Poll
Question:
What do I do?
Option 1: Quarantine myself
votes: 16
Option 2: Let my boss know what happened.
votes: 4
Option 3: Call the firefighters.
votes: 4
Option 4: Call the doctors.
votes: 0
Option 5: Call the police.
votes: 2
So yesterday someone tested positive at work and I have been in close contact with him. I was scared af and I didn't know what to do. What should I do? I looked at one of those 5 choices and I have to get tested in a few days :(
The typical rule is 6 feet or less for 15 minutes or more. If this is the case, quarantine for two weeks.
Quote from: tolbs17 on December 04, 2020, 08:48:00 AM
So yesterday someone tested positive at work and I have been in close contact with him. I was scared af and I didn't know what to do. What should I do? I looked at one of those 5 choices and I have to get tested in a few days :(
Your poll only gives us one choice. I would do both of the first two–tell your boss what happened and tell him that you are quarantining yourself as a precaution except for going to get yourself tested. Any reasonable boss should understand and agree with that because the precaution should be good for the business by hopefully helping to prevent it from spreading throughout the rest of the workplace.
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 04, 2020, 08:54:46 AM
Quote from: tolbs17 on December 04, 2020, 08:48:00 AM
So yesterday someone tested positive at work and I have been in close contact with him. I was scared af and I didn't know what to do. What should I do? I looked at one of those 5 choices and I have to get tested in a few days :(
Your poll only gives us one choice. I would do both of the first two–tell your boss what happened and tell him that you are quarantining yourself as a precaution except for going to get yourself tested. Any reasonable boss should understand and agree with that because the precaution should be good for the business by hopefully helping to prevent it from spreading throughout the rest of the workplace.
I'll find a way to fix that and it's true
Context is helpful.
First of all, was this person wearing a mask while in close contact with you? If yes, then there is a low (but not zero) chance that you were infected. Depends really on how much time you've spent in close contact in the past week or so. You may want to quarantine out of an abundance of caution.
If no, then there is a good chance you are infected. Being 18, you're very unlikely to get really sick unless you have a serious underlying condition, but you should definitely quarantine for 10-14 days to avoid infecting anyone else.
I suggest all the above plus your doctor. I just found out about a 19 year old getting sicker than his mother . He got pneumonia. But the doctor got him an asthma steroid inhalers . Those seem to really help . So be in touch with doctor.
If you never get symptoms still get checked out in a few months.
Document too just in case you might want a lawyer.
Probably isolate for 10 days if you don't have symptoms. If you develop symptoms go get tested. I believe the new CDC guideline is to isolate for 7 days if you remain symptom free. I actually deal with this a lot in what I do for a living. Provided you mask wearing was being adhered to (especially by you) there is a pretty good chance you'll be fine.
Even if you do contract COVID there is a strong chance you won't have symptoms or mild ones. My wife somehow got it and has shown antibodies on three plasma donations. She has no idea when she could have had caught COVID because she never shown symptoms.
Also, is your work requiring you to get a test or was that something you were considering doing on your own? And if this happened at work you would he eligible to file a Workman's Compensation Claim.
Definitely agree with what others are saying about isolating and discussing with your boss. I went thru this a month ago - my girlfriend (a pediatrics nurse) learned she was potentially exposed at work, so I immediately told my boss and worked from home. Sure enough, my girlfriend tested positive the next day and I wound up positive less than a week later. I've since recovered and returned to work, and it appears that since I immediately communicated and isolated the chain stopped with me and I didn't infect anyone at work (or elsewhere).
My girlfriend & I were lucky enough to mainly just have cold-like symptoms for a couple days and nothing worse, although her sense of taste and my sense of smell is still a little messed up (which is just annoying more than anything, so can't complain in the grand scheme of things). What also made things better for us and our mental health was just staying positive (no pun intended!) about everything, and I encourage the same for you.
Tell your boss. Self-quarantine. Then...
If you don't get tested, then stay quarantined for 10 to 14 days to await symptoms, as determined by your boss. If, after that time, no symptoms have developed, then you can assume you didn't get it (again, as determined by your boss).
If you test positive, then stay quarantined for the full 14 days.
If you test negative, then stay quarantined for 7 to 14 days to await symptoms, as determined by your boss. If, after that time, no symptoms have developed, then you can assume you didn't get it (again, as determined by your boss).
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 04, 2020, 10:09:16 AM
I believe the new CDC guideline is to isolate for 7 days if you remain symptom free.
Last I knew (two days ago), those 7- and 10-day timelines are "options". Their
recommendation remains 14 days for all close contacts.
Quote from: kphoger on December 04, 2020, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 04, 2020, 10:09:16 AM
I believe the new CDC guideline is to isolate for 7 days if you remain symptom free.
Last I knew (two days ago), those 7- and 10-day timelines are "options". Their recommendation remains 14 days for all close contacts.
Apparently it's 7 days with a test and 10 without:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/01/health/cdc-changing-quarantine-guidelines/index.html
My thought on testing always has been to not get tested unless I'm feeling some sort of symptom (meaning isolate instead). At least locally symptom free people tend to really hog up testing lines and schedules that people who show symptoms should be getting priority for. The availability of testing might depend greatly by locale though.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 04, 2020, 11:34:22 AM
Quote from: kphoger on December 04, 2020, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 04, 2020, 10:09:16 AM
I believe the new CDC guideline is to isolate for 7 days if you remain symptom free.
Last I knew (two days ago), those 7- and 10-day timelines are "options". Their recommendation remains 14 days for all close contacts.
Apparently it's 7 days with a test and 10 without:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/01/health/cdc-changing-quarantine-guidelines/index.html
My thought on testing always has been to not get tested unless I'm feeling some sort of symptom (meaning isolate instead). At least locally symptom free people tend to really hog up testing lines and schedules that people who show symptoms should be getting priority for. The availability of testing might depend greatly by locale though.
Getting tested < 7 days after potential exposure is pointless because it may be too early to detect.
After that, if you are asymptomatic, you can either just quarantine another 7 days or you can get tested if you want to end your quarantine earlier.
RIP
Two questions: were they asymptomatic? Were both parties masked? If both answers are yes, you may be fine: see below.
At a local hospital, my mother had to work with someone who was COVID positive, but was asymptomatic. Both both parties were masked, so luckily, the virus did not spread to my family.
I would select the top two options, but I can only select one. Call your OWN doctor, and definitely don't call the firefighters or police :-D
Quote from: ozarkman417 on December 04, 2020, 11:44:55 AM
Two questions: were they asymptomatic? Were both parties masked? If both answers are yes, you may be fine: see below.
At a local hospital, my mother had to work with someone who was COVID positive, but was asymptomatic. Both both parties were masked, so luckily, the virus did not spread to my family.
I would select the top two options, but I can only select one. Call your OWN doctor, and definitely don't call the firefighters or police :-D
Being asymptomatic is irrelevant. This thing spreads while a person is asymptomatic. If only symptomatic people could spread it, we wouldn't have 14 million cases.
A question to OP; when was the test actually conducted? Secondly when was your actual last contact with this individual? Just because you were informed you were in close contact yesterday doesn't mean that was the most recent contact you had.
Quote from: cabiness42 on December 04, 2020, 11:46:32 AM
Being asymptomatic is irrelevant.
Is it really, though? Might not a person be asymptomatic because he or she has a lower viral load and is therefore also less contagious?
(I just voted, and I smiled to find out I wasn't the only one who said "call the firefighters".)
Quote from: kphoger on December 04, 2020, 12:07:47 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on December 04, 2020, 11:46:32 AM
Being asymptomatic is irrelevant.
Is it really, though? Might not a person be asymptomatic because he or she has a lower viral load and is therefore also less contagious?
No. The onset of symptoms isn't only about viral load, it's about the health of the person. A healthier person takes longer to get sick, and sometimes never gets sick, but is still very contagious.
Quote from: kphoger on December 04, 2020, 12:08:27 PM
(I just voted, and I smiled to find out I wasn't the only one who said "call the firefighters".)
That was my vote also.
Quote from: cabiness42 on December 04, 2020, 12:12:40 PM
Quote from: kphoger on December 04, 2020, 12:07:47 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on December 04, 2020, 11:46:32 AM
Being asymptomatic is irrelevant.
Is it really, though? Might not a person be asymptomatic because he or she has a lower viral load and is therefore also less contagious?
No. The onset of symptoms isn't only about viral load, it's about the health of the person. A healthier person takes longer to get sick, and sometimes never gets sick, but is still very contagious.
Only? Therefore it is
also about viral load, right? To me, that doesn't sound like being asymptomatic isn't "irrelevant". Just not a litmus test.
Quote from: kphoger on December 04, 2020, 12:24:01 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on December 04, 2020, 12:12:40 PM
Quote from: kphoger on December 04, 2020, 12:07:47 PM
Quote from: cabiness42 on December 04, 2020, 11:46:32 AM
Being asymptomatic is irrelevant.
Is it really, though? Might not a person be asymptomatic because he or she has a lower viral load and is therefore also less contagious?
No. The onset of symptoms isn't only about viral load, it's about the health of the person. A healthier person takes longer to get sick, and sometimes never gets sick, but is still very contagious.
Only? Therefore it is also about viral load, right? To me, that doesn't sound like being asymptomatic isn't "irrelevant". Just not a litmus test.
OK, irrelevant was the wrong word, but it definitely spreads asymptomatically. There's no way we get this many cases otherwise. People are really stupid, but not THAT stupid.
Quote from: cabiness42 on December 04, 2020, 12:28:10 PM
OK, irrelevant was the wrong word, but it definitely spreads asymptomatically. There's no way we get this many cases otherwise. People are really stupid, but not THAT stupid.
Agreed.
My wife and I only recently started taking our sons to Wednesday evening church activities again. We hadn't previously, because nobody could give us a clear answer as to what health precautions had been implemented. Well, we kept telling leadership, we can't make a decision without being given any information. Finally, a few weeks ago... well, let's just say "communication happened". (I think leadership finally started realizing things were spiraling out of control in this area, and then they made the decision/mistake of asking all the members their opinion on the matter. :-o) Anyway, with the steps now being taken, we felt safe enough sending our kids to activities once again. However, not this past Wednesday. We got word from friends that someone involved in Wednesday evening stuff had been close contacts and that, if their test results came back negative, then they were going to disregard the 14-day quarantine recommendation and would be at church on Wednesday. So our friends and we both decided to keep our kids home that evening, just in case. Since I don't know when those other people had been close contacts, I don't know how many days it had been yet.
I was already feeling extra precautious, because a field supervisor here at work had just tested positive by the time I came to work on Monday. He and I were the only ones in the building three days earlier. Even though we were never within ten feet of each other, I had popped my head in his office door a couple of times to ask a question. While I figured my own risk was very slight, I wasn't about to put three other members of my household at a slight risk as well two days later. Add up enough slight risks, and it isn't so slight anymore.
Why come on here and ask a bunch of nonexperts? Call your state health department's hotline.
Quote from: Rothman on December 04, 2020, 12:55:07 PM
Why come on here and ask a bunch of nonexperts? Call your state health department's hotline.
Would they tell you whether to inform your boss first or not?
(x) Nothing
:nod:
Mike
Who notified you? Your co-worker? Your boss? In most places, I think the protocol is that if there's a workplace exposure, your co-worker will notify the boss, who in turn will notify you. And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
Unfortunately, I didn't click the link when it floated across my screen a few days ago, but there's a new study out that says asymptomatic transmission really isn't a thing. I need to see if I can find it.
With the advent of Caller ID, I have a general rule that I do not answer the call if I do not know the number or have it in my contacts. If it's important, they can leave a voice mail. And sometimes voice mails do not record correctly. :D I definitely plan to make good use of this policy if there's any possibility that someone's going to call me and suggest that I stay home against my will if I'm not sick.
My nose has been stopped up for months. I think that since I'm working from home and am around the dogs and cats all the time, my allergies are hyperactive. I suspect that I have too much gunk in my nostrils for the virus to make an entrance into my respiratory system.
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
Who notified you? Your co-worker? Your boss? In most places, I think the protocol is that if there's a workplace exposure, your co-worker will notify the boss, who in turn will notify you. And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
Unfortunately, I didn't click the link when it floated across my screen a few days ago, but there's a new study out that says asymptomatic transmission really isn't a thing. I need to see if I can find it.
With the advent of Caller ID, I have a general rule that I do not answer the call if I do not know the number or have it in my contacts. If it's important, they can leave a voice mail. And sometimes voice mails do not record correctly. :D I definitely plan to make good use of this policy if there's any possibility that someone's going to call me and suggest that I stay home against my will if I'm not sick.
My nose has been stopped up for months. I think that since I'm working from home and am around the dogs and cats all the time, my allergies are hyperactive. I suspect that I have too much gunk in my nostrils for the virus to make an entrance into my respiratory system.
I heard it in the hallway from a lady.
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
Unfortunately, I didn't click the link when it floated across my screen a few days ago, but there's a new study out that says asymptomatic transmission really isn't a thing. I need to see if I can find it.
It's impossible to tell the difference between asymptomatic and presymptomatic. The second does cause transmission, even before the symptoms show.
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
.... And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
....
I believe you're missing the word "not" prior to the word "closer." I believe the general consensus is that the circumstances you describe above are precisely when you need to be concerned!
If you believe you've been exposed, take a test as soon as possible and quarantine until you know the result. Tell your boss this is what you're doing.
If they have a problem with it, get a new boss–this means yours is defective, because they care about their own convenience more than the well-being of those they supervise. Throw them back and find a new one.
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 04, 2020, 10:12:47 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
.... And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
....
I believe you're missing the word "not" prior to the word "closer." I believe the general consensus is that the circumstances you describe above are precisely when you need to be concerned!
How so? Distances greater than six feet are presumed to be OK, distances less than six feet are the ones to be concerned about
if the contact is for 15 minutes or more. If you have contact with an unmasked person closer than six feet for less than 15 minutes, you're OK; but if the contact is longer than that, that's when you have to worry.
To summarize:
Six feet or greater, masked or unmasked, no matter the length of time, no worries.
Less than six feet, masked or unmasked, for fewer than 15 minutes, few worries.
Less than six feet, masked, more than 15 minutes, few worries.
Less than six feet, unmasked, more than 15 minutes, worry.
Quote from: tolbs17 on December 04, 2020, 09:20:41 PM
I heard it in the hallway from a lady.
I would consider that to be hearsay unless you can verify with the person in question. There have been all sorts of rumors in my area that people had it but actually don't. Confirm with the source.
Quote from: tolbs17 on December 04, 2020, 09:20:41 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
Who notified you? Your co-worker? Your boss? In most places, I think the protocol is that if there's a workplace exposure, your co-worker will notify the boss, who in turn will notify you. And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
Unfortunately, I didn't click the link when it floated across my screen a few days ago, but there's a new study out that says asymptomatic transmission really isn't a thing. I need to see if I can find it.
With the advent of Caller ID, I have a general rule that I do not answer the call if I do not know the number or have it in my contacts. If it's important, they can leave a voice mail. And sometimes voice mails do not record correctly. :D I definitely plan to make good use of this policy if there's any possibility that someone's going to call me and suggest that I stay home against my will if I'm not sick.
My nose has been stopped up for months. I think that since I'm working from home and am around the dogs and cats all the time, my allergies are hyperactive. I suspect that I have too much gunk in my nostrils for the virus to make an entrance into my respiratory system.
I heard it in the hallway from a lady.
So basically a public health official hasn't notified you that you've been exposed?
Quote from: hbelkins on December 05, 2020, 08:07:53 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 04, 2020, 10:12:47 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
.... And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
....
I believe you're missing the word "not" prior to the word "closer." I believe the general consensus is that the circumstances you describe above are precisely when you need to be concerned!
How so?
I don't think he was disagreeing - but rather pointing out what was probably just a typo: "was" (bolded) should've been "wasn't / was not".
Quote from: hbelkins on December 05, 2020, 08:07:53 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 04, 2020, 10:12:47 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
.... And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
....
I believe you're missing the word "not" prior to the word "closer." I believe the general consensus is that the circumstances you describe above are precisely when you need to be concerned!
How so? Distances greater than six feet are presumed to be OK, distances less than six feet are the ones to be concerned about if the contact is for 15 minutes or more. If you have contact with an unmasked person closer than six feet for less than 15 minutes, you're OK; but if the contact is longer than that, that's when you have to worry.
To summarize:
Six feet or greater, masked or unmasked, no matter the length of time, no worries.
Less than six feet, masked or unmasked, for fewer than 15 minutes, few worries.
Less than six feet, masked, more than 15 minutes, few worries.
Less than six feet, unmasked, more than 15 minutes, worry.
Quote from: tolbs17 on December 04, 2020, 09:20:41 PM
I heard it in the hallway from a lady.
I would consider that to be hearsay unless you can verify with the person in question. There have been all sorts of rumors in my area that people had it but actually don't. Confirm with the source.
*citation needed*
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html
I hope "call the firefighters" and "call the police" were jokes :-D :-D But for real, definitely make your boss informed. If it was me, I wouldn't put myself through quarantine and all of that unless I was symptomatic, but it's your choice, and don't listen to me, I'm not qualified.
Quote from: thspfc on December 05, 2020, 11:00:07 PM
I hope "call the firefighters" and "call the police" were jokes :-D :-D But for real, definitely make your boss informed. If it was me, I wouldn't put myself through quarantine and all of that unless I was symptomatic, but it's your choice, and don't listen to me, I'm not qualified.
People can spread the virus for two days before developing symptoms.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 05, 2020, 08:20:15 PM
Quote from: tolbs17 on December 04, 2020, 09:20:41 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
Who notified you? Your co-worker? Your boss? In most places, I think the protocol is that if there's a workplace exposure, your co-worker will notify the boss, who in turn will notify you. And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
Unfortunately, I didn't click the link when it floated across my screen a few days ago, but there's a new study out that says asymptomatic transmission really isn't a thing. I need to see if I can find it.
With the advent of Caller ID, I have a general rule that I do not answer the call if I do not know the number or have it in my contacts. If it's important, they can leave a voice mail. And sometimes voice mails do not record correctly. :D I definitely plan to make good use of this policy if there's any possibility that someone's going to call me and suggest that I stay home against my will if I'm not sick.
My nose has been stopped up for months. I think that since I'm working from home and am around the dogs and cats all the time, my allergies are hyperactive. I suspect that I have too much gunk in my nostrils for the virus to make an entrance into my respiratory system.
I heard it in the hallway from a lady.
So basically a public health official hasn't notified you that you've been exposed?
No.
Quote from: tolbs17 on December 06, 2020, 12:38:48 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 05, 2020, 08:20:15 PM
Quote from: tolbs17 on December 04, 2020, 09:20:41 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
Who notified you? Your co-worker? Your boss? In most places, I think the protocol is that if there's a workplace exposure, your co-worker will notify the boss, who in turn will notify you. And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
Unfortunately, I didn't click the link when it floated across my screen a few days ago, but there's a new study out that says asymptomatic transmission really isn't a thing. I need to see if I can find it.
With the advent of Caller ID, I have a general rule that I do not answer the call if I do not know the number or have it in my contacts. If it's important, they can leave a voice mail. And sometimes voice mails do not record correctly. :D I definitely plan to make good use of this policy if there's any possibility that someone's going to call me and suggest that I stay home against my will if I'm not sick.
My nose has been stopped up for months. I think that since I'm working from home and am around the dogs and cats all the time, my allergies are hyperactive. I suspect that I have too much gunk in my nostrils for the virus to make an entrance into my respiratory system.
I heard it in the hallway from a lady.
So basically a public health official hasn't notified you that you've been exposed?
No.
Considering you haven't been contacted by a contact tracer that kind of tells me getting your information from conjecture. Really you don't have any real information to go by at this point other than how you presently feel.
It could also just be that North Carolina contact tracers aren't worth a damn. I caught covid in October and never had any contact with the state or county health department at all. I had a sore throat and a fever for a couple of days, which caused me to seek testing at a Chickasaw Nation healthcare facility in McClain County (Cleveland County also does testing, but only in the early morning, so it was more convenient to have the Chickasaw Nation do it since theirs runs all day). I got my results back over the Web. I got a phone call the next day from the Chickasaw Nation Division of Health, but I missed the call and forgot to call them back, and they didn't me call back either. Other than that phone call, I was completely on my own and never gave any list of contacts to a health official.
Thus, I wouldn't take a lack of government contact as an indication that you're in the clear. If you have any reason to believe you may have been in contact with someone, whether that source is reliable or not, it is prudent to assume they had it and act accordingly. Staying home for a few days and going through the trouble of getting tested and finding out you were negative is preferable to going into work and giving it to someone who may end up dying from it.
Quote from: webny99 on December 05, 2020, 09:26:53 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on December 05, 2020, 08:07:53 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 04, 2020, 10:12:47 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on December 04, 2020, 08:12:22 PM
.... And if I'm not mistaken, I think the general consensus is that you don't have to worry if your contact was closer than six feet, unmasked, for longer than 15 minutes.
....
I believe you're missing the word "not" prior to the word "closer." I believe the general consensus is that the circumstances you describe above are precisely when you need to be concerned!
How so?
I don't think he was disagreeing - but rather pointing out what was probably just a typo: "was" (bolded) should've been "wasn't / was not".
That was exactly my point. Thank you. Alternatively, I suppose, the italicized word "if" seen in the quotation above could be "unless."
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 06, 2020, 01:42:36 AM
It could also just be that North Carolina contact tracers aren't worth a damn. I caught covid in October and never had any contact with the state or county health department at all. I had a sore throat and a fever for a couple of days, which caused me to seek testing at a Chickasaw Nation healthcare facility in McClain County (Cleveland County also does testing, but only in the early morning, so it was more convenient to have the Chickasaw Nation do it since theirs runs all day). I got my results back over the Web. I got a phone call the next day from the Chickasaw Nation Division of Health, but I missed the call and forgot to call them back, and they didn't me call back either. Other than that phone call, I was completely on my own and never gave any list of contacts to a health official.
Thus, I wouldn't take a lack of government contact as an indication that you're in the clear. If you have any reason to believe you may have been in contact with someone, whether that source is reliable or not, it is prudent to assume they had it and act accordingly. Staying home for a few days and going through the trouble of getting tested and finding out you were negative is preferable to going into work and giving it to someone who may end up dying from it.
But it also isn't clear that the OP was exposed to COVID either. All he has to go off of is conjecture which is completely unreliable, hence why what I said about the monitoring OP himself/herself. He/she could bring up what was said to their boss, but isn't also clear that's where the rumored contact took place either. If it didn't happen at work then the boss won't have any reliable information and even if it did there probably won't much information given it might cause a HIPPA concern (aside from a yes/no on being exposed and when). I feel as though (and I say this as someone who does contact tracing) that we aren't getting the full story about where/when/how this apparent contact happened. It's difficult to get a real assessment on what to do without the full story. I don't even think it's been established this happened at work or outside of it?
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 06, 2020, 09:28:29 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 06, 2020, 01:42:36 AM
It could also just be that North Carolina contact tracers aren't worth a damn. I caught covid in October and never had any contact with the state or county health department at all. I had a sore throat and a fever for a couple of days, which caused me to seek testing at a Chickasaw Nation healthcare facility in McClain County (Cleveland County also does testing, but only in the early morning, so it was more convenient to have the Chickasaw Nation do it since theirs runs all day). I got my results back over the Web. I got a phone call the next day from the Chickasaw Nation Division of Health, but I missed the call and forgot to call them back, and they didn't me call back either. Other than that phone call, I was completely on my own and never gave any list of contacts to a health official.
Thus, I wouldn't take a lack of government contact as an indication that you're in the clear. If you have any reason to believe you may have been in contact with someone, whether that source is reliable or not, it is prudent to assume they had it and act accordingly. Staying home for a few days and going through the trouble of getting tested and finding out you were negative is preferable to going into work and giving it to someone who may end up dying from it.
But it also isn't clear that the OP was exposed to COVID either. All he has to go off of is conjecture which is completely unreliable, hence why what I said about the monitoring OP himself/herself. He/she could bring up what was said to their boss, but isn't also clear that's where the rumored contact took place either. If it didn't happen at work then the boss won't have any reliable information and even if it did there probably won't much information given it might cause a HIPPA concern (aside from a yes/no on being exposed and when). I feel as though (and I say this as someone who does contact tracing) that we aren't getting the full story about where/when/how this apparent contact happened. It's difficult to get a real assessment on what to do without the full story. I don't even think it's been established this happened at work or outside of it?
There's no way to ever know for sure whether someone else has it or not unless you've seen their test results yourself. Someone could have it and not tell anyone, or not have it and say they do, or not know whether they have it or not. The only thing you can control is knowing whether you have it or not. So if you have reason to think you might, it's prudent to get that information as soon as possible so you can act accordingly. And in the meantime, act as if you do have it to minimize the risk to others.
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There's no way to ever know for sure whether someone else has it or not unless you've seen their test results yourself.
Technically true, but we can be awfully darned close to "knowing for sure". For example, last week, one of our field supervisors suddenly started working from home, my co-worker told me she was told he'd tested positive for COVID, the company shortly thereafter increased the number of employees working from home, and my boss and/or her boss above her began taking everyone's temperature here at the office for the next few days.
Yeah, OK, I don't "know for sure" that field supervisor got COVID because I haven't seen the test results. But, at the same time, yes I do.
Right, and so your bosses are doing the prudent thing and taking precautions as if she has it. If I had been around that field supervisor, I would also act as if she had it, and that I had caught it from her, and get tested right away.
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Right, and so your bosses are doing the prudent thing and taking precautions as if she has it. If I had been around that field supervisor, I would also act as if she had it, and that I had caught it from her, and get tested right away.
He and I were the only ones in the building the Friday before last. When I came in on Monday, he was already working from home based on a "rumored" positive test result. I was slightly on edge that next week, but the two of us don't work in the same office, and I hadn't done more than pop my head in his office to ask a question or two that Friday, plus either one or both of us were masked anytime we were within about 20 feet of each other.
Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And others mock them that they say they have tested positive and they
actually have not.
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
Then quit if it makes you uncomfortable. That said, if you're looking into the career field of medical care you probably ought to reconsider if you're throwing the towel in on internships.
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
Then quit if it makes you uncomfortable. That said, if you're looking into the career field of medical care you probably ought to reconsider if you're throwing the towel in on internships.
If I quit there will be consequences of me NOT getting a job at all!
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
Then quit if it makes you uncomfortable. That said, if you're looking into the career field of medical care you probably ought to reconsider if you're throwing the towel in on internships.
If I quit there will be consequences of me NOT getting a job at all!
Yes, that's what I just said. But, given you're 18 there is an opportunity for you to shift your focus onto something different career wise. There have been times during COVID that I wish that I could quit what I do (because of COVID) but that isn't feasible 20 years in.
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Quote from: tolbs17 on December 19, 2020, 05:12:05 PM
Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
Then quit if it makes you uncomfortable. That said, if you're looking into the career field of medical care you probably ought to reconsider if you're throwing the towel in on internships.
If I quit there will be consequences of me NOT getting a job at all!
Yes, that's what I just said. But, given you're 18 there is an opportunity for you to shift your focus onto something different career wise. There have been times during COVID that I wish that I could quit what I do but that isn't feasible 20 years in.
I have parents that REALLY want me to work there or i can take another year in high school again.
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Quote from: tolbs17 on December 19, 2020, 05:12:05 PM
Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
Then quit if it makes you uncomfortable. That said, if you're looking into the career field of medical care you probably ought to reconsider if you're throwing the towel in on internships.
If I quit there will be consequences of me NOT getting a job at all!
Yes, that's what I just said. But, given you're 18 there is an opportunity for you to shift your focus onto something different career wise. There have been times during COVID that I wish that I could quit what I do but that isn't feasible 20 years in.
I have parents that REALLY want me to work there or i can take another year in high school again.
Well that's a problem if that isn't what you want to do now isn't it? Your parents don't have to make choices for you in regards to career decisions, that is on you at the end of the day.
BTW, how does this all related to the original topic of this thread? Presumably everything was fine in the end?
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
Then quit if it makes you uncomfortable. That said, if you're looking into the career field of medical care you probably ought to reconsider if you're throwing the towel in on internships.
If I quit there will be consequences of me NOT getting a job at all!
Yes, that's what I just said. But, given you're 18 there is an opportunity for you to shift your focus onto something different career wise. There have been times during COVID that I wish that I could quit what I do but that isn't feasible 20 years in.
I have parents that REALLY want me to work there or i can take another year in high school again.
Well that's a problem if that isn't what you want to do now isn't it? Your parents don't have to make choices for you in regards to career decisions, that is on you at the end of the day.
BTW, how does this all related to the original topic of this thread? Presumably everything was fine in the end?
Cause I was sent to this hospital by my parents and I have no choice but to work there with people that have a high risk testing positive for COVID-19!
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
Then quit if it makes you uncomfortable. That said, if you're looking into the career field of medical care you probably ought to reconsider if you're throwing the towel in on internships.
If I quit there will be consequences of me NOT getting a job at all!
Yes, that's what I just said. But, given you're 18 there is an opportunity for you to shift your focus onto something different career wise. There have been times during COVID that I wish that I could quit what I do but that isn't feasible 20 years in.
I have parents that REALLY want me to work there or i can take another year in high school again.
Well that's a problem if that isn't what you want to do now isn't it? Your parents don't have to make choices for you in regards to career decisions, that is on you at the end of the day.
BTW, how does this all related to the original topic of this thread? Presumably everything was fine in the end?
Cause I was sent to this hospital by my parents and I have no choice but to work there with people that have a high risk testing positive for COVID-19!
Join the military then, they'll get you away from those "overbearing parental units" and give you a purpose until you find one for yourself. BTW, you completely dodged my attempt to get this thread back on track. Seeking life advice from strangers on a road forum is an odd way to spend one's time in my opinion.
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
Then quit if it makes you uncomfortable. That said, if you're looking into the career field of medical care you probably ought to reconsider if you're throwing the towel in on internships.
If I quit there will be consequences of me NOT getting a job at all!
Yes, that's what I just said. But, given you're 18 there is an opportunity for you to shift your focus onto something different career wise. There have been times during COVID that I wish that I could quit what I do but that isn't feasible 20 years in.
I have parents that REALLY want me to work there or i can take another year in high school again.
Well that's a problem if that isn't what you want to do now isn't it? Your parents don't have to make choices for you in regards to career decisions, that is on you at the end of the day.
BTW, how does this all related to the original topic of this thread? Presumably everything was fine in the end?
Cause I was sent to this hospital by my parents and I have no choice but to work there with people that have a high risk testing positive for COVID-19!
Join the military then, they'll get you away from those "overbearing parental units" and give you a purpose until you find one for yourself. BTW, you completely dodged my attempt to get this thread back on track. Seeking life advice from strangers on a road forum is an odd way to spend one's time in my opinion.
Like, what are you trying to say to get this thread back on track?
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Or can someone fool you and say "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH THIS PERSON HAS TESTED POSITIVE!!" trying to scare them and it's not ok IMO. It's like saying, "This person has had suicidal thoughts". I work in a hospital, and there has been SO many cases there. I should probably resign.
What?
I'm saying I work at a hospital (NSIU) and many people there have tested positive.
And that translate into positive test fakers/suicidal thoughts fakers how? Hell, my wife works a moonlighting job at the hospital complex in Fresno as a flex employee and she hasn't quit. Apparently they rolled extra ICU beds into standby in the cafeteria facility just in case the main building overflows.
Btw, it's just an internship, I'm not there every day.
Then quit if it makes you uncomfortable. That said, if you're looking into the career field of medical care you probably ought to reconsider if you're throwing the towel in on internships.
If I quit there will be consequences of me NOT getting a job at all!
Yes, that's what I just said. But, given you're 18 there is an opportunity for you to shift your focus onto something different career wise. There have been times during COVID that I wish that I could quit what I do but that isn't feasible 20 years in.
I have parents that REALLY want me to work there or i can take another year in high school again.
Well that's a problem if that isn't what you want to do now isn't it? Your parents don't have to make choices for you in regards to career decisions, that is on you at the end of the day.
BTW, how does this all related to the original topic of this thread? Presumably everything was fine in the end?
Cause I was sent to this hospital by my parents and I have no choice but to work there with people that have a high risk testing positive for COVID-19!
Join the military then, they'll get you away from those "overbearing parental units" and give you a purpose until you find one for yourself. BTW, you completely dodged my attempt to get this thread back on track. Seeking life advice from strangers on a road forum is an odd way to spend one's time in my opinion.
Like, what are you trying to say to get this thread back on track?
Goat Jesus needs to save this thread by putting it out it's misery. Praise be (and not) the Grand Alan of Alanland!
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Back on track now, when I was at the hospital, another female said that someone has tested positive up there. So I was frightened and I didn't tell the lady anything cause I was tired. So I walked out and let my teacher know and she said calm down.
It will be okay.
So, did you get tested following your possible encounter?
Quote from: tolbs17 on December 19, 2020, 05:54:08 PM
Back on track now, when I was at the hospital, another female said that someone has tested positive up there. So I was frightened and I didn't tell the lady anything cause I was tired. So I walked out and let my teacher know and she said calm down.
It will be okay.
See Dead Poets Society.
Several weeks ago, our youngest son's Sunday school teacher tested positive for the virus. They had only directly interacted a few times, for a few seconds each time, and both were masked. But we still kept our son quarantined in one part of the house, away from the daycare kids, for a week or two. We also had him wear a mask whenever he was around his brothers. Even though kids don't spread the virus to adults very much, it still seemed like a prudent thing to do. (He's six years old.)
Fast-forward several weeks. One the daycare kids just came down with a mild cold yesterday. Shortly after our youngest son got out of bed this morning, he quickly got up from the couch and went to the basement stairway. We asked him what he was doing, and he said he seems to have caught that mild cold, so he was staying away from everyone. Ha! We sure conditioned him, didn't we?