Renee testing thread • PCR Dec 28, negative • PCR Jan 3, negative • PCR Jan 4, negative • PCR Jan 6, positive • Antigen Jan 7, positive • PCR Jan 8, positive • Antigen Jan 11, positive • last close contact (ie ≥15 min ≤ 6') with Fenner—Jan 3 evening

Chuk test • PCR Dec 22, negative • Dec 31, Rapid Test: negative • Jan 5, PCR test: positive • Jan 6, PCR test cheek swab midafternoon: negative • Jan 6, Rapid Test at night: positive • Jan 8, pcr. Negative • Jan 11, rapid test in morning: positive • Jan 13, rapid test in morning: positive • Jan 15, rapid test in morning: positive • Jan 16, rapid test 1pm: negative

PCR spots open now !

Last night I had chills and sweats and headache which are the same symptoms Fenner reported so it's quite possible I'm positive. I last tested yesterday afternoon. (waiting for results) I'm feeling a bit fuzzy today, but overall this is pretty mild.

💊🦠 Joining the toxic positivity club 🦠💊 • Jan 2 - fatigue, muscle soreness • Jan 3 - Negative rapid test - sore throat, mild cough, chills • Jan 4 - temp of just over 100, headache, chills, in and out of fever sleep whole day, completely non-functional • Jan 5 - surprisingly mostly normalish, slight headache and elevated temp, sore throat, occasional cough - PCR tested/awaiting results • Jan 6 - symptoms continue improving, feel nearly normal minus throat/occasional cough - Rapid-tested positive. Awaiting PCR confirmation.

East Bay testing resources 🏰 Color site at Community Christian Church for Christ (1527 34th St., Emeryville, 94608; Monday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm; Wednesday: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm; Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm): https://home.color.com/covid/sign-up/start?partner=thecommunity 40 min wait Monday 🏰 Color site at Friendship Christian Center (1904 Adeline St., Oakland 94607; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 9:00am – 4:00pm; Friday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM): https://home.color.com/covid/sign-up/start?partner=friendship G*narly hourlong line today with "system down ; lab down"* 🏰 RTW Health Services (The New Parish, 1743 San Pablo Ave, Oakland 94612; weekdays 11am – 5:45pm; weekends 8am – 1:45pm): https://rtw-thenewparish.dragonflyphd.com/ 50 min wait on Dec 28 with 48 hr turnaround 🏰 Curative in Berkeley (Berkeley Adult School, 1701 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley 94702): https://book.curative.com/sites/9277 Rolling appointment availability ~2 days out

How’s the Covid Crew feeling today?

Any PCR sites today for walkins

How’s everyone feeling today?

When should we stop isolating? Hi all on this channel! Cloud Castle has been isolating for 5 days, today, and everyone’s feeling quite well. Dave and Tony never even tested positive, so had no infection or just a very tiny one. We’re thinking we might do Antigen testing Tuesday (tomorrow) and, if negative, be free. There is a lot of conflicting guidance out there on this, so I wanted to check in with anyone here! What would make you comfortable? What sounds like too early? What is too late? We will make our own decision, but, by potentially emerging too early, those with the most to lose would be you, the people we hang out with and could theoretically infect if we do this wrong.

Setup 6 tests between now and after strangelove with test the people

Wooohoooo! I’m almost back to 100, but had another positive rapid test this morning :/ really surprised and bummed I’m still not allowed back on campus. I miss the studio so much! How are y’all holding up?

Forgot to update, but: Antigen: 1/14, 1/15 Negative PCR: 1/16 Negative 🐒🐸🐯

That’s a second line ain’t it

1/16 - positive antigen test Woke up with extreme body aches and throat pain. Had been feeling tired and muscle soreness all week, but had attributed it to strike work. 1/18 - negative antigen test 1/19 - negative pcr Test the People 1/20 - negative pcr Color (didn't receive these results until this afternoon, 1/23) I'm still feeling exhaustion and body aches. My “pod people” have all tested negative.

Alameda county chuggin’ along, droppin COVID case rates like it’s the plague. or something.

🙃 🤷‍♀️ 🤯 https://sfist.com/2022/02/09/san-francisco-and-seven-other-bay-area-counties-will-drop-indoor-mask-rules-next-week/

Y’all ready for the BA2 wave? Coming soon!

Classic dinner party exposure @square-country-13088 someone came over on Wednesday night who has since tested positive. I am pretty sure this means there is some small risk that Chuk and Renee could have been positive Friday night. I don't think you need to count this as a real exposure. But it is like a second hand one. Alicia PCR test, thurs morning: positive Rapid test, Fri morning: negative Renee and I both had covid in January and received a booster shot this month

Big Stick Mega Thread

Dave has COVID - updated 6-21: 10am Symptoms begin early and are minor, sore throat and some coughing 6-21: 10am Negative RAT 6-21: 2pm Positive PCR (Got results at 5:30am following day) 6-21: 6pm Positive RAT x2 6-22: First day of Paxlovid, 5 day treatment 6-22: Very sick, chills, moderate-heavy body pain, consistent cough, sore throat 6-23: No change 6-24: Slightly feeling better - 20% 6-25: Feeling significantly better - 50% 6-26: Feeling almost completely better - 80% 6-26: Last day of Paxlovid 6-27: Slight level of exhaustion but otherwise feeling fine 6-27: 2pm Negative RAT 6-27: 3pm Positive PCR 6-27: 4pm Negative RAT Seems like Paxlovid cut my time to 7 days, with only a few bad days. I will continue to update as to the "rebound" in a couple weeks. Exposures include: 1. Large outdoor event at Berkeley Greek Theater on Thursday 6-16 2. Backyard Big Stick wrap party on Friday 6-17 3. 36 hours at Strawberry Moon @ Mendo Magic 6-18 - 6-19

Hey all, Covid positive confirmed here. PCR test Wednesday 6/22 at 5pm. Just got result. Exposure possible from sharing a joint with Dave at Greek Theater show last Thursday 6/16.

Surprise - I got COVID again 06-23 RAT negative 06-24 6pm RAT negative 06-25 2pm PCR positive Looks like I became positive after Fri at 6pm and Sat at 2pm 06-26 2am RAT positive Saw my PCR results from earlier saturday ... at 130am "sunday morning" so I took a rapid test immediately. I'm pretty sure this means I exposed Sophie, Renee, Fenner, and probably Tony across Saturday. This will be my 2nd infection, previous was at start of January 2022. I was vaccinated in 2021, then boosted in July of 2021, October of '21, and May of 2022. Pretty silly.

Omicron flavor #12b$67z for Renee Positive • 6/20 potential exposure to Dave • 6/22 unmasked in a restaurant, close contact Chuk • 6/23 rapid negative, close contact Sophie • 6/24 rapid negative, slight sore throat • 6/25 rapid negative, slight sore throat, unable to get PCR test, close contact Lili/Tyler/Travis/Sophie/Fenner • 6/26 positive rapid have not taken any tests but masking in house, slight sore throat and mucous on wake-up, unable to get PCR test • 6/27 positive PCR • 6/30 negative rapid 2X, also took PCR and waiting on results for curiosity

facepalm Ok so I also just tested positive… • 6/21 negative RAT - super tired and congested from a wedding and partying • 6/22 negative RAT - still tired and congested • 6/23 negative RAT - Feeling a lot better. Chalked it up to allergies and partying and moved on. Gave Abe a hug in passing that evening. But Lili was around Abe indoors for a while that night • 6/24 trans pride parade - all outdoors - feeling fine • 6/25 build day with a bunch of miso folks - mostly outdoors but had dinner indoors with a few folks. Hugged Renee and spoke outdoors for like 15 minutes. • 6/26 felt fine, but was definitely lethargic. Sunday vibes and I did manual labor all day Saturday… Was around a handful of people for an outdoors tea party. • 6/27 positive on two RATs • 6/28 scheduled a PCR test for the morning -tested positive on PCR

I have a theory that we’ve all basically had COVID since big stick. (And realistically for a while before) But we all had small amounts. Like a small enough viral load that maybe we were congested or whatever but not enough to test positive on tests. Because after big stick I was definitely a bit sick feeling and congested, but all negative tests rapid and PCR. I just attributed that to partying a lot and not enough sleep. But we were definitely all exposed to some level of covid at the event. Then with going to other events it’s basically like ticking up that viral load each time we have small encounters with the virus until eventually it gains a foothold and you start testing positive.

I came across this pre-print of a new study a few days ago. With folks getting reinfected, it’s sadly apt. Tl;dr: multiple reinfections make all sorts of long-term symptoms worse, and it’s cumulative 😞 😞 https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1749502/v1

How’s everyone feeling?

My PCR came back negative ! I am still negative!

COVID is dumb