No symptoms covid is it true?
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Just before summer there were loads of cases at my daughters school. all her friends had it. She tested positive, LFT then PCR, she wasn't ill in the slightest, neither were most of her friends. Couple were a little ill, but no worse than a cold.
What I found odd, is neither, me, my wife nor our eldest got ill or tested positive either. I normally catch everything going round.
What I found odd, is neither, me, my wife nor our eldest got ill or tested positive either. I normally catch everything going round.
vulture1 said:
Does anyone know of anyone who has tested positive for covid and have no symptoms at all? I don't know ow of any what so ever in friends or family or work and I have access to 300 peoples sick calls at work.
Anyone else think it is just fake to add a scare factor to it all?
This should be a two part question. Testing positive with no symptoms and remaining symptom free throughout the whole isolation period are two different things! Anyone else think it is just fake to add a scare factor to it all?
A day two test came back positive for me back in September. Zero symptoms. In fact. I felt rather chipper. I'm convinced it was a flat positive though as I had tested negative three days earlier (needed to fly home) and did a another PCR test two days after the positive one and that was negative.
I know a few who were supposedly asymptomatic but all said they knew and felt that they had something going on whether it was just a bit of lethargy or scratchy throat.
I know a few who were supposedly asymptomatic but all said they knew and felt that they had something going on whether it was just a bit of lethargy or scratchy throat.
It’s a virus, so depending on how healthy the host is and how good their immune system is, the host can be infected and test positive, but the virus cannot replicate enough to overwhelm them and cause symptoms.
Healthy folks can catch viruses all the time and mostly be oblivious to it.
Healthy folks can catch viruses all the time and mostly be oblivious to it.
Yes, in November a couple in their 70s I know were due to fly to Singapore to visit family. As part of their pre-flight requirements, they took tests, she was positive, whilst he was negative.
They had to cancel their airport parking, postponed their flights, cancelled their Singapore quarantine hotel booking and isolated themselves at home.
She never showed any symptoms or felt anything other than normal, and he continued to test negative.
They had to cancel their airport parking, postponed their flights, cancelled their Singapore quarantine hotel booking and isolated themselves at home.
She never showed any symptoms or felt anything other than normal, and he continued to test negative.
sunbeam alpine said:
My next door neighbour was positive - she had to take a test prior to a small operation in our local hospital. She had absolutely no symptoms and experienced no problems at all. This was back in the time of the original Covid, before the Delta and Omicron versions.
Yes, it's possible to show/feel no symptoms with any of the covid variations so far.Scabutz said:
Just before summer there were loads of cases at my daughters school. all her friends had it. She tested positive, LFT then PCR, she wasn't ill in the slightest, neither were most of her friends. Couple were a little ill, but no worse than a cold.
What I found odd, is neither, me, my wife nor our eldest got ill or tested positive either. I normally catch everything going round.
This anecdote hints towards a more interesting (IMO) extension of the same question - which is do people who test positive but have no symptoms pass it on to others?What I found odd, is neither, me, my wife nor our eldest got ill or tested positive either. I normally catch everything going round.
My eldest (6) had one day with the sniffles and a temperature, a positive LFT/PCR later and she was confirmed as being riddled with the plague.
The day of the PCR she was right as rain and never showed any other symptom after that first day.
Meanwhile we got on as normal with her in the house with us and didn’t avoid contact and neither me, the wife (both vaccinated) or her sister (4) have managed to catch it.
Most bizarre.
The day of the PCR she was right as rain and never showed any other symptom after that first day.
Meanwhile we got on as normal with her in the house with us and didn’t avoid contact and neither me, the wife (both vaccinated) or her sister (4) have managed to catch it.
Most bizarre.
Jambo85 said:
This anecdote hints towards a more interesting (IMO) extension of the same question - which is do people who test positive but have no symptoms pass it on to others?
If you have enough viral matter in your snotter to trigger a lateral flow test, you are more than likely contagious. vulture1 said:
Does anyone know of anyone who has tested positive for covid and have no symptoms at all? I don't know ow of any what so ever in friends or family or work and I have access to 300 peoples sick calls at work.
Anyone else think it is just fake to add a scare factor to it all?
I had it in February this year before I was vaccinated. Had no idea until I was tested as required for flying abroad. Second PCR also confirmed it. The only symptoms I had came from the nurse shoving the swab up my nose! Anyone else think it is just fake to add a scare factor to it all?
Spent an utterly dull ten days stuck at home and never had even a sniff or a headache. Totally asymptomatic. Hoping I'll feel the same when Omicron catches me!
vulture1 said:
Does anyone know of anyone who has tested positive for covid and have no symptoms at all? I don't know ow of any what so ever in friends or family or work and I have access to 300 peoples sick calls at work.
Anyone else think it is just fake to add a scare factor to it all?
Me, my wife and 3 kids have all had positive PCR’s in the past 10 days. Me and 3 kids symptomatic. Wife has absolutely no symptoms but has had 3 positive lateral flows and a positive PCR. Anyone else think it is just fake to add a scare factor to it all?
Coming back to your question OP. You may have access to 300 peoples sick calls but they wouldn’t be phoning in sick if they had no symptoms would they? I’d hazard they aren’t doing lateral flows or PCR’s regularly if asymptomatic either.
You also have to ask the question, why would they (whoever they are) want to make this up?
You also have to ask the question, why would they (whoever they are) want to make this up?
Edited by JapanRed on Friday 31st December 16:45
JapanRed said:
Coming back to your question OP. You may have access to 300 peoples sick calls but they wouldn’t be phoning in sick if they had no symptoms would they? I’d hazard they aren’t doing lateral flows or PCR’s regularly if asymptomatic either.
You also have to ask the question, why would they (whoever they are) want to make this up?
Retail workers in supermarkets. So yes a large proportion of them trying to get paid time off. doing tests everyday in the hope of time off. In the early days march 2020 all the usual suspects managed to have symptoms so paid 2 weeks off. the grafters all funnyly enough didnt get sick at all....You also have to ask the question, why would they (whoever they are) want to make this up?
Edited by JapanRed on Friday 31st December 16:45
Some people had "covid 4 times" before the tests even came out and then managed to actually get covid twice as well as have reactions to both jabs.
glazbagun said:
vulture1 said:
Does anyone know of anyone who has tested positive for covid and have no symptoms at all? I don't know ow of any what so ever in friends or family or work and I have access to 300 peoples sick calls at work.
Anyone else think it is just fake to add a scare factor to it all?
I had it in February this year before I was vaccinated. Had no idea until I was tested as required for flying abroad. Second PCR also confirmed it. The only symptoms I had came from the nurse shoving the swab up my nose! Anyone else think it is just fake to add a scare factor to it all?
Spent an utterly dull ten days stuck at home and never had even a sniff or a headache. Totally asymptomatic. Hoping I'll feel the same when Omicron catches me!
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