Originally Posted by
petvan
She _had_ symptoms of a variety of things - could be cold, could be covid/flu etc. We have decided to wait 10+ days to be safe and fly back. I remain confused by the specific guidance and expect many people with symptoms just fly and cross the border without issue. Seems if you are symptom free (ish) and fully vaxxed you just cross. If you had symptoms yesterday, no issues.
I've flown with a stuffy nose, runny nose and small off-and-on cough all spring. I have allergic rhinitis. My symptoms are allergy symptoms even though they're also COVID symptoms. I've had no exposure and no positive tests - ever - but you're right that the approach here is functionally useless.
At its strictest, this would mean folks suffering from seasonal allergies could never fly again.