Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

[Imp75]

Oh well what a cny. First it is only 2 days. Secondly I need to work on one of the day. Third, visitations limited to max 5 per day. Lucky I didn’t buy too many new cny clothes. I think it will just be me and my fam couching on front of netflix disney+ iqiyi and viu all the time…me and my siblings (big families) can’t even visit my parents who will be limited to 5 max visitors per day.

[sharonkhoo]

Imp75\" post_id=\"2054864\" time=\"1641428118\" user_id=\"2358:

Oh well what a cny. First it is only 2 days. Secondly I need to work on one of the day. Third, visitations limited to max 5 per day. Lucky I didn't buy too many new cny clothes. I think it will just be me and my fam couching on front of netflix disney+ iqiyi and viu all the time...me and my siblings (big families) can't even visit my parents who will be limited to 5 max visitors per day.

If we consider that CNY is 15 days, I guess we can spread out the visits? My family hasn't decided how we are going to do it, but luckily, we are a small family (my side) and can probably spread out over just 2 days. My husband's family is much bigger - I think we will have to cut down even more than last year, or spread it out over a longer period. Discussions still ongoing!

[Imp75]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2054865\" time=\"1641428466\" user_id=\"28674:

If we consider that CNY is 15 days, I guess we can spread out the visits? My family hasn't decided how we are going to do it, but luckily, we are a small family (my side) and can probably spread out over just 2 days. My husband's family is much bigger - I think we will have to cut down even more than last year, or spread it out over a longer period. Discussions still ongoing!

True.... we arady just resolved the reunion dinner w my parents and siblings and now this visitation thing. Though there are 15d, technically we all need to return to work and kids will begin enrichment on weekends by then. I also had plans to visit colleagues too..

[MrsKiasu]

Zoom, share pictures and videos maybe…

[ChiefKiasu]

Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=\"2054847\" time=\"1641395099\" user_id=\"195250:[quote=\"Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=2054847 time=1641395099 user_id=195250]
Mrs. Kiasu,
I am total agree with you and really don't understand why the Chief thinks like that.
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?? Why I think like that? Maybe I just want to really test how effective the vaccines are...
I'm an engineer, you know, who love to test out new things.

Reminds me of the story of the 3 persons scheduled to die on the guillotine. The first 2 went through the guillotine face down but the blade did not drop. So they were saved because of \"divine intervention\".
The 3rd one insisted to lie facing up. When the execution started and the blade did not drop again, he said:
\"Ah... there! I see the problem!\"

[sharonkhoo]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2054873\" time=\"1641431860\" user_id=\"3:

?? Why I think like that? Maybe I just want to really test how effective the vaccines are...
I'm an engineer, you know, who love to test out new things.

Reminds me of the story of the 3 persons scheduled to die on the guillotine. The first 2 went through the guillotine face down but the blade did not drop. So they were saved because of \"divine intervention\".
The 3rd one insisted to lie facing up. When the execution started and the blade did not drop again, he said:
\"Ah... there! I see the problem!\"

I'm not an engineer! But I agree with ChiefK. For me, since it seems inevitable that we will catch it sooner or later, and (hopefully) catching it will neither be serious and maybe even protective against repeated infections, my feeling is \"get it over and done with\" rather than be fearful that it will happen at a very inconvenient time. I'm also in my late 50s - if it's safer to get it when you're younger, then I'd rather get it sooner rather than later.

[MrsKiasu]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2054873\" time=\"1641431860\" user_id=\"3:

?? Why I think like that? Maybe I just want to really test how effective the vaccines are...
I'm an engineer, you know, who love to test out new things.

Reminds me of the story of the 3 persons scheduled to die on the guillotine. The first 2 went through the guillotine face down but the blade did not drop. So they were saved because of \"divine intervention\".
The 3rd one insisted to lie facing up. When the execution started and the blade did not drop again, he said:
\"Ah... there! I see the problem!\"

After that what happened? 3rd guy taught them fixed the issue and got chopped in return?

[MrsKiasu]

But it is good to know not so ‘easy’ to get it…

[Liew Nga Wing]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2054886\" time=\"1641435096\" user_id=\"28674:

I'm not an engineer! But I agree with ChiefK. For me, since it seems inevitable that we will catch it sooner or later, and (hopefully) catching it will neither be serious and maybe even protective against repeated infections, my feeling is \"get it over and done with\" rather than be fearful that it will happen at a very inconvenient time. I'm also in my late 50s - if it's safer to get it when you're younger, then I'd rather get it sooner rather than later.

I appreciate your courage but I will definitely disagree for a stroke patient (like the ChiefK) to catch Covid 19 because they are belong to the vulnerable group.

[ingwei79]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2054817\" time=\"1641382973\" user_id=\"3:

I caught a cold on 31 December. I thought I had covid :roll: . Did my COVID self test and was disappointed that it was negative. I was actually hoping it was COVID so I can get it over with. But I only suffered for a day with body racking coughs and sore throat. Then it was gone. Must be the fastest 2-day recovery I ever had for a cold. I wonder if the vaccines had anything to do with it.

Anyway, I have no idea where or how I caught the cold. I hardly go to any places with lots of people, and I'm always with my mask on. I'm thinking, if it's so easy to catch a cold, then catching COVID must be the same. I just hope I catch the virus sooner while my 3 doses of vaccine is still effective.

Sigh.

You'll still get reinfection of Covid even if you had caught it. It is basically like common flu where our immune body cannot fight off all flu variants 100% even if it has gone through multiple variants and multiple vaccinations (this is why flu vaccinations are annual thing and not like taking polio or smallpox vaccines). At anytime, your body will host many variants of less harmful microbes, e.g. streps without causing you any symptoms. If you have a weaken immune system say from stress factor or nutrition defiencies, you can temporary give these microbe a chance to become symptomatic.

As for mask, it isn't 100% effective against Covid transmissions (see https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/17/wearing-masks-single-most-effective-way-to-tackle-covid-study-finds).

As for you to hoping to get Covid while still having triple shots effectiveness probably isn't rational considering:[list=1]