Quote Originally Posted by jp1 View Post
But back to the topic at hand, SO has tested positive for the covids this afternoon after waking up with a sore throat this morning. Two self tests and one state testing site test, all positive. Given his multiple underlying conditions I'm concerned, but not panicked since he's vaxxed with three rounds of Pfizer. (He had an appointment to get the second booster next week, but I guess he won't be doing that now...)

Since I got my second booster last saturday, and have no other comorbidities other than being over 50, I am about as well protected as can be.

I was supposed to go to NYC next week for my work team's Away Day. Boss has left it to me to decide what to do. Since I can't effectively mask and still participate (there's a whole office happy hour and a team dinner at a fancy restaurant) I don't think I can go in good conscience, even if I were to test negative Tuesday morning before I head to the airport. I will have been spending the whole weekend at home with an infected person so a positive test might not happen until after I get there. And one of our team members is 8 months pregnant. I wouldn't be able to live with the result if she went home from the week's events with covid and then had an adverse situation involving her first child.
Maybe you picked up covid when you got your latest booster and gave it to him. You should have stayed home under the covers until, you know, the sCiEnCe says it's safe to live life.