Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Rickshaw Phil]

Had my booster this morning. A sore arm has come on quicker than with the AZ doses and I feel fatigued now. Hopefully that feeling will clear overnight as I have things to do tomorrow.

 

[MontyVeda]

Woke up with a fever in the early hours of yesterday morning; shivering, cold sweats, every bone aching like crazy, hot flushes.

In retrospect i think it's something I've ingested as my symptoms eased after a vomiting session mid morning, although even today I'm still running a temp and don't feel right.

Decided to book a C19 test just to be on the safe side, since fever and temp are two of the symptoms... but they only gone and closed down the walk-in centre in town, leaving a drive through on the outskirts, so the nearest is walk-in is in Morecambe, an 8 mile round trip.

Now bearing in mind the advice if showing symptoms is to not use public transport, but to walk or cycle instead... why are they sending people to a destination that's so far away? It's fortunate i cycle, although still feeling very fatigued from yesterday's fever, and it's bollock freezing... isn't ideal. Surely if they want to keep on top of this pandemic, they'd be making it easier to get tested, not harder

 

[vickster]

Woke up with a fever in the early hours of yesterday morning; shivering, cold sweats, every bone aching like crazy, hot flushes.

In retrospect i think it's something I've ingested as my symptoms eased after a vomiting session mid morning, although even today I'm still running a temp and don't feel right.

Decided to book a C19 test just to be on the safe side, since fever and temp are two of the symptoms... but they only gone and closed down the walk-in centre in town, leaving a drive through on the outskirts, so the nearest is walk-in is in Morecambe, an 8 mile round trip.

Now bearing in mind the advice if showing symptoms is to not use public transport, but to walk or cycle instead... why are they sending people to a destination that's so far away? It's fortunate i cycle, although still feeling very fatigued from yesterday's fever, and it's bollock freezing... isn't ideal. Surely if they want to keep on top of this pandemic, they'd be making it easier to get tested, not harder

Do a lateral flow asap and get a PCR through post, isolating in the meantime of course

 

[Johnno260]

Do a lateral flow asap and get a PCR through post, isolating in the meantime of course

@MontyVeda What Vickster said it’s the best advise.

If you have a LFT do that, if you don’t order a PCR mate, don’t go out today it’s bitter, I’m in the south east so probably warmer here than elsewhere.

 

[lazybloke]

Had my booster this morning. A sore arm has come on quicker than with the AZ doses and I feel fatigued now. Hopefully that feeling will clear overnight as I have things to do tomorrow.

A Royal Marines Commando administered my Pfizer booster yesterday.

Was waiting from the sharp scratch when a 20-ish year old in the next booth collapsed backwards in a dead faint, and staff rushed to put screens around him. I've experienced the same in the past (quite a few years ago) so was a little apprehensive - but my jab went without a hitch.


No overnight feverishness this time, but my arm does feel quite tender/bruised this morning - it wasn't enough to stop me sleeping on my arm, but I'm surprised because my AZ jabs didn't cause any tenderness.

 

[ColinJ]

Was waiting from the sharp scratch when a 20-ish year old in the next booth collapsed backwards in a dead faint, and staff rushed to put screens around him. I've experienced the same in the past (quite a few years ago) so was a little apprehensive - but my jab went without a hitch.

That happened to a boy in front of me in the school jab queue about 50 years ago. It freaked me out so I didn't hold still while mine was being done, and so that hurt way more than it should have done. It has taken me many years to calm down about having them done...

 

[MontyVeda]

Do a lateral flow asap and get a PCR through post, isolating in the meantime of course

Did a lateral flow this morning which was negative, but not allowed back into work until I've had two negative tests. I did order a PCR through the post but by the time it's arrived and been sent back, I'd have lost a week of work, hence doing the 8 mile round trip to Morecambe to get one ASAP.

 

[Slick]

Did a lateral flow this morning which was negative, but not allowed back into work until I've had two negative tests. I did order a PCR through the post but by the time it's arrived and been sent back, I'd have lost a week of work, hence doing the 8 mile round trip to Morecambe to get one ASAP.

I thought there was already protection in place so nobody who were required to self isolate didn't lose any cash?

 

[Ajax Bay]

Zoe reports top five symptoms (omicron and delta) are:

1. runny nose
2. headache
3. fatigue (either mild or severe)
4. sneezing
5. sore throat

Not as per gov.uk site. Difficult to tell whether 'just a cold' or worse. LFT has to be first reaction, but (somewhere) reported that first 24 hours of symptoms, LFT will not pick up, but accurate after 24 hours.

 

[MontyVeda]

I thought there was already protection in place so nobody who were required to self isolate didn't lose any cash?

Yeah but (as i understand it) it's SSP... doesn't come close to going to work, money wise

 

[vickster]

Yeah but (as i understand it) it's SSP... doesn't come close to going to work, money wise

Up to £500 available if low income
https://www.gov.uk/test-and-trace-support-payment

 

[derrick]

Zoe reports top five symptoms (omicron and delta) are:

1. runny nose
2. headache
3. fatigue (either mild or severe)
4. sneezing
5. sore throat

Not as per gov.uk site. Difficult to tell whether 'just a cold' or worse. LFT has to be first reaction, but (somewhere) reported that first 24 hours of symptoms, LFT will not pick up, but accurate after 24 hours.

Cold, just had the same, lasted nearly three weeks.

 

[fossyant]

The colleague that decided to forgo our meal last week with a right stinker of a cold, has eventually tested positive. Phew.

 

[MontyVeda]

How long have people waited for their test result to come though?

My boss says they've all been about 24 hours.

The advice is to wait 24 to 72 hours.

I did call 119 this afternoon who a: can't chase up results before the 72 hours is up, and b: did confirm that my test has been 'registered'. Does that mean it's been done or that they've only received it?

 

[lazybloke]

Generally within 48 hours days, from the day of the test (drive through) or the day you posted it.