Also I was on a place two days ago and have a sore throat today. Trying not to freak out. I usually get a sore throat sleeping in different places due to low ambient humidity (I sleep with a humidifier at home) and new allergens. My eyes are also super puffy yesterday and today. I'm in my mom's three bedroom townhouse, masked except when I'm in the guest room/bathroom. But of course in terror of giving the covid to my 73 yo mom going into surgery on Wednesday. Ack.

I also get a sore throat sleeping in a different place. You are being diligent about masking and hand cleansing, so I wouldn't worry about the sore throat. (yes I know we are all in a constant state of worry!!) Also, any time I am away from my super moist Florida I snore and get a sore throat.

On the cats, that really seems super low risk. Again, if you feel she is being diligent about precautions then I would leave the cat care plan in place.

if he needs a pitstop, Laura I can give you my #. I have a closed yard where skinner could pee/poop roam off leash and a clean/safe bathroom and cold water.

Can you take your temperature, erin? If it's normal that would've reassuring. Certainly sounds like allergies.

As for the cats, what I read was that they could potentially catch the virus from humans but couldn't pass it to humans, so wouldn't be vectors.

Could you and/or your friend get tested? It's still a wait for the results but would eventually make for less uncertainty...

I might look into testing tomorrow if I still feel iffy. No elevated temp so that's reassuring. I know my Dr (in OR) knows nothing about the testing/screening restrictions in VA so it'll be an onerous tast for sure.

I'm sincerely hoping that the workplace offers free, convenient testing for every employee who was exposed. It's challenging, given the 24 hr nature of the workplace so they can't just have a mobile testing unit show up and get everyone in one go, but seems like something that should happen when they are still requiring everyone who was possibly exposed to continue showing up for work until/unless they become symptomatic.

J jumped through all the hurdles for testing in OR a couple weeks ago before visiting a compromised family member and says it was a huge PIA, took a week to get an appointment to show up and wait for 8 hours in her car in a hospital parking lot, and the bill hasn't come in yet so no idea what the out of pocket cost even is. She has "good" insurance so it'll be covered to some extent, but no one seems to know if it'll be billed as diagnostic or lab work or copay or coinsurance...yeah. ^Loving that Covid life^ ;P

I might look into testing

CVS Pharmacy might be an option: [link]

Yikes Erin. Here you can sign up for city drive-through testing (usually appointments a few days out, though they supposedly have walk ins too) or through your doctor, or I even know a place in my neighborhood doing walk in tests for $99 (they don't take insurance but generally have next day results). I still haven't gone though. But yes seems like they ought to have lots of testing given the importance of your former workplace!

I'm now watching the NWSL championship. This has been so poorly advertised and so annoying that they showed most of the games at weird times and on CBS all access (so $$) but at least today is on CBS even if it's a breakfast game.

Yeah, that does sound like a situation where workplace provided testing should happen.

It infuriates me that testing is not a free and widely available thing. It's just so obvious! AARGH

if he needs a pitstop, Laura I can give you my #.

Thank you. I appreciate that. I may take you up on it during my return trip at the end of October. He has found a couple dog parks along the route so far. He'll be able to let the dog run at the park next to his sister's place too.

Really grateful to be where testing is easy to find and free.

Timelies all!

Tired....