason for the rapid spread of the pandemic.
on 'either “do nothing” or “do everything”'
Just last night my wife and I walked by a jampacked restaurant and bar. Clearly those people had chosen "everything". Meanwhile, my wife is pregnant and we have been on a strict anti-social diet, so we had chosen "nothing". It seems to me that those are the only sensible options — anything in-between is "anxiety central".
Even if that restaurant was half or a quarter as full, the risk is still high. So it makes sense to embrace the risk of eventual Covid exposure if one wants a social life. Meanwhile, it's much easier for my wife and me to "just say no" and not have to go through a constant rigamarole of negotiations and compromises.
For some people, anti-social may not be an option for a variety of reasons. To those, I would simply recommend to get vaccinated, to stay vaccinated, and then to throw caution into the wind.
good piece again. Sorry to hear it got you, glad you are on the mend. And yes, we are all tired of this. (As for getting the shot, isn't there some time that one should wait? My friends who had strong side effects typically had it a short time after having Covid.)