@Blackfist@oliphant.social @wendynather
The messaging really is bad and mixed and, frankly, I suspect most people don't really know what to do.
Since you mentioned it, I just want to point out that it's commendable that you don't want to infect other people(most people really don't seem to care at all), so I'll point out that you can transmit COVID completely asymptomatically, and that includes a fever.
The best numbers I can find in a quick search seem to indicate that ~50% of people might not ever experience a fever with COVID.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765183
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2767993
All I can say is mask up whenever you have to be around people, both for them and for you. Everything we know about XBB is that it's no joke, and there's a *lot* of unknowns. It's as different from the original COVID strain as that was from SARS-CoV-1. Essentially this new variant is a whole new thing and people should use the precautionary principle and treat it that way IMO.
@BE @Blackfist Very true, and that’s the other thing I do: test before I visit someone, or attend an onsite meeting or a conference. I also test every other day for a week during a trip and after I get home. I know those home tests aren’t perfect, but it’s either that or don’t travel and see my friends and family.