Because everyone is encouraged to get a test with any sign of a respiratory illness.
I dunno about you, but I'm used to getting sick 1-1.5x per year on some bullshit illness, usually around the Thanksgiving time. I've been sick twice since this whole hysteria started.
Both times, I monitored myself - checked temps, regulated fluids, and got a lot of rest. Both times I was fine in 2-3 days -- likely nothing, just a normal virus going around. But I do suspect I could have gotten a positive test once or twice during the ordeal.
I just think the tests and the cases are wholly unreliable. They mean essentially nothing unless they wanted to do a study of people in hospital ICUs with acute viral infections and breathing problems as a chief dx -- they don't want to do that.
Sure. In my experience though if you have flu symptoms and respiratory involvement (not just tired upon exertion) then I'd say it's presumptive Covid. It's all these cases of cold/flu like symptoms where they flag positive for Covid are where the huge inflation is coming from imo.
but I'm used to getting sick 1-1.5x per year on some bullshit illness
and this is difference between normal immune levels to somewhat rare extreme immune levels; normal immune levels do get regularly sick at least once per year or two; extreme immunities wont get sick even once in decades
Because everyone is encouraged to get a test with any sign of a respiratory illness.
I dunno about you, but I'm used to getting sick 1-1.5x per year on some bullshit illness, usually around the Thanksgiving time. I've been sick twice since this whole hysteria started.
Both times, I monitored myself - checked temps, regulated fluids, and got a lot of rest. Both times I was fine in 2-3 days -- likely nothing, just a normal virus going around. But I do suspect I could have gotten a positive test once or twice during the ordeal.
I just think the tests and the cases are wholly unreliable. They mean essentially nothing unless they wanted to do a study of people in hospital ICUs with acute viral infections and breathing problems as a chief dx -- they don't want to do that.
Sure. In my experience though if you have flu symptoms and respiratory involvement (not just tired upon exertion) then I'd say it's presumptive Covid. It's all these cases of cold/flu like symptoms where they flag positive for Covid are where the huge inflation is coming from imo.
and this is difference between normal immune levels to somewhat rare extreme immune levels; normal immune levels do get regularly sick at least once per year or two; extreme immunities wont get sick even once in decades