No test came back positive, despite having done nothing to avoid infection before getting vaccinated, however:
There's "testing negative" and then there's the far more gray "infected enough to impact others".
Rapid antibody tests only look for antibodies. They are wholly dependent on whether you've been previously infected or vaccinated, how long you've been exposed, the mechanism of exposure, initial viral load, and a host of other factors specific to how your body fights off infections. PCR tests are more accurate, detecting actual presence of the virus (or at least its genetic markers), but still doesn't necessarily indicate the probability that you can or will infect others.
To be fair, I was part of one of the first mass spreader events, right when we realized it was in the U.S., so that probably contributed to my resistance thereafter.
Last edited by Scissors; 01-20-2022 at 8:27pm.
Reason: Correcting PUI-driven word abuse
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