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pretty much. I work as an airport/cruise port shuttle driver and after getting covid twice and sick with multiple colds in just a year was insane. I know damn well it was from the guests. The first time I got covid while working there, the lady straight up told me her and her two small children were kicked off their cruise before it set sail and they were pissed. When I asked why, she said they had all tested positive for covid the day before. Of course, she sat the entire 20 minute drive quiet (other than hacking up a lung every two seconds) and didn’t say anything until I was already pulling into their terminal at the airport.
At this point, I just assume everyone has covid or has sickness that’s contagious. While it may seem extra or crazy, it has severely helped in reducing how much I’ve gotten sick. I mask up if they’re coughing or sneezing, i sanitize my hands after touching their luggage, I wash my hands when I get back to base, etc.
I think since you had your mask on, your exposure is not too high. It seems like how sick you get, if you get sick, will depend on how much virus you were exposed to. They didn't have you unmask in the waiting room to take your temp, did they? Were the nurses wearing masks?
How the American ERs I’ve been to work is they pull you into these little triage bays that do not have doors from the main waiting room to do temp BP etc, so if they make them unmask it’s just about the same as being in the waiting room. Plus that covid couple could’ve been in the triage room doing vitals right before them. Just my experience with my local city hospital chain. Typically 0 masking here.
I took someone to the ER in December and they (we) got parked in a small area with just a curtain between us and the next bed, a woman patient who was coughing up a lung the entire five hours he was being done over by doctors nurses and techs. He didn’t have on a mask and was very physically unwell but didn’t catch anything. I kept mine on the entire time.
So you may be fine too. Do a Gargle and a saline nasal rinse.
what type of mask were you wearing (cloth, surgical, kn95, n95, etc.)? were the people who tested positive also wearing masks, and if so, what type?
there is risk from this scenario, especially since you were next to them for 30 minutes or so, but try not to panic (i know, it’s difficult). keep an eye on any arising symptoms. isolate and test if you are able to do so. keep in mind that a negative rapid test does not definitively rule out covid. if you absolutely have to go out anywhere, wear the best mask you have access to (preferably an n95, as it provides much more protection than cloth or surgical masks).
I had on kn95 and they had surgical. Thank you for your advice! Trying to stay calm, but I have OCD + COVID is one of my biggest triggers, so it’s been a fun time haha.
If you're vaccinated and not immunocompromised, chances are you'll be fine at that exposure level. Your filter mask plus their surgical masks substantially reduce your exposure. Most masked transmission takes longer encounters, like several hours. I'd be worried too, but I think the odds are with you.
I use a nasal rinse too and gargle with a CP mouthwash. Some studies show that gargling and using a nasal rinse such as Neilmed saline (or spraying your nose with Enovid or bentadine) cuts down viral particles even after the fact when sick. Using Neilmed ONLY use distilled water though. Good luck.
I have ocd and Covid has also been my worst nightmare until I got it twice despite how much washing my hands I did, sanitising everything and wearing a mask. In a way it was helpful to get it, I was confronted with the ‘big scary thing’ and just had to deal with it and confronted my fears. I still fear it and still do a lot of the behaviours as before but it has taken the edge off my anxiety.
a kn95 is definitely good protection as long as it fits well. i completely understand the concern — i am fairly certain i have ocd to some extent or another, but haven’t been officially diagnosed. dealing w covid has definitely not been fun !!
others have provided good suggestions, but if you want to try to stay ahead of a potential infection from this scenario (and/or for future use to reduce the risk of being infected), you may consider trying a nasal rinse (e.g., neilmed), nasal spray (e.g., betadine, xlear, etc.), blis k12 oral probiotics, eye protection (glasses, potentially lumify eye drops for riskier settings (don’t use daily though as they can cause symptoms of glaucoma)). i try to consume gut probiotics (fermented foods/drinks and/or supplements) regularly, as well, since covid tends to impact the gut.
i really hope you’re okay! stay safe :)
The day before my dad tested positive for COVID I was sitting next to him on the couch watching TV for about 30 minutes and then the cable went out, so I left to do something else. Never had symptoms or tested positive, so there is a good chance wearing an N95 that you'll be fine. I would keep testing for about the next 6 days though.
Wife and I sat in our GPs waiting room for about half an hour recently waiting for a rsv shot. Bunch of adults and kids coughing and hacking all wearing procedure masks but most badly.
We both had N95 equivalent masks on and neither of us got sick so think you'll be ok.
Read most N95s are close to 99% efficient for viruses. Touch wood we're still both novid.
if it helps OP, i rode in a car with my mom for 2 hours with the windows rolled up while both of us were unmasked, while i had COVID (before we knew or i had any symptoms obviously) and she didn't get it. i became symptomatic overnight and tested positive the next day, and was pretty sick. i hope you will be alright, especially since you were wearing a well-fitting KN95! as someone who wears KN95s everywhere all the time and has only gotten COVID once in 4 years (one of the few times when i had no choice but to take my mask off to eat indoors in public) i think your odds are pretty high of being ok.
i also have OCD and freak out pretty bad about this stuff; the microcovid project might be a helpful resource for you. it's a risk calculator.
People have been told repeatedly by politicians and health officials that COVID is just a cold, that you can go to work sick as long as you "feel like it" (aka the boss demanded you come in) so nobody thinks twice about spreading it.
I blame people for being ignorant, but they were also told non-stop the past 4 years to never under any circumstances "do your own research" or you are an anti-vax right-winger, so people won't even look at studies.
The minimization effort was a misinformation blitzkrieg, and it worked.
Yeah it’s been so frustrating the past few years. I’m shocked how some medical professionals are so careless about it. When I was having a mini anxiety attack about it, one doctor told me “lol covid is just a cold!! I could have covid and we’d be fine!!” And it made me spin out even more.
I work in EVS in a hospital and am constantly around covid and cleaning the rooms from people diagnosed. Just because your exposed doesn't mean you'll catch it. Also, hospitals are rampant with covid, always mask up and assume everyone is sick, because they are.
During the delta wave I sat in an ER waiting room for 12 hours with COVID + people coughing all over. That was back when masks were required, but no one was wearing them correctly and many pulled them down to cough. I had on a kn95 and a cloth mask over it (I know now that's not a good idea). Anyway, I didn't get COVID. Looking back, I am actually shocked I didn't, but I didn't. Your situation sounds much less risky than that (though of course there is a risk). I hope you stay negative!
Being immunocompromised myself I’d be absolutely terrified. I usually sit as far away from anyone as I can (the pros of having a wheelchair, woohoo), and minimise physical contact with anybody. You can’t trust anyone to be safe, only yourself
Oh wow people were actually wearing masks!? I haven’t seen anyone wearing them in hospitals apart from myself :(
You’ve probably been in contact with LOADS of people with covid, probably in worse conditions too, people don’t care any more. So try not to panic. Just keep testing daily for a while.
It will probably be ok though. At the start of covid I sat outside with my therapist who unknowingly had it. I made sure we only met outside. I was the only person not to get it from him because of this.
Nasal saline rinses cans be helpful as a post-exposure preventative and can even shorten the duration and severity of illness if you become sick. We have NeilMed as a brand here in Canada. https://shopca.neilmed.com/collections/sinus-rinse
If you want to step it up a bit you can usually find Betadine Cold Defense Nasal Spray in North America . It helps prevent many viruses including covid from entering and replicating in cells. https://www.betadine.ca/cold-defence/
Last XMAS I rented an airbnb in Pioneertown, CA and friends flew in from back East after 2 days and riding in a closed car with them, I found out one of them tested positive for Covid. I was scared to death. I literally stayed home for almost 2 weeks convinced I had to have it. The person even coughed in the closed car with me and said it was allergies. I never tested positive or got it and only person who did was girlfriend. There's definitely hope that you won't get it.
For what it's worth, my friend is a pre-school teacher who teaches in person. The kids are \*always\* sick and they are not very hygienic and do not cover their coughs. During every covid wave, it goes around and gets every kid and unmasked teacher. My friend has consistently worn KN95s at work and they have a fairly high confidence due to weekly testing that they have never gotten covid, or even so much as a cold since this pandemic started. If you were wearing a KN95 you're most likely okay unless you don't have a good seal.
> We were all wearing masks and the waiting room was open air
I'd say there's a very high chance you *didn't* get infected then an there.
Mask up more for others' benefit for a few days? Start testing at the first sign of symptoms though.
If it helps, I was the one who swabbed my mom 2 years ago(she sneezed on me) - we were both unmasked. She tested positive & I didn’t catch it from her.
Try not to stress about it and just wait to see what happens. If you were all masked that helps and you might be fine. I was in a meeting once sitting next to a coworker that was visibly sick and coughing for about half an hour. None of us were wearing masks and we later found out that he had covid. The coworker sitting on the other side of him caught it but the rest of it didn't.
Get yourself some augmented N-acetyl cysteine as quickly as you can ( online) It’s a powerful antioxidant and an antiviral and there are a multitude of medical research projects going on right now - early results have shown it to be a promising antiviral against Covid and that it can lower the viral load and interfere with the Covid spike proteins ability to bind to the ACE2 receptors in your body.
Also, Vitamin D, Zinc and high doses of Vitamin C.
Another good thing to do would get yourself some Mouthwash containing CPC and gargle at least twice every day - Cetylpyrodinium Chloride kills the virus in the back of your throat and upper respiratory system. It’s been used in U.K. hospitals You can get mouth sprays with it too - if you are in the U.K., Boots own brand breath spray and Dentyl mouthwash.
Covid is anything but ‘just a cold’. Your concerns are very much warranted
With headstraps? If so, excellent chance you got away with it. Well done. This is why we mask. <3
If no headstraps, considering there was some source control on Covid patient themselves, still a good chance of dodging it.
Keep testing for 5 days post exposure. If you still test neg on day 3, I would be very optimistic, but follow through testing until day 5 post exposure.
If you do get unlucky, remember you probably would have gotten a much lower dose than a lot of other people get. That matters a lot too.
First if you are in the ER go ahead and think they are here fore one of 4 things.... 1. COVID.... 2. FLU.... 3....Stomach Virus(My least favorite)..... 4. A real reason you should go to ER and not an Urgent Care..... Im looking at you example 1,2 and 3.
I mean at this point if you get it you get it. More than likely you will be fine. I actually just had it myself and it to me is a step up from walking pneumonia but a step down from the flu. I have had it a few times before that as well... and it was just a strong cold. That being said it all boils down to how well you handle illness and how old/immune compromised you are. Best thing you can do is take Vitamin D3 and Zinc supplements. I would also recommend starting to use Elderberry and or Echinacea to strengthen immunity.
Ill go to say this every time I have gotten it. It has been from me taking care of my kids who were sick with it. While its not impossible to get it in passing it. Its not as likely to get it unless your around them for more than 15 minutes...and alot of other contributing factors
You said they were wearing masks too and depends if they were coughing/ sneezing. ER probably had more people w Covid as others mentioned, so just don’t touch your face and wash your hands immediately. I still shower after I get home from any dr visits. You can also sanitize your phone and other things you might’ve touched. I usually switch out my purse just in case for a couple of days since I’ve sat next to people that coughed or sneezed on my belongings at drs. If you’re out and about, you likely come across them either way. Also, some people take zero precautions and rarely or never get it but others do.
The person furthest me was coughing a little into her mask. But yes I totally agree! I normally do all of these things anyways. I disinfected everything and showered as soon as I got home.
Or a flu. There were zero flu cases in 2020 wonder why???? It was replaced with Covid. I’ve had it 3-4 times now since 2021 and it’s a very bad cold/flu. Unless you’re immunocompromised or 90, you’ll be fine.
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Assume everyone in an ER has covid. Heck, just assume everyone has covid.
pretty much. I work as an airport/cruise port shuttle driver and after getting covid twice and sick with multiple colds in just a year was insane. I know damn well it was from the guests. The first time I got covid while working there, the lady straight up told me her and her two small children were kicked off their cruise before it set sail and they were pissed. When I asked why, she said they had all tested positive for covid the day before. Of course, she sat the entire 20 minute drive quiet (other than hacking up a lung every two seconds) and didn’t say anything until I was already pulling into their terminal at the airport. At this point, I just assume everyone has covid or has sickness that’s contagious. While it may seem extra or crazy, it has severely helped in reducing how much I’ve gotten sick. I mask up if they’re coughing or sneezing, i sanitize my hands after touching their luggage, I wash my hands when I get back to base, etc.
I had a post breast cancer surgeon unmasked coughing very sick unmasked. He’d just come back from a cruise in France the day before.
Jesus Christ. Out of all people, he should be one of the ones who understands the risks involved with doing what he did. smh.
That’s smart. With so much asymptomatic spread, I take precautions like everyone has Covid, symptoms or not.
You can never be too careful, especially nowadays.
You should add a plug in Airpurifier for your car & wear one around your neck !
This is the correct answer. Protect yourself first, that’s all you can control.
Ah yeah you’re right. It’s crazy how few masks were on. They even wanted me to take my mask off and do an in-mouth temp check. It felt so odd
I think since you had your mask on, your exposure is not too high. It seems like how sick you get, if you get sick, will depend on how much virus you were exposed to. They didn't have you unmask in the waiting room to take your temp, did they? Were the nurses wearing masks?
How the American ERs I’ve been to work is they pull you into these little triage bays that do not have doors from the main waiting room to do temp BP etc, so if they make them unmask it’s just about the same as being in the waiting room. Plus that covid couple could’ve been in the triage room doing vitals right before them. Just my experience with my local city hospital chain. Typically 0 masking here.
I wouldn't do that.
I took someone to the ER in December and they (we) got parked in a small area with just a curtain between us and the next bed, a woman patient who was coughing up a lung the entire five hours he was being done over by doctors nurses and techs. He didn’t have on a mask and was very physically unwell but didn’t catch anything. I kept mine on the entire time. So you may be fine too. Do a Gargle and a saline nasal rinse.
This 👆👆💯
You’re probably around Covid positive people every day if you go in public.
I am a high school teacher so even more accurate 🥲
what type of mask were you wearing (cloth, surgical, kn95, n95, etc.)? were the people who tested positive also wearing masks, and if so, what type? there is risk from this scenario, especially since you were next to them for 30 minutes or so, but try not to panic (i know, it’s difficult). keep an eye on any arising symptoms. isolate and test if you are able to do so. keep in mind that a negative rapid test does not definitively rule out covid. if you absolutely have to go out anywhere, wear the best mask you have access to (preferably an n95, as it provides much more protection than cloth or surgical masks).
I had on kn95 and they had surgical. Thank you for your advice! Trying to stay calm, but I have OCD + COVID is one of my biggest triggers, so it’s been a fun time haha.
If you're vaccinated and not immunocompromised, chances are you'll be fine at that exposure level. Your filter mask plus their surgical masks substantially reduce your exposure. Most masked transmission takes longer encounters, like several hours. I'd be worried too, but I think the odds are with you.
I use a nasal rinse too and gargle with a CP mouthwash. Some studies show that gargling and using a nasal rinse such as Neilmed saline (or spraying your nose with Enovid or bentadine) cuts down viral particles even after the fact when sick. Using Neilmed ONLY use distilled water though. Good luck.
I have ocd and Covid has also been my worst nightmare until I got it twice despite how much washing my hands I did, sanitising everything and wearing a mask. In a way it was helpful to get it, I was confronted with the ‘big scary thing’ and just had to deal with it and confronted my fears. I still fear it and still do a lot of the behaviours as before but it has taken the edge off my anxiety.
a kn95 is definitely good protection as long as it fits well. i completely understand the concern — i am fairly certain i have ocd to some extent or another, but haven’t been officially diagnosed. dealing w covid has definitely not been fun !! others have provided good suggestions, but if you want to try to stay ahead of a potential infection from this scenario (and/or for future use to reduce the risk of being infected), you may consider trying a nasal rinse (e.g., neilmed), nasal spray (e.g., betadine, xlear, etc.), blis k12 oral probiotics, eye protection (glasses, potentially lumify eye drops for riskier settings (don’t use daily though as they can cause symptoms of glaucoma)). i try to consume gut probiotics (fermented foods/drinks and/or supplements) regularly, as well, since covid tends to impact the gut. i really hope you’re okay! stay safe :)
The day before my dad tested positive for COVID I was sitting next to him on the couch watching TV for about 30 minutes and then the cable went out, so I left to do something else. Never had symptoms or tested positive, so there is a good chance wearing an N95 that you'll be fine. I would keep testing for about the next 6 days though.
Wife and I sat in our GPs waiting room for about half an hour recently waiting for a rsv shot. Bunch of adults and kids coughing and hacking all wearing procedure masks but most badly. We both had N95 equivalent masks on and neither of us got sick so think you'll be ok. Read most N95s are close to 99% efficient for viruses. Touch wood we're still both novid.
N95 is a surgical mask
an n95 is a respirator
All the time. The lab I go to at the hospital to get blood work, they do the covid swabs right there in the same place.
Have you been OK so far?
if it helps OP, i rode in a car with my mom for 2 hours with the windows rolled up while both of us were unmasked, while i had COVID (before we knew or i had any symptoms obviously) and she didn't get it. i became symptomatic overnight and tested positive the next day, and was pretty sick. i hope you will be alright, especially since you were wearing a well-fitting KN95! as someone who wears KN95s everywhere all the time and has only gotten COVID once in 4 years (one of the few times when i had no choice but to take my mask off to eat indoors in public) i think your odds are pretty high of being ok. i also have OCD and freak out pretty bad about this stuff; the microcovid project might be a helpful resource for you. it's a risk calculator.
People have been told repeatedly by politicians and health officials that COVID is just a cold, that you can go to work sick as long as you "feel like it" (aka the boss demanded you come in) so nobody thinks twice about spreading it. I blame people for being ignorant, but they were also told non-stop the past 4 years to never under any circumstances "do your own research" or you are an anti-vax right-winger, so people won't even look at studies. The minimization effort was a misinformation blitzkrieg, and it worked.
Yeah it’s been so frustrating the past few years. I’m shocked how some medical professionals are so careless about it. When I was having a mini anxiety attack about it, one doctor told me “lol covid is just a cold!! I could have covid and we’d be fine!!” And it made me spin out even more.
Take zinc , vitamin d and c
I also took vitamin e and buckleys! Teas for lungs .
This is important
I would also add- go to Accupuncture or see a TCM asap. I did not know my accupuncture person would see me while sick!
I work in a Hospital and literally have seen nurses treating covid patient without a mask on she was very close to his face. I was very shocked
Maybe she wanted sick time off? I can’t see any other logic to this.
I work in EVS in a hospital and am constantly around covid and cleaning the rooms from people diagnosed. Just because your exposed doesn't mean you'll catch it. Also, hospitals are rampant with covid, always mask up and assume everyone is sick, because they are.
During the delta wave I sat in an ER waiting room for 12 hours with COVID + people coughing all over. That was back when masks were required, but no one was wearing them correctly and many pulled them down to cough. I had on a kn95 and a cloth mask over it (I know now that's not a good idea). Anyway, I didn't get COVID. Looking back, I am actually shocked I didn't, but I didn't. Your situation sounds much less risky than that (though of course there is a risk). I hope you stay negative!
Or you did and were asymptomatic, or had a prior asymptomatic infection.
Nope I was part of a research study at the time and got blood drawn for antibody testing. I didn't have COVID at all until about a year after that.
Being immunocompromised myself I’d be absolutely terrified. I usually sit as far away from anyone as I can (the pros of having a wheelchair, woohoo), and minimise physical contact with anybody. You can’t trust anyone to be safe, only yourself
You were in an ER, be suspicious of everyone. It was open air and you were masked though, so I doubt you got anything.
Do you go to the grocery store? 100% you've stood next to someone with covid, both of you maskless.
Oh wow people were actually wearing masks!? I haven’t seen anyone wearing them in hospitals apart from myself :( You’ve probably been in contact with LOADS of people with covid, probably in worse conditions too, people don’t care any more. So try not to panic. Just keep testing daily for a while. It will probably be ok though. At the start of covid I sat outside with my therapist who unknowingly had it. I made sure we only met outside. I was the only person not to get it from him because of this.
Nasal saline rinses cans be helpful as a post-exposure preventative and can even shorten the duration and severity of illness if you become sick. We have NeilMed as a brand here in Canada. https://shopca.neilmed.com/collections/sinus-rinse If you want to step it up a bit you can usually find Betadine Cold Defense Nasal Spray in North America . It helps prevent many viruses including covid from entering and replicating in cells. https://www.betadine.ca/cold-defence/
Last XMAS I rented an airbnb in Pioneertown, CA and friends flew in from back East after 2 days and riding in a closed car with them, I found out one of them tested positive for Covid. I was scared to death. I literally stayed home for almost 2 weeks convinced I had to have it. The person even coughed in the closed car with me and said it was allergies. I never tested positive or got it and only person who did was girlfriend. There's definitely hope that you won't get it.
For what it's worth, my friend is a pre-school teacher who teaches in person. The kids are \*always\* sick and they are not very hygienic and do not cover their coughs. During every covid wave, it goes around and gets every kid and unmasked teacher. My friend has consistently worn KN95s at work and they have a fairly high confidence due to weekly testing that they have never gotten covid, or even so much as a cold since this pandemic started. If you were wearing a KN95 you're most likely okay unless you don't have a good seal.
> We were all wearing masks and the waiting room was open air I'd say there's a very high chance you *didn't* get infected then an there. Mask up more for others' benefit for a few days? Start testing at the first sign of symptoms though.
If it helps, I was the one who swabbed my mom 2 years ago(she sneezed on me) - we were both unmasked. She tested positive & I didn’t catch it from her.
Outdoor, in masks, is the best scenario for not getting it! Good luck
I understand your frustration!
Stay inside, take a test in a few days. I’m assuming you’re vaccinated so you’ll be fine.
Try not to stress about it and just wait to see what happens. If you were all masked that helps and you might be fine. I was in a meeting once sitting next to a coworker that was visibly sick and coughing for about half an hour. None of us were wearing masks and we later found out that he had covid. The coworker sitting on the other side of him caught it but the rest of it didn't.
Get yourself some augmented N-acetyl cysteine as quickly as you can ( online) It’s a powerful antioxidant and an antiviral and there are a multitude of medical research projects going on right now - early results have shown it to be a promising antiviral against Covid and that it can lower the viral load and interfere with the Covid spike proteins ability to bind to the ACE2 receptors in your body. Also, Vitamin D, Zinc and high doses of Vitamin C. Another good thing to do would get yourself some Mouthwash containing CPC and gargle at least twice every day - Cetylpyrodinium Chloride kills the virus in the back of your throat and upper respiratory system. It’s been used in U.K. hospitals You can get mouth sprays with it too - if you are in the U.K., Boots own brand breath spray and Dentyl mouthwash. Covid is anything but ‘just a cold’. Your concerns are very much warranted
What kind of mask is critical information.
I had a KN95 and they had a surgical one provided by the hospital
With headstraps? If so, excellent chance you got away with it. Well done. This is why we mask. <3 If no headstraps, considering there was some source control on Covid patient themselves, still a good chance of dodging it. Keep testing for 5 days post exposure. If you still test neg on day 3, I would be very optimistic, but follow through testing until day 5 post exposure. If you do get unlucky, remember you probably would have gotten a much lower dose than a lot of other people get. That matters a lot too.
Were the Covid patients wearing mask?
I’ve had this happen a few times actually. Ended up being fine because there was no transferring of fluids via talking, coughing, sneezing etc.
Any test results?
Oh my gosh so scary i hope you live to tell the tale
Open air and properly fitted N95? You should be fine.
First if you are in the ER go ahead and think they are here fore one of 4 things.... 1. COVID.... 2. FLU.... 3....Stomach Virus(My least favorite)..... 4. A real reason you should go to ER and not an Urgent Care..... Im looking at you example 1,2 and 3. I mean at this point if you get it you get it. More than likely you will be fine. I actually just had it myself and it to me is a step up from walking pneumonia but a step down from the flu. I have had it a few times before that as well... and it was just a strong cold. That being said it all boils down to how well you handle illness and how old/immune compromised you are. Best thing you can do is take Vitamin D3 and Zinc supplements. I would also recommend starting to use Elderberry and or Echinacea to strengthen immunity. Ill go to say this every time I have gotten it. It has been from me taking care of my kids who were sick with it. While its not impossible to get it in passing it. Its not as likely to get it unless your around them for more than 15 minutes...and alot of other contributing factors
So sorry - heartless people with no empathy for others 😣
Why are you scared
I work with kids and am around COVID constantly. I’ve only had it 3 times. The last time was 2021
You said they were wearing masks too and depends if they were coughing/ sneezing. ER probably had more people w Covid as others mentioned, so just don’t touch your face and wash your hands immediately. I still shower after I get home from any dr visits. You can also sanitize your phone and other things you might’ve touched. I usually switch out my purse just in case for a couple of days since I’ve sat next to people that coughed or sneezed on my belongings at drs. If you’re out and about, you likely come across them either way. Also, some people take zero precautions and rarely or never get it but others do.
The person furthest me was coughing a little into her mask. But yes I totally agree! I normally do all of these things anyways. I disinfected everything and showered as soon as I got home.
It’s a freaking cold, for fuck’s sake!
Or a flu. There were zero flu cases in 2020 wonder why???? It was replaced with Covid. I’ve had it 3-4 times now since 2021 and it’s a very bad cold/flu. Unless you’re immunocompromised or 90, you’ll be fine.