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Originally Posted by downandlonely
I am recovering from Covid now (I believe the Omicron variant). One odd thing was that I never lost my sense of taste or smell (maybe that's not as common with Omicron or maybe because I was vaccinated). I don't believe I will have any long term effects, but it is too soon to tell. I believe I contracted Covid at a party on Christmas day (2 weeks ago). I first experienced symptoms and tested positive on the 30th. As of yesterday, I am still testing positive.
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I think the incubation period of 14 days coincides with virus shedding/being contagious, and I think that people can test positive and still spread the virus within that 14-day window - regardless of vaccination status. I do believe, however, that the vaccine reduces viral shedding, so the dosage of viral shedding is much smaller than an unvaccinated person, which is to say that the time and distance of an infected person matters. For vaccinated persons, it takes longer to contract the virus than for unvaccinated persons. But being in close proximity to other people - even vaccinated people - without masks will still spread the virus. The dose plus vaccine combo might prevent severe symptoms, which is probably why the unvaccinated and immunocompromised get hit harder with the virus nowadays.
If you are testing positive after 14 days, however, that would be something new and concerning. Hopefully you test negative soon!