My husband has had it twice (picked up during work travel). Both times, I was around him for a day or two when he had symptoms but had tested positive. Once he tested and got a positive result, he then isolated in a guest bedroom until he had a negative rapid test. I still have never had it (knock on wood).
The first time I got covid, I strictly isolated from my disabled hubby and he did not get it from me. This was at the end of the first omicron surge and I contracted it from travel, despite my strict masking. It was a compensation for me that given his more fragile immune system he did not contract it: masking in common areas, eating apart, different bathrooms, care to disinfect door knobs, etc, and the big sacrifice, sleeping in separate bedrooms worked.
I missed the poll. We are a family of four and all have had Covid once- mom twice. We have not shared it in the house. It has been one at a time with months or a year between infections. The Friday Five was nice!
I succeeded in not "giving it" to my husband during my initial (and only) bout with Covid, but later "gave it" to him when I rebounded 7 days after testing negative. I took Paxlovid starting day 1 of the initial bout. I tested every other day after testing negative to keep an eye out for a rebound. However, we didn't continue masking and sleeping in separate rooms during that time and ultimately paid the price, though my husband was fortunately pretty asymptomatic compared to me!
(Missed the poll) We have COVID in our household for the first time (that we know). It came home with the 10-yo from school. They are usually the only one masking at school and have no option for outdoor (safe) eating. They are still testing positive on RAT's on day 7. Their school said they could come back on day 5 regardless of test results as long as they didn't have a fever. They never had a fever. Thankfully, we are not willfully/maliciously ignorant and our family's COVID mitigations (isolating the infected child in a separate room, high quality masking indoors, open windows, tons of HEPA filters/CR boxes in every room, outdoor dining, serial testing, Betadine Cold Defense nasal spray, CPC mouthwash, as-up-to-date-as-possible vaccinations, etc.) have prevented spread to any of the other 5 members of the household (so far), including high-risk members. However, we also know that we are very privileged to be able to do these things, but so very frustrated that we have had to do them completely on our own with absolutely no support from supposed experts and officials. I honestly know more about COVID than any of our medical doctors where we live (Florida) which is apparent by the fact that NONE of them mask at all. We live in the dumbest of times and there is absolutely no excuse for it.
It’s early Saturday morning. I missed the poll window so I’m adding my Covid exposure experience here. My wife got it outside the home and gave it to me before she had symptoms while on vacation. We were staying apart in the same city with respective family and my only contact with her was lunch and a couple hours of shopping. Her symptoms become apparent that nite and she left for a motel the next morning to isolate after texting me. I isolated at my respective family’s house till the next day when I tested positive with RAT and then joined my wife at the motel. That was in ‘22.
I'm a big fan of the Five on Friday format!
My husband has had it twice (picked up during work travel). Both times, I was around him for a day or two when he had symptoms but had tested positive. Once he tested and got a positive result, he then isolated in a guest bedroom until he had a negative rapid test. I still have never had it (knock on wood).
Meant to say "had not tested positive..." Should not write anything before that first cup of coffee!
The first time I got covid, I strictly isolated from my disabled hubby and he did not get it from me. This was at the end of the first omicron surge and I contracted it from travel, despite my strict masking. It was a compensation for me that given his more fragile immune system he did not contract it: masking in common areas, eating apart, different bathrooms, care to disinfect door knobs, etc, and the big sacrifice, sleeping in separate bedrooms worked.
I missed the poll. We are a family of four and all have had Covid once- mom twice. We have not shared it in the house. It has been one at a time with months or a year between infections. The Friday Five was nice!
I succeeded in not "giving it" to my husband during my initial (and only) bout with Covid, but later "gave it" to him when I rebounded 7 days after testing negative. I took Paxlovid starting day 1 of the initial bout. I tested every other day after testing negative to keep an eye out for a rebound. However, we didn't continue masking and sleeping in separate rooms during that time and ultimately paid the price, though my husband was fortunately pretty asymptomatic compared to me!
(Missed the poll) We have COVID in our household for the first time (that we know). It came home with the 10-yo from school. They are usually the only one masking at school and have no option for outdoor (safe) eating. They are still testing positive on RAT's on day 7. Their school said they could come back on day 5 regardless of test results as long as they didn't have a fever. They never had a fever. Thankfully, we are not willfully/maliciously ignorant and our family's COVID mitigations (isolating the infected child in a separate room, high quality masking indoors, open windows, tons of HEPA filters/CR boxes in every room, outdoor dining, serial testing, Betadine Cold Defense nasal spray, CPC mouthwash, as-up-to-date-as-possible vaccinations, etc.) have prevented spread to any of the other 5 members of the household (so far), including high-risk members. However, we also know that we are very privileged to be able to do these things, but so very frustrated that we have had to do them completely on our own with absolutely no support from supposed experts and officials. I honestly know more about COVID than any of our medical doctors where we live (Florida) which is apparent by the fact that NONE of them mask at all. We live in the dumbest of times and there is absolutely no excuse for it.
It’s early Saturday morning. I missed the poll window so I’m adding my Covid exposure experience here. My wife got it outside the home and gave it to me before she had symptoms while on vacation. We were staying apart in the same city with respective family and my only contact with her was lunch and a couple hours of shopping. Her symptoms become apparent that nite and she left for a motel the next morning to isolate after texting me. I isolated at my respective family’s house till the next day when I tested positive with RAT and then joined my wife at the motel. That was in ‘22.