It is just a matter of When: gabz.micro.blog
@Gaby I completely agree with you on this. Having 3 kids in 3 different schools and 3 different sporting activities means we get a lot of notices like this. Not to mention my wife is a teacher. We got vaccinated, we test but I too feel like it is just a matter of time. I also keep hearing from others that they get it and I know they are pretty cautious too. 🤷♂️
@Gaby One silver lining right now is that this variant is mild by comparison. My wife is recovering and in hindsight, we think our kids had it. Keep an eye out for symptoms of croup: we’ve since learned that because omicron is mostly in the upper respiratory (as opposed to lungs), it either triggers croup, or appears as it, in the kiddos.
Hang in there.
@Gaby Agreed. I think the game now is not avoiding infection, but buying time as vaccines and treatments are increasingly available and adapted. My family and I are in front-line jobs, and it’s been so stressful, but if any of us get it now, the outlook is a heck of a lot better than earlier, and certainly pre-vaccine. I know SO many people over the past couple of years who have been hospitalized and died with this; I also know a lot of people (vaccinated, cautious) who have it now, but are not having the severe effects. It stinks though. I am so……. done….. with this pandemic. As are we all, I am sure. And my kids are grown. @erikmwalk and other parents of young kids, I am humbled by what you all are dealing with.
@Gaby We’ve been getting these same emails from my daughter’s school regularly now. Last year, one of her best friends was the subject of one. Thankfully, everybody we’ve personally known who has become infected got through it ok.
Just sharing as encouragement that you are not alone in this.
@Gaby We get those emails periodically, especially from the high school. Several of our daughter’s friends have had Covid. I think we’re on a path where everyone is going to have been exposed. 🤷♂️