This Thread Blows - C19 and beyond

rick81721 said:
Results? Same as now, the tests will be done locally and reported to the state and CDC
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I meant the swabs. I thought the kits included a swab and tube, then you send it with your name/SS# to someplace where they test for corona and place your DNA on file.
Again, being cynical and stir crazy.
 
TimBay said:
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My wife has been trail running with the dog and all sorts of people have been petting him to where she has to awkwardly ask them to stop. Like, WTF people?

Went to target for food and diapers and stuff. First time out in a while and it freaked me out. We should be set for at least 3 weeks easy right now, more if we had to.
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We order all that online
 
Patrick said:
it does look straighter - the state by state report shows some wild differences by area.
wonder what removing NY/NJ would show for the rest of the country?


the testing thing is interesting. Would it define safe zones? Or leper colonies?
certainly id people asymptomatic or very mild would help them isolate - to prevent spread.

the other test would be for anti-bodies - had it, done with it (at least we think)
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My hospital system is doing up to 200 tests a day with results in less than 24hrs.
Being able to test more, and follow contacts of those who test positive so they keep isolated would go a long way in getting this under control. The more testing, the better off we are.
 
I read a week or so back about 2 companies bringing out rapid tests...Cepheid and Thermo Fischer. But then heard nothing additional about them after that. I also read about the one just posted, Abbott.

It just seems like there would be more “push” on the testing, more urgency. Seems like we are way behind there.

Also the masks. I dont know jack $hit about them, but seems like thats an area where the gov’t should be working as hard as possible with the private sector to get production on masks moving in as big a way as possible. But I havent really seen much...or what I would consider enough about that.

Hopefully there is more action on both of these items than what I am seeing. Action behind the scenes working on this.

Admittedly I’ve sort of tuned out for a few days which is nice, but damn when you come back and look the increase in numbers is that much more shocking.

Sorry to those of you who are starting to get hit by this personally. ?
 
Carson said:
I heard that the 5 min tests are rectal swabs. @pooriggy volunteered to test all of Team MTBNJ.
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I'd rather get tested by @pooriggy than look at y'alls asses.

On a happier note been I've coughing for 5 days and now coughing green shit plus my face hurts. Normally right about now I'd call the doc and say "got another sinus infection, gimme my antibiotics". Let's see what happens when I call tomorrow in the middle of this madness.
 
Norm said:
So 2 things.

First is this, which I read today: "We need a faster testing process. Can't wait 5 days as it is now. Other countries now also have home tests. We should do the same" - doesn't matter who said this but for those of you following closely, does such a thing exist and if so, what are the barriers for making that available in the US?

Second is that the cases in the US graph is looking a lot more linear than exponential right now:

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Likely looks linear as we are 'testing limited' I thought I saw earlier today that NJ tests are more than 30% positive ( which make sense as they are doing lots of this testing in the hospital with patients who look like they have CV-19 ) testing who has put at massive scale and testing who had it and recovered will mean millions of tests in NJ over the next six months....
 
bigW said:
Likely looks linear as we are 'testing limited' I thought I saw earlier today that NJ tests are more than 30% positive ( which make sense as they are doing lots of this testing in the hospital with patients who look like they have CV-19 ) testing who has put at massive scale and testing who had it and recovered will mean millions of tests in NJ over the next six months....
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testing limited? meaning people that are vetted are not getting tested?
Or that the vetting is is missing more cases?
this is interesting - as my assumption was they are not just testing everyone - ie, no fever, no test.
 
Last night I tried to get to sleep without drinking half a bottle of bourbon. Woke up at 3am and had Coronavirus on the brain until about 5:30 am.

Tonight I say fuck it. Polished off about 8oz of Kentucky’s finest and just did a shot of NyQuil.

Fuck you Coronavirus. Night Night birches (I say that lovingly).
 
a.s. said:
Last night I tried to get to sleep without drinking half a bottle of bourbon. Woke up at 3am and had Coronavirus on the brain until about 5:30 am.

Tonight I say fuck it. Polished off about 8oz of Kentucky’s finest and just did a shot of NyQuil.

Fuck you Coronavirus. Night Night birches (I say that lovingly).
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You need to calm yourself down in a more healthy way. Alcohol is not the answer.
Have you tried yoga? It's a good way to relax mind and body
 
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