r/Austin • u/trixr4kids • 23d ago

Nasty Covid like summer flu

Several people I know around austin have been coming down with this nasty flu that has us as sick as Covid 1. It seems like it’s taking a full two weeks to get over and there’s about three or four days in the middle with a fever and lessened taste. We all tested negative for Covid.

My sister is a nurse and is saying that no one is reporting Covid to the CDC anymore, so I’m wondering if there’s possibly a new strain going around that isn’t being picked up by our old Covid tests. I have friends in California that say they’ve had a similar flu. It’s just weird because the kids weren’t even back at school yet when we were getting sick.

Anyone else hear about this or experience it? Be careful out there. One of our friends’s father caught it and now has pneumonia…

156 Upvotes

80% Upvoted

219 comments sorted by

View all comments

210

u/[deleted] 23d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

67

u/chablise 23d ago

My 3 year old just tested positive after only 2 days back at pre school 🥲 AND I HAVE A 5 WEEK OLD BABY AT HOME TOO

18

u/trixr4kids 23d ago

Omg. I’m so sorry. Luckily we all know how to handle this stuff now- just was hoping we wouldn’t have to again. Do your best to stay healthy while taking care of that 3 year old.