Minor illness far more worrisome now :(

[dagibbs]

I woke up this morning with a sore throat, not too bad, but sore. Also, the common swollen & tender neck lymph nodes. Always the worry... could it be Covid? Sore throat is a less common symptom. Did a RAT, which came back negative. But you still don't know. :(

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[curgoth]

And, well, all a RAT tells you is "am I shedding enough virus to be contagious right at this moment". If your body did a good job with the vaccines, you can have COVID and never test positive on a RAT. The only way to be sure is PCR, which no one can get.

[dagibbs]

Yep. And, if I am shedding enough, then I'm probably sick. If I'm not... still Schroedinger's Covid.