[winflop]

Quick note - Publushed positive test rates are almost certainly UNDER reporting the Omicron surge.  There’s no good mechanism for ensuring home rapid test results are reported. 

(P.S. Since I mentioned our vaccinated+boosted family tested positive I’m providing an update - For all of us Covid was a bad flu (even the 25 year old). Symptoms were congestion, bad headaches, severe drowsiness, fever, weakness.  Worst was over in 5 days but we all wondered who is getting asymptomatic Covid?  Sure wasn’t us.)

Happy to read that nobody had anything more severe. Agree 100% that the actual number of positive cases is much higher due to asymptomatic and even mildly symptomatic infections. Given the scarcity of tests, if I had even mild symptoms (like a cold, not a flu) I would not likely go get tested. Save the tests for people who are sicker and may need medical attention/assistance.

[winflop]

Quick note - Publushed positive test rates are almost certainly UNDER reporting the Omicron surge.  There’s no good mechanism for ensuring home rapid test results are reported. 

(P.S. Since I mentioned our vaccinated+boosted family tested positive I’m providing an update - For all of us Covid was a bad flu (even the 25 year old). Symptoms were congestion, bad headaches, severe drowsiness, fever, weakness.  Worst was over in 5 days but we all wondered who is getting asymptomatic Covid?  Sure wasn’t us.)

Happy to read that nobody had anything more severe. Agree 100% that the actual number of positive cases is much higher due to asymptomatic and even mildly symptomatic infections. Given the scarcity of tests, if I had even mild symptoms (like a cold, not a flu) I would not likely go get tested. Save the tests for people who are sicker and may need medical attention/assistance.