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My brother was careful enough to avoid it in Arlington. Less than two weeks in the Dominican Republic and the whole family caught it.

Posted by Max Jan 3 '22, 14:03

They think it wasn't from the flight but from a driver who had them in the car for an hour. They were masked but apparently he told them "I've needed negative tests before so I just paid somebody to get that result on the report."

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How long were they planning to be there? Do they have to extend their trip now? -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 14:37 3
- Just showed up to start work. My sister-in-law has a two-year stint at the embassy. - Max Jan 3, 14:40 2
  - ahh, so this isn't a little vacation trip :) -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 14:41 1
    - Not for them but her family came down to do Christmas there and ended up getting the gift of COVID. -- nm - Max Jan 3, 14:49
ugh, hope its not too tough on your brother and his family -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 14:07 2
- He first thought he had food poisoning, which sounds different than the sinus effects I've heard omicron gives. - Max Jan 3, 14:09 1
  - I've actually heard the food poisoning thing -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 14:11
That IM is "eeesh" - so sorry to hear that -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 14:03

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My brother was careful enough to avoid it in Arlington. Less than two weeks in the Dominican Republic and the whole family caught it.

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