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If you have a cold right now, there's a good chance it's COVID-19, study finds
yahooooo ^ | Thu, December 23, 2021, 12:04 PM | Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce

Posted on 12/23/2021 2:07:23 PM PST by BenLurkin

New data from the Zoe symptom-tracker app suggests one in two people with new coldlike symptoms will have COVID-19 rather than the common cold.

Tim Spector, an epidemiologist and the study's lead author, said in a press release on Thursday that for most people, getting infected with Omicron would feel "much more like the common cold, starting with a sore throat, runny nose and a headache," rather than fevers, continuous cough, or loss of taste or smell.

To get to the 50% figure, Spector and his team compared the number of new cases of a coldlike illness with the number of new cases of COVID-19 confirmed by a lateral flow or lab test.

According to Spector's findings, people with Omicron who reported symptoms on the Zoe app were less likely to have five or more symptoms than those with Delta.

He has found at least 20 common symptoms that are self-reported by Zoe's 850,000 weekly users. The top five are headache, fatigue, a runny nose, sore throat, and sneezing — similar to the symptoms of the Delta variant.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: covid19
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1 posted on 12/23/2021 2:07:23 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

And if they hadn’t been testing and 24/7 fear propaganda they wouldn’t have known.


2 posted on 12/23/2021 2:09:58 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: BenLurkin

Didn’t Omicron just get discovered about 2 weeks ago?


3 posted on 12/23/2021 2:11:06 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: BenLurkin

The fraudsters set the bar too high two years ago, flu symptoms. Now, the sniffles equal the black winter for you.


4 posted on 12/23/2021 2:11:52 PM PST by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: BenLurkin

Well then, I guess I got Covid right now,,,, except, the reason why I’m ill is because I went outside without my coat on, twice, and got cold wind blowing on me for my efforts. So I think I brought this upon myself. Wouldn’t you all agree? :-(


5 posted on 12/23/2021 2:15:01 PM PST by ducttape45
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To: BenLurkin

It’s a cold. It’s cold and flu season.


6 posted on 12/23/2021 2:15:33 PM PST by Trillian
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To: BenLurkin

It’s just a cold, Jim.


7 posted on 12/23/2021 2:18:28 PM PST by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: BenLurkin

I’ve got a better explanation: “Omicron” is made up to cover vaccine injuries.


8 posted on 12/23/2021 2:19:31 PM PST by backwoods-engineer (But what do I know? I'm just a backwoods engineer.)
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To: BenLurkin

Another dime a dozen study......


9 posted on 12/23/2021 2:21:27 PM PST by cranked
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To: BenLurkin

The common cold has always been the common cold.

I’ve been saying this since February or March of 2020.


10 posted on 12/23/2021 2:23:51 PM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: BenLurkin

Bovine Scatology


11 posted on 12/23/2021 2:24:36 PM PST by Fledermaus (I'll wear a mask when Dr. Fraudchi shuts the hell up.)
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To: BenLurkin

Oh, please!


12 posted on 12/23/2021 2:24:52 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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To: backwoods-engineer

’ve got a better explanation: “Omicron” is made up to cover vaccine injuries.

**Also, with all the RATs reporting positive tests & same talking points, something is up


13 posted on 12/23/2021 2:25:04 PM PST by rainee (Trump won! )
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To: BenLurkin

Oh so I have rona, ok good to know..guess Ive had rona for 3 yrs now..my nose always runs, runs in the morning, clogs at night


14 posted on 12/23/2021 2:26:08 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Huskrrrr

Exactly.


15 posted on 12/23/2021 2:26:34 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: nascarnation

Didn’t Omicron just get discovered about 2 weeks ago?

and South Africa is almost done with it


16 posted on 12/23/2021 2:26:38 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: BenLurkin

If you stumped your toe, there’s a good chance it’s COVID-19. </sarc>


17 posted on 12/23/2021 2:27:50 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: BenLurkin

Yep, sounds like something that would cause a lockdown of entire regions.


18 posted on 12/23/2021 2:31:38 PM PST by glorgau
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To: BenLurkin

Had one over thanksgiving GF had it after me.


19 posted on 12/23/2021 2:40:14 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: BenLurkin

So?


20 posted on 12/23/2021 2:40:32 PM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. )
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