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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2022, 09:09:58 PM »
I never had fever, but had night sweats, but overall, no biggie. Flu was worse, but also no big deal BH.
When?

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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2022, 09:14:53 PM »
When?
2 week ago for flu, and last week for Covid (not confirmed, didn't want to wait in line 3 hours to test, but my wife tested positive).

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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2022, 09:34:13 PM »
My first time around (march 2020) i had no symptoms other than loss of smell. Just tested positive today for round 2 and I feel really lousy

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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #23 on: January 03, 2022, 09:50:36 AM »
Or flu too?

Nope. Tested negative for flu and positive for COVID (though I'm not ruling out the possibility that the tests were wrong)

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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #24 on: January 05, 2022, 11:34:43 AM »
5 days in and couldn't taste or smell my coffee today >:(
this is not supposed to be an Omicron thing

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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2022, 11:45:26 AM »
5 days in and couldn't taste or smell my coffee today >:(
this is not supposed to be an Omicron thing
I read that it's less common with omicron
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #26 on: January 05, 2022, 12:11:40 PM »
5 days in and couldn't taste or smell my coffee today >:(
this is not supposed to be an Omicron thing
Maybe you have Delta?
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #27 on: January 05, 2022, 12:17:39 PM »
Maybe you have Delta?
Maybe i have Xi... maybe they are all Xi
maybe I'm just congested is more like it (hoping)
The other symptoms i have mimic Omicron not Delta - congestion, sore throat, fatigue
Vastly different then the first two times
 

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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #28 on: January 05, 2022, 12:30:17 PM »
Maybe i have Xi... maybe they are all Xi
maybe I'm just congested is more like it (hoping)
The other symptoms i have mimic Omicron not Delta - congestion, sore throat, fatigue
Vastly different then the first two times
 
The pi variant. The primarily symptom is circular discussion
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #29 on: January 05, 2022, 12:32:27 PM »
A few notes:

Today’s NYTs daily email suggests that it’s pretty conclusive that Omicron is different.
Different does mean less severe, but still at risk of overwhelming hospitals in sheer numbers due to increased transmission.
Specifically, many hospital admissions for beds (many discharged after 1-3 days, non-ICU/ventilated, which in a sense requires more beds/staffing/resources than ICU
CDC retracted its 73% estimate on Omicron prevalence nationally. And while prevalence in some parts of the US (NYC-area/FL and elsewhere is 90%+), in some cases Delta is still very significant. One reason for this might be that higher vaccination rate in some areas leads to less Delta breakthrough, making Omicron king even among the vaccinated that manage to avoid Delta. The same doesn’t hold true in areas with less vaccination.
With lower Delta prevalence in some areas, people in those areas are risking Delta infection, not “just” Omicron infection by avoiding precautions (including choosing not to vaccinate).
Additionally, in areas with lower Omicron prevalence, doctors struggle to triage whether any given patient has Delta or Omicron, as treatments and optimal protocols differ between those two variants
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #30 on: January 05, 2022, 12:34:04 PM »
Maybe i have Xi... maybe they are all Xi
maybe I'm just congested is more like it (hoping)
The other symptoms i have mimic Omicron not Delta - congestion, sore throat, fatigue
Vastly different then the first two times

Congestion could cause loss of taste and/or smell, even pre-COVID e.g. with the flu, albeit less common.
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #31 on: January 05, 2022, 12:38:08 PM »
Maybe i have Xi... maybe they are all Xi
maybe I'm just congested is more like it (hoping)
The other symptoms i have mimic Omicron not Delta - congestion, sore throat, fatigue
Vastly different then the first two times
 
This is the third time you had covid?
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #32 on: January 05, 2022, 12:52:11 PM »
I think night sweats are also a unique characteristic of the new variant
As usual DDF is on the cutting edge

Deseret News: Omicron variant symptom: A new strange symptom has emerged.
https://www.deseret.com/coronavirus/2021/12/30/22859078/new-strange-omicron-variant-symptom-covid-19-symptoms-night-sweats
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #33 on: January 05, 2022, 01:03:03 PM »
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #34 on: January 05, 2022, 01:17:31 PM »
This is the third time you had covid?
very possibly (first was march 2020 when they weren't testing so it could have been anything)

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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #35 on: January 05, 2022, 01:20:19 PM »
very possibly (first was march 2020 when they weren't testing so it could have been anything)
Ouch! Hope it passes without incident.
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #36 on: January 05, 2022, 01:31:57 PM »
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Nice. Guess we're still pushing the base rate fallacy

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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #37 on: January 05, 2022, 01:34:40 PM »
Nice. Guess we're still pushing the base rate fallacy

BRF is an issue with data interpretation. “Finally” might imply the author sees this as relative progress, which in a sense it might be.
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #38 on: January 05, 2022, 01:36:42 PM »
Nice. Guess we're still pushing the base rate fallacy
Not sure I understand. If 99.99% are vaccinated, we should still expect there to be more cases of unvaccinated compared to vaccinated?  :)
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Re: Is Omicron different?
« Reply #39 on: January 05, 2022, 01:40:44 PM »
Not sure I understand. If 99.99% are vaccinated, we should still expect there to be more cases of unvaccinated compared to vaccinated?  :)

No but there should be a big difference in rates adjusted by the relevant population group

If 80% are vaccinated and 20% not, 80% in hospital are vaccinated and 20% not what does it say?

This is based on the data of the tweet above
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