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Florida +5004 (not a record at least) -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 08:23 8
- AZ +3056 -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 08:29
- Can someone run the numbers and tell me how long until everyone in Florida is infected? -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 08:24 5
  - At 5,000 cases / day, 11-12 years -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 08:26
  - The current R-Ratio for the entire state is 1.4. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:26 3
    - r-ratio? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 08:29 2
      - Reproductive ratio...if you have an R of 1.4, you will pass the disease along to 1.4 people. Anything over 1 is bad since is keeps spreading. - David Jun 25, 08:32
      - I believe this means: every infected person is going to infected nearly one-and-a-half other people. - Mop Jun 25, 08:32
- Orange County has thrown it on the governor to delay WDW’s return. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:24
Get tested. If you are COVID free, you can breath a sigh if relief. If you test positive you know you are making Trump mad! -- nm - My new ad campaign Jun 25, 08:17
Mark Hamill reveals he's voice characters in numerous Star Wars projects. -- (link) - Mop Jun 25, 08:17 1
- He even acted in a few of them! (NM) - Marlowe Jun 25, 08:21
WWE on-air talent Kayla Braxton revealed on Twitter this morning that she has the coronavirus for a second time.“ - David Jun 25, 08:09 17
- Here's the tweet -- (link) - ty97 Jun 25, 08:12 2
  - ::reading... "then thought I was invincible after I recovered" was about to say it, but then she did: "Dont be dumb like me.":: -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 08:15 1
    - Also...man, you think *your* pandemic is bad. Imagine getting this twice in four months. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:23
- false positive rates are pretty high - I'm not ready to read much into these kinds of reports just yet. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 08:11 2
  - I didn't think there were false positive, only false negative because of the type of test. - sycor Jun 25, 08:15 1
    - It does depend on the test, but because they're testing for the RNA of the virus, it doesn't distinguish between living and dead material -- (link) - Reagen Jun 25, 08:19
- I'll wait for scientists to confirm. Every 'second time' reported so far has been retracted - ty97 Jun 25, 08:11 5
  - It ties together with what Fauci said about needing the right kind of antibodies. - David Jun 25, 08:21 4
    - I'm certainly not ruling out re-infection, science just doesn't really have it pinpointed yet. Was she even tested either time? -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 08:24 3
      - She has been tested several times. Renee Young, who also has it, got a negative test back on Friday but a positive test on Tuesday. - David Jun 25, 08:28 2
        
        so testing is unreliable, ugh -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 08:28 1
        
        I think slow is the term I would use. Her husband is AEW’s world champion. He thinks he has it but his first test this week came back negative. - David Jun 25, 08:30
- My first question is, did she actually test negative in between? -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 08:11 4
  - She did, yes. She had it back in March. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:21 2
    - Right, but lots of people test positive for weeks/months. That's why i wondered if there was an actual negative test in there. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 08:27 1
      - A bunch of WWE workers don’t trust their employer so they are lining up frequent testing on their own. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:28
  - And even if she did, it could have been a false negative. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:12
Anxiety is real, folks. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 08:09 1
- Yes it is. - sycor Jun 25, 08:14
The Yankees and Mets are doing spring training here in NY and not in Florida. They're working with the DOH to get back to NY safely. -- (edited) - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 08:07
this is fantastic -- (link) - mafic Jun 25, 08:01
Good post from the covid group - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 25, 07:59 [Attachment] 7
- Is the renal replacement rate higher than ventilation rate? -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:06 4
  - Hmm good question. I think someone is more likely to get intubated than need renal replacement theory but I don't have exactly numbers. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 25, 08:20 2
    - Thanks. I had heard that some places ran out of dialysis machines but not ventilators. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:23 1
      - They may just have more ventilators to begin with. In general I imagine hospitals have more ventilators than dialysis as intubation is more common. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 25, 08:25
  - ventilate the renals? -- nm - budice Jun 25, 08:09
- the guy I bought my house from is a paediatric anaesthesiologist. he said there have been a lot of learnings about intubation here. - mafic Jun 25, 08:06 1
  - Patients can gag and cough during intubation so they have to switch to a more rapid way of intubating plus some places made these boxes that you put -- (edited) - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 25, 08:19
Random thing I found out today. Rickie Fowler is married to Allison Stokke, the smoke show pole vaulter from Berkeley. - Volnelk Jun 25, 07:53 3
- and she puts up with that moustache, huh. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 07:54 2
  - Is she the reason he finally ditched the mullet? -- nm - Bjarön Jun 25, 08:17 1
    - ::looks at Gisele mandated Tom Brady looks:: - Spawn Jun 25, 08:18
Florida added 5004 COVID-19 cases overnight: -- nm - budice Jun 25, 07:52
Went out and grabbed a drink outside at a restaurant last night. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 25, 07:35 4
- I'm guessing workers still prefer cash tips -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 07:43 3
  - Your dirty germy cash? Doubt it. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 07:52 2
    - Lol! I guess we're going to justify our new habits any way we can -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 08:03 1
      - ?? -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 08:04
Hey Krusty did you see under the new baseball schedule - eag Jun 25, 07:32 4
- Yeah. They won't be getting booed by fans in the stands so it won't be the same. -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 07:41 3
  - next year -- nm - mud Jun 25, 07:44 2
    - Maybe - eag Jun 25, 07:47 1
      - Ha! There won't be baseball in 2022. I'm 95% sure the players strike -- nm* - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 07:50
TX Governor Abbott has issued an executive order suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in Harris County and three other counties. -- (link) - budice Jun 25, 07:31 3
- in a metaphor he may understand: barn door's already wide open, Governor. -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 07:46
- Bexar County (San Antonio), Dallas County (Dallas), Harris County (Houston), Travis County (Austin). The four most populous cities in the state -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 07:45 1
  - A bit surprised they did not add Tarrant County (Fort Worth and a lot of other DFW metroplex cities). - ty97 Jun 25, 07:47
So, I was considering giving blood recently but now I'm reluctant because I don't want to get tested for COVID. Is that weird or wrong? - oblique Jun 25, 07:31 51
- It's far better to know and to deal with it than to hide from it. I totally get that it's scary. But better to deal with it now than later - Remlik Jun 25, 08:06
- Oh and one more thing. If you have antibodies, your plasma could be used to help someone who currently has severe COVID. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 07:57 2
  - That isn't proving true, actually: -- (link) - Andie Jun 25, 08:02 1
    - That's too bad. Initial results were promising. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:03
- If you have it and you have to quarantine you are potentially saving the lives of people you know. Get a grip. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 07:53 21
  - No, he is right. Eff his loved ones. Eff society. Eff masks. Eff knowing. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 25, 08:08
  - So why isn't everyone going to get tested right now then? It's the same argument. I could be walking around infecting people anytime in the past 3 - oblique Jun 25, 07:58 19
    - triage and resource management. you should get tested if you're in a category that merits it. now, and maybe again next week, and then the week after - mafic Jun 25, 08:12
    - Wow. The only answer I can think of to your "why" question would be insulting. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 08:06
    - That's what they want everyone here to do. They want everyone to get tested now that they have the testing up and running fully. Before the - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 08:02 4
      - And they want people to get tested any time they think there was a chance they got infected -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 08:04
      - Imagine a city taking it seriously. It's just unbelievable what a mess it is across the country. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:03 2
        
        It's angering me to no end how haphazard the response was and continues to be. The lack of central leadership and actual undermining by the govt. is - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 08:05 1
        
        It's 100% the reason it has gotten so bad, and will keep getting worse. You CANNOT handle a pandemic without coordination. Guaranteed failure. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:09
    - Right now you can't just walk up and get a swab test (ask ty about that). You need a doctor's referral. - loosilu Jun 25, 07:59 5
      - Varies state by state. In NY you can get testing on demand for the past two months. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 08:06
      - This isn't true everywhere. My dude and I got tested without a referral, without symptoms. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 08:05
      - Here you can go to any CityMD and get tested for free. No referral needed. Testing is free -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 08:02
      - Here in IL I can. -- (link) - oblique Jun 25, 08:00 1
        
        That varies by state, county, and municipality. Good to see IL is handling it that way. FL and TX are not. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 25, 08:01
    - I don't know, why aren't they? Here the government is begging everyone to get tested so that you know and keep the spread down. -- nm* - Andie Jun 25, 07:59 5
      - You KNOW why. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:00 4
        
        is that still true everywhere? But, to kilbo's point, avoiding testing isn't a thing people should be doing given ANY option. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 08:01 3
        
        Because of YKW, it's a mishmash. No coordinated plan. Varies by state, county, municipality. And I agree, testing is the way to go. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:02 2
        
        I get that. But, what i am saying is avoiding knowing the truth isn't helping anyone. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 08:03 1
        
        We totally agree. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:04
- Don't miss your excuse to take a two week vacation from your household and telecommute out of an Econolodge of your choice! -- nm - con_carne Jun 25, 07:50
- They don't test for COVID, they test for antibodies. This is two different kinds of tests. If you have antibodies, that suggests you already had it (past). -- (edited) - loosilu Jun 25, 07:49 4
  - Good point. I guess I assumed they would test for both... -- nm - oblique Jun 25, 07:52 3
    - Knowing is half the battle! -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 08:00
    - They'll do a symptom check, but they not doing nasal swabs. They're just testing the blood itself (as they already do for hepatitis, HIV, etc.). -- nm - mara Jun 25, 07:54
    - Edited to clarify. The ARC is not telling donors whether they currently have COVID. They could be testing the blood without disclosing, but they haven't said so. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 25, 07:54
- Huh? Wouldn't you want to know so you can deal with it rather than just ignore it and then possibly spread it? -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 07:43 15
  - No one likes a rectal test. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 08:18
  - I get the psychology of it - Reagen Jun 25, 07:46 13
    - I'm big on ignoring medical issues but with this it's much more serious than ignoring a tooth ache as your issue can quickly become an issue for - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 07:49 12
      - Antibodies can't hurt other people. This is different. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 07:50 11
        
        I'm talking about if he or someone else has the virus and are asymptomatic. -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 07:51 10
        
        Oh, sure, but donating blood won't tell you that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 07:56 9
        
        i think Krusty is discussing kilbo's reluctance to find out so that he doesn't have to take the necessary actions should he be positive. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 07:58
        
        Are we having a different conversation? -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 07:57 7
        
        I'm saying he should want to know if he has the virus. That's it. -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 07:59 4
        
        at the same, it is understandable why someone would not want to know, is all I'm saying. - Reagen Jun 25, 08:13 1
        
        For sure. -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 08:16
        
        Understood. I jumped around too quickly. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 08:00 1
        
        All good. :-) -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 08:06
        
        reading back -- I think so! sorry. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 07:58 1
        
        :-) -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 07:59
- Dude. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 07:31 2
  - I know. It's all sorts of messed up - oblique Jun 25, 07:33 1
    - Nah, it is only messed up if you don't go. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 07:33
Triplets born in Mexico test positive for COVID after parents test negative -- (link*) - oblique Jun 25, 07:27 3
- The article says they were tested June 17, but doesn't say how long they were in the hospital before testing. -- (edited) - loosilu Jun 25, 07:54
- seems more likely that they were infected during/after birth if the parents are negative. -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 07:37
- It's like the disease in Walking Dead. We all have it just don't know it -- nm - JackDawson Jun 25, 07:35
"Even though everyone did their best to stay socially distant, Barbosa said it wasn't enough. " - ty97 Jun 25, 07:26 3
- Wait, this is not The Onion? -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 07:35
- *Picard facepalm picture* -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 07:33
- jebus, those are some half-assed measures if an indoor party of 25 for a couple hours 'by current state health standards appeared harmless.' - mafic Jun 25, 07:31
Beastie Boys and Rick Rubin reunite on Broken Record podcast -- (link) - spamlet Jun 25, 07:19
LIR: con_carne. I hope that wasn't a jab - oblique Jun 25, 07:16 6
- Apropos of this, following band practice the last 2 weeks, we've all been having discussions about race and prejudice issues. It is a diverse group. - pmb Jun 25, 08:13
- Side note: among the courses I wish I had taken in college was one on Islam I wanted to take for my theology requirement. Sadly, it was full. :( -- nm - Bjarön Jun 25, 07:25
- it wasn't a jab. it was a hijab. - Diva Jun 25, 07:21 3
  - :-D -- nm - mud Jun 25, 07:33
  - meh, you'll be with the rest of us so it's okay. -- (edited) - sycor Jun 25, 07:22
  - ha! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 07:22
Vince Carter has retired after 22 seasons in the NBA. -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 07:12 3
- Quite the career. -- nm - budice Jun 25, 07:18
- He was the last player in the NBA that was coached by Dean Smith -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 07:17
- I mean, he is in a high risk group for COVID. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 07:16
I was thinking the Last of Us clip if you screwed up would be like this -- (link) - Reagen Jun 25, 07:09
Jay Cutler has now discovered Instagram Stories and I am here for it. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 25, 07:08 3
- He's a National Treasure -- nm - decline Jun 25, 07:09 1
  - Truly. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 25, 07:12
- chickens! -- nm - budice Jun 25, 07:09
Trump sent 1 million COVID relief checks to dead people. -- (link) - loosilu Jun 25, 07:08 16
- Ingenious setting the stage to make an argument against mail /voter fraud. -- (edited) - Volnelk Jun 25, 07:24 3
  - Isn't the argument then that anyone who cashes those checks are committing a crime, just like voter fraud and they would be caught at the time they - oblique Jun 25, 07:45
  - You’re giving them wayyyyy too much credit here. It was demanded the payments go out quickly. This is what happens when you do that. - spamlet Jun 25, 07:44 1
    - I was kidding. - Volnelk Jun 25, 07:55
- I wonder if the expats and emigrants were on purpose. I know a some here that both have and haven't received. none of them have pursued it at all. -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 07:20
- I don't think my daughter ever got hers. -- nm - pmb Jun 25, 07:18 1
  - Well, now you know what she needs to do. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 07:18
- 74,392 were sent to people bearing the last name Trump. -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 07:13
- See, all those cases of mail fraud are just pre-emptive voter fraud -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 07:12 1
  - Buying dead votes sounds like Trump. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 07:32
- My dad got one for my mom since she just passed in January. - sycor Jun 25, 07:10
- The IRS has no plan to recoup the payments beyond requesting they be returned -- nm - decline Jun 25, 07:08 4
  - Dear IRS, the check is in the mail. -- nm - Rando Recipient Jun 25, 07:14 3
    - YOu sound good for a dead man. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 07:18 2
      - I got better. -- nm - Rando Recipient Jun 25, 07:20 1
        
        But I don't want to go on the cart. -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 07:22

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