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covid testing and voting
Oct. 21st, 2020 06:53 pmI had a sore throat this morning and just felt under the weather, which concerned me. I drank some water and some coffee and it didn't seem to help. So I made an appointment to get a Covid test.
I'm not sure if I'm overreacting. On the one hand, I desperately hope that I am. On the other, I don't want to be ridiculous.
I went to a nearby walk-in clinic to get tested. The lobby was spotless, with individual seats spaced six feet apart. Everyone was masked correctly, and they asked us to use hand sanitizer, which I appreciated. All the patients checked in with those little iPad sorts of things, and then the receptionist would spray them with a cleaner and wipe them off.
The doctor, in particular, was kind. He didn't use the long swab, which concerned me at first. But he said the research has shown that the shorter swabbing is more comfortable and just as effective. He said some places are still using the long swabs, but it's because they have a bunch of the original tests. Typing this, I feel a little nervous, but I was reassured at the time. He swabbed around the inside of each nostril and then it was done.
Someone from the walk-in center is going to call me, but the results will take 2 to 3 days. It's not the rapid test. This test is actually supposed to be more accurate than the rapid test, so I'm glad of that. I felt like, okay, if I have it, they'll help me with the next steps. I've been okay all day. My throat is actually better, but I've quarantined myself upstairs. So I'm kind of bored, and I miss seeing Dave at the hospital.
I worry about Dave getting it, if I have it. I probably don't have it. I'm trying to tell myself that if I don't have it, it's okay to have taken some time to quarantine and be careful.
I was supposed to go tomorrow in person and vote early with the kids. But the spectre of Covid scared me, and I didn't want to be irresponsible. So instead, I filled out my mail-in ballot at home and dropped it off at the Supervisor of Elections. I was wearing a mask. It felt a little anticlimactic, but I'm glad I did it. I hope there's time enough for it to be counted. And I think the kids will be just as happy to go together.
I'm not sure if I'm overreacting. On the one hand, I desperately hope that I am. On the other, I don't want to be ridiculous.
I went to a nearby walk-in clinic to get tested. The lobby was spotless, with individual seats spaced six feet apart. Everyone was masked correctly, and they asked us to use hand sanitizer, which I appreciated. All the patients checked in with those little iPad sorts of things, and then the receptionist would spray them with a cleaner and wipe them off.
The doctor, in particular, was kind. He didn't use the long swab, which concerned me at first. But he said the research has shown that the shorter swabbing is more comfortable and just as effective. He said some places are still using the long swabs, but it's because they have a bunch of the original tests. Typing this, I feel a little nervous, but I was reassured at the time. He swabbed around the inside of each nostril and then it was done.
Someone from the walk-in center is going to call me, but the results will take 2 to 3 days. It's not the rapid test. This test is actually supposed to be more accurate than the rapid test, so I'm glad of that. I felt like, okay, if I have it, they'll help me with the next steps. I've been okay all day. My throat is actually better, but I've quarantined myself upstairs. So I'm kind of bored, and I miss seeing Dave at the hospital.
I worry about Dave getting it, if I have it. I probably don't have it. I'm trying to tell myself that if I don't have it, it's okay to have taken some time to quarantine and be careful.
I was supposed to go tomorrow in person and vote early with the kids. But the spectre of Covid scared me, and I didn't want to be irresponsible. So instead, I filled out my mail-in ballot at home and dropped it off at the Supervisor of Elections. I was wearing a mask. It felt a little anticlimactic, but I'm glad I did it. I hope there's time enough for it to be counted. And I think the kids will be just as happy to go together.