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I had covid and at least my experience was very different. When I have a cold, I get stuffy and lose my sense of smell a little bit. With covid, it wasn't stuff

I had covid and at least my experience was very different. When I have a cold, I get stuffy and lose my sense of smell a little bit. With covid, it wasn't stuffiness... just couldn't smell, period. This remained after all other symptoms cleared up and I otherwise felt just fine. When it happens, you KNOW you have covid.

AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
While this is all perfectly valid, some appear to be missing the implication of headlines like these as the US enters the fall season. It's a common time for seasonal allergies to present themselves (I'm dealing with them right now), and colds and flu tend to start spreading around this time. People, being the way they are these days, will see headlines like these whilst having a stuffy nose, then immediately freak out when they realize they can't smell quite as well as normal. They won't take in the nuances of what it's like to lose their taste senses due to COVID versus other causes. Regardless of how intentional these outcomes are, the media are well aware of the risks and are being rather cruel - not to mention, careless - for engaging in these practices. That person who freaked out with the stuffy nose is now more at risk of catching COVID by forcing themselves to go to a testing location unnecessarily, thereby increasing their chances of exposure. Not a productive outcome at all.
- kaitai 6y ago
  This is quite misleading. Much testing is done in drive-up situations; you really don't need to expose yourself to risk for most testing. Source: spouse does COVID testing for part of job duties; works in COVID clinic.
  - AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
    I am sure you have the evidence to prove that in "drive-up situations," there's no risk of exposure? Because if you don't, I would call your claim the misleading one. If you are to believe the dubious claims made about this virus, dive-through testing is by no means a guarantee [0] of safety. Remember, this thing spreads like no other respiratory virus spreads - that's why it's supposed to be so scary. Am I supposed to just accept that you're right because your "source" has their employment tied to the events of this pandemic? Highly specious reasoning. [0] https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/04/14/wtf-carless-new-yorkers-are-being-sent-to-and-turned-away-from-drive-thru-test-sites/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/04/14/wtf-carless-new-yorke...
zobzu 6y ago
Disinformation. Some people have a stuffed nose and cant smell as well from that, many people can't smell or taste with the flu without a stuffed nose, way before covid was ever a thing...

AndrewUnmuted 6y ago

While this is all perfectly valid, some appear to be missing the implication of headlines like these as the US enters the fall season. It's a common time for seasonal allergies to present themselves (I'm dealing with them right now), and colds and flu tend to start spreading around this time. People, being the way they are these days, will see headlines like these whilst having a stuffy nose, then immediately freak out when they realize they can't smell quite as well as normal. They won't take in the nuances of what it's like to lose their taste senses due to COVID versus other causes. Regardless of how intentional these outcomes are, the media are well aware of the risks and are being rather cruel - not to mention, careless - for engaging in these practices. That person who freaked out with the stuffy nose is now more at risk of catching COVID by forcing themselves to go to a testing location unnecessarily, thereby increasing their chances of exposure. Not a productive outcome at all.

kaitai 6y ago
This is quite misleading. Much testing is done in drive-up situations; you really don't need to expose yourself to risk for most testing. Source: spouse does COVID testing for part of job duties; works in COVID clinic.
- AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
  I am sure you have the evidence to prove that in "drive-up situations," there's no risk of exposure? Because if you don't, I would call your claim the misleading one. If you are to believe the dubious claims made about this virus, dive-through testing is by no means a guarantee [0] of safety. Remember, this thing spreads like no other respiratory virus spreads - that's why it's supposed to be so scary. Am I supposed to just accept that you're right because your "source" has their employment tied to the events of this pandemic? Highly specious reasoning. [0] https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/04/14/wtf-carless-new-yorkers-are-being-sent-to-and-turned-away-from-drive-thru-test-sites/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/04/14/wtf-carless-new-yorke...

zobzu 6y ago

Disinformation. Some people have a stuffed nose and cant smell as well from that, many people can't smell or taste with the flu without a stuffed nose, way before covid was ever a thing...