"Ah its only a head cold"

That’s it in a nut shell. Sorry @Ubbquittious but you may be over reacting here. I absolutely agree that good manners shouldn’t be left behind and no one should be coughing and spluttering on top of anyone else but there’s no reason for anyone with a bit of a runny nose to be staying at home locked up.

People need to be exposed to normal everyday germs and build up their immune systems.

Total overreaction op, now i will admit people coughing and sneezing without covering their mouth makes me want to kill them, regardless of if they have a cold or not. But apart from that it's business as usual.PS i have a head cold and am still going to the office and pub ect

unfortunately covid has warped a few minds... perspective about common mild illnesses has been lost. A run of the mill sneeze or a cough draws unapproving glances from some.

Coughs and sneezes are evidence of an immune system actually working exactly as it should.

They're blaming the current rise in off-season Step A infections (and bad reactions to it) to the fact that kids haven't been exposed to it during the Covid pandemic, when everyone stayed at home. Same with RSV.

And yet, the advice if you have any kind of bug is "stay at home to stop the spread". That's only going to perpetuate the problem.

If you're sick enough to be in bed, sure - stay in bed. If you're just a bit sniffly, don't go coughing and spluttering on people, and wash your hands - but we can't be hiding away from everything. Being out and about can actually do wonders to help recover from illnesses like that.

"Spreading the germy love" is an important part of herd immunity against infections that are for the most part mild.

Advocating for infection controls on the general public has been proven to weaken peoples immune systems, which is now putting childrens lives at risk.

They don't need adults who act like big babies smothering them.

Maybe make a homeopathic tincture.

You said yourself that Covid is only like a cold for some people. There is such as thing as mild flu too.

People die every year from the flu, Covid isn't the big scary monster we once believed it to be.

Now, do you think Covid, seasonal colds and flu are comparable to ebola? Your previous post suggested you do.

Solution for germophobes.

The rest of us can carry on as normal, as humans have for millennia.

what even is a head cold?

When you stick your head in the fridge for too long wondering what to have for dinner and you have the sniffles when you close the door.

Many people didn't even bother to lose excess weight during the covid 2-year hideaway despite that high cholesterol + inflammation combined were enough to make you "vulnerable" to an early death supposedly.

You need exposure to colds to build up your immune system.

If you're worried about your health then exercise, eat healthy foods, and boycott unhealthy foods.

Germ-dodging as a way of life does not make you ipso facto healthy.

On the contrary it has become a substitute for a healthy lifestyle for many, as masking and slumping in front of the TV are easier than preparing ingredients carefully and engaging in serious anaerobic exertion.

I'm a strong believer in preventative measures when it came to Covid. I had it last March and it was zero craic.

But I have to say, the lockdown measures have absolutely backfired i terms of normal immunity building.

I've a couple of young nieces and nephews, aged around 5 and they are constantly sick now, laid up in bed with what should be routine seasonal bugs. Things just seem to be hitting them far worse than they ought.

I have a terrible cold/covid/flu whatever it is (no did not get a test). And I am still coming into work on thursday otherwise they are going to whine and nag about it because we HAVE to go to the office at least once a week even though it's not necessary for the job so.

Unless it's getting worse then maybe no. I did cancel meeting up other people and did not go in on the other days.

No shıt?

One time I suggested to my manager that on that particular day I did not want to come into the office as I had come previous days (Irish manager, obviously). Now that was absolutley not acceptable and the manager started whining about it so I just went in anyway hence I am coming in this thursday even though I am sick and will still be sick on thursday. Maybe I'll cough in the general direction of manager to return the favour.

Can't always blame the people who come in sick. Maybe it's management's fault.