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🙋 Asking for a friend… No wait, actually, I’m asking for me. After almost two years of precautions and a total of 10 vaccine shots, this Nerdy Girl’s family of four came down with COVID over the winter holidays, most likely the omicron variant. Now that we’re all fully recovered (thank you, vaccines!), it’s time …
TL;DR: Sadly, it definitely could be COVID-19. The Omicron variant is more likely to cause sore throat and less likely to cause a loss of taste and smell. Don’t blow off that scratchy sore throat. It could be a symptom of COVID-19. The symptoms of COVID-19 have shifted a little bit as new variants take …
If you get a positive antigen rapid test, it’s best to assume that you are contagious. A positive PCR test doesn’t tell you whether you’re contagious, because PCR can be positive for weeks after the infectious period. Neither PCR nor rapid tests directly measure contagiousness, but they both shed light on what’s going on inside …
Yes, it’s true! The covidtests.gov website is now open and ready for your order! Each household in the US can request 4 free rapid antigen COVID-19 self-tests. The request form is super quick and easy. Nerdy Girl Alison submitted her test request in way less time than it took to make this post. Tests will …
A: If you are eligible for a booster shot and haven’t gotten one yet, you are considered NOT ‘up-to-date’ on your COVID-19 vaccine series. TL; DR If you are not ‘up-to-date’ this impacts your level of immune protection and it’s also recommended you follow the same quarantine protocol as those who are not vaccinated. Boost …
La verificación de hechos de Reuters y otros pueden ayudar. Por ejemplo, recientemente hubo una declaración falsa sobre cuántas personas vacunadas han muerto por COVID-19. En realidad, la directora de los CDC afirmaba que la vacunación funciona y que muy pocas personas vacunadas se enferman y mueren. Puede leer el sitio de Reuters para oftener …
An antigen test (aka Ag test, rapid test) looks for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 itself in a sample taken from your nose (or sometimes throat). They are an excellent tool for figuring out if you are infected–especially if there’s a good chance you are. This post will describe what an antigen …
A: About 5 times for general use (not in a healthcare setting), maybe a few times more. TL;DR: Last week, the CDC said that cloth masks are not as good as other masks. Even though the package may say they can only be used one time, you can safely use them for longer. So what …
No te confíes! Aú con síntomas puedes resultar negativo en las pruebas, lo más aconsejable es aislarse por unos días, hacerse el test y siempre, siempre, siempre, utilizar tu mascarilla. Fuente: Pictoline Enlace a la publicación original de Facebook
Sí, se puede. Si usted recibió la vacuna de Sinovac o Sinopharm originalmente, no será detrimental de recibir un refuerzo con una vacuna de ARNm, y es posible que pueda ser mejor. ➡️ Nadie sabe cual es la óptima combinación en este momento pero la protección es aumentada en los que han recibido un refuerzo …
