D&D and the rising pandemic

[Ralif Redhammer]

I officially made it this far into the pandemic without catching Covid. Courtesy of Origins Game Fair, I tested positive this morning. Just feels like a miserable cold so far, for which I am thankful. I'm vaccinated, boosted, wore a KN95 mask at all times outside of my hotel room, and only got takeout from restaurants.

These new strains are clearly very infectious. Mask compliance was generally pretty good, but there were certainly plenty of people that took their masks off the moment they left the Origins space of the convention center. Not to mention non-Origins people wandering about that didn't even bother.

 

[Deset Gled]

Sounds like the vax just got approved for kids 6 months and up. For families I know with really little kids, this is a huge development.

 

[Cadence]

Into the orange :-(

 

[Umbran]

Into the orange :-(

Back into the green, for me. This is the way waves of a disease work, I'm afraid.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Yeah, we're almost at the point Los Angeles County is going to mandate indoor masking again.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Mom’s moving closer to getting out in the world again. She got a mani/pedi for the second time in 3 years*, and she’s leaning heavily towards celebrating a cousin’s belated birthday in a restaurant.




* she really needed it- she’s a 76yo diabetic with some hand control issues, so if she has an issue with her nails, she really needs a professional to handle the task.

 

[MoonSong]

Unfortunately, Sis has been positive. She likely got it from her job. Now she is about to isolate and we are all hoping none of us, but specially my niece has gotten it from her. u.u

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Even with a relatively mild case, I can say that Covid was quite unpleasant. Primarily experienced fatigue and respiratory issues. Some diminished taste/smell, though that was compounded by the ever-present bitter/metallic taste that comes with taking Paxlovid. Spent five days confined to a single room in the house, sleeping for about ten hours each night.

I had to cancel one of my gaming sessions, but somehow managed the other.

As miserable as I was, being vaccinated and boosted made it much less of an issue than it could have been.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Went to a funeral Monday. I stayed masked throughout. Shook hands with 4 people, the deceased’s children and the minister…said minister has since tested positive.

Clearly, I’ve been exposed, but my risk is minimal. Trying to decide exactly how to proceed.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I was supposed to go somewhere tomorrow night. I let the host know so he can make an in choice on my attendance.

My risk of being a plague carrier is low, but I’m not the guy who conceals zombie bites.