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Old 01-24-2022, 01:51 PM
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Even with 100% vaccination (impossible obviously) rates we are all going to get this eventually. Vaccination does not prevent infection, only helps to prevent serious illness and/or need for medical care. The idea of "break through" cases is stupid. Out of my family, and extended family now, all of whom were vaccinated/boosted (except the kids who only had first dose). All have had covid.

My family is recovering now from covid. We can only be as careful as the people we see. My Dad gave it to us during our birthday celebration Jan 9th after participating in activities we told him were "high risk." We usually celebrate his, mine, my son's, and my daughter's together as they are all within 7 days. He is fully vaccinated, as is my Mom, but they go out to eat, visit friends, etc. He showed up with a cough and assumed it was allergies (mountain cedar season). Gave it to my son, who of course gave it to the rest of us through the course of caring for him as he is only 5 and not capable of understanding the full grasp of "quarantine." Nor would I expect or want him to. Boy tested positive at the pediatrician the 11th, Dad got tested that same day and tested positive as well. Mom is still negative so far.

We had gotten the kid's first shot on the boy's birthday, and our boosters. That, combined with Unicron being not as bad as previous strains, probably led to lesser symptoms and nobody was seriously ill. Kids had it worst with 103 temp for the boy and 104 for the girl. Sore throats for all of us, wife had foggy thinking pretty bad, and general lethargy for all. It affected me the least (maybe because I'm the biggest, who knows) and is equivalent to a mild cold so far as I was the last one to get it. Dad is just now getting over it after having it for 3 weeks.

Moral of the story? Make your own choices and live with them. Stop blaming others. Do I blame my Dad? No. He feels bad enough already. Though my wife was pretty miffed, at the end of the day we chose to see them knowing how they conduct themselves. Hah! We probably won't be seeing them for awhile though until the PTSD wears off for the kids and the wife. During a fever spell our 8yo daughter said, "so we're not seeing Grandma and Grandpa for a long time right?" LoL, that one got to my Dad.
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