Corona Virus: How Are We Doing?

[Dogtrousers]

Most of us have only ever tested if showing symptoms.

Not really so, at least not in my case. I test before visiting my sister, who is vulnerable, just in case.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Yes to the bold bit because new variants can only establish by being more contagious than existing strains. Simple maths.

Not sure about the last bit. Alpha & Delta were both more virulent (lethal) than the Wuhan strain, so it's quite possible a future variant could be even worse.

Ah, well, so much for my attempt at optimism.

My understanding was that it's evolution: the more dangerous variants will die off because if the person with it doesn't pass it on then that variant will in turn die out, whereas variants that can transfer to a new host quickly, and also give themselves more time by being less dangerous to the host will survive longer., but then I'm the opposite of an expert and probably clutching at straws.

 

[Tom...]

What if you measure resting HR and HRV every single day. Let’s say you exercise every day or every other day and that includes heart rate and power data on the bike. Let’s include exercise that pushes you up to 90% or more of your max heart rate. You have a good understanding of your RPE and how that ties to your heart rate response and power output.

I would posit that you can’t have Covid-19 without it showing up in any of your daily data especially if you have a long and well established baseline.

Because you have absolutely zero symptoms or indication that anything is off, despite the long history of data from before and leading all the way through the pandemic. You haven’t been ill once , during the whole period.

Thats how you know it’s not a cold or flu because you’ve had nothing even close to those symptoms either, not a hint of it. You haven’t been ill once.

As I'm sure you're aware, this is incredibly unlikely and improbable. You appear to have a penchant for bickering and hypothesising, go outside, it's a nice day.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

As I'm sure you're aware, this is incredibly unlikely and improbable. You appear to have a penchant for bickering and hypothesising, go outside, it's a nice day.

No it’s not, it describes my situation. It’s entirely probable because it’s true, and this from n=1. There will be plenty of other examples out there. There’s nothing hypothetical about it. We haven’t all been falling ill these past 2.5 years.

edit - well it’s all true but I’ve also been testing reasonably regularly since kits became available. All tests negative.

 

[jowwy]

How do you know you haven't had it if you've never tested for it?

probably cause i have never had any symptoms listed within the government recommendations to be tested for…..

 

[Tom...]

probably cause i have never had any symptoms listed within the government recommendations to be tested for…..

What if you were asymptomatic, like up to ~40% of people who've caught it?

 

[Mo1959]

No it’s not, it describes my situation. It’s entirely probable because it’s true, and this from n=1. There will be plenty of other examples out there. There’s nothing hypothetical about it. We haven’t all been falling ill these past 2.5 years.

edit - well it’s all true but I’ve also been testing reasonably regularly since kits became available. All tests negative.

No Covid or flu vaccines and not as much as a sniffle for the last 3 years either so doubt very much I’ve had it unless I’ve been symptomless.

 

[vickster]

Global data suggest that 40%+ of cases of confirmed Covid-19 infection are asymptomatic

 

[jowwy]

What if you were asymptomatic, like up to ~40% of people who've caught it?

You only test if you have symptoms…..and as i dont visit anyone, i work from home, i get my shopping delivered, then as per WELSH government guidelines, i have no need to take a test.

i hope that clears up, the same question you asked for a second time.

 

[Tom...]

You only test if you have symptoms…..and as i dont visit anyone, i work from home, i get my shopping delivered, then as per WELSH government guidelines, i have no need to take a test.

i hope that clears up, the same question you asked for a second time.

Only asked you once, will get you a calculator for Christmas

 

[cougie uk]

Wasn't the long term projection that the variants will be increasingly contagious but less lethal?

I don't think there's any way to tell how the variants will go.

 

[Andy in Germany]

You only test if you have symptoms…..and as i dont visit anyone, i work from home, i get my shopping delivered, then as per WELSH government guidelines, i have no need to take a test.

i hope that clears up, the same question you asked for a second time.

That's interesting. We had to test everyone at least every 2-3 days regardless of symptoms, when numbers were very high we had to test unvaccinated people every day. I'm not sure about the science with that last one to be honest; no-one ever explained why an unvaccinated person could be more likely to be an asymptomatic carrier, but there we go.

 

[jowwy]

Only asked you once, will get you a calculator for Christmas

Post 4229 asks how would i know and post 4236……both ask about how would i know and what if i was asymptomatic. So twice

 

[Andy in Germany]

I don't think there's any way to tell how the variants will go.

I think you should know you've now completely destroyed my monthly attempt at optimism.

 

[jowwy]

That's interesting. We had to test everyone at least every 2-3 days regardless of symptoms, when numbers were very high we had to test unvaccinated people every day. I'm not sure about the science with that last one to be honest; no-one ever explained why an unvaccinated person could be more likely to be an asymptomatic carrier, but there we go.

Define we??? If your talking about your place of work, then i left my place of work on march 16th 2020 and have yet to this day returned. So they had no need to test me……i was working from home and still do.

i also work very closely with the welsh government and am very clear of what rules we had to adhere to.