OT: I just tested positive with COVID

[Matt39]

12 minutes ago, Losmeister said:

the blend of arrogance and ignorance encouraged by ...   oh never mind

once Biden is in charge we’ll be fine. 

[Losmeister]

46 minutes ago, British Jet said:

 

Your ignorance towards it is borderline frightening. 
 

over th eline

 

[Wonderboy]

On 3/24/2020 at 7:57 PM, BUM-KNEE said:

Thanks man.

I have no symptoms at this point, gonna be a long week.

That’s  good. Your Health is more important. Sue those azz holes 

[Long Island Leprechaun]

14 minutes ago, Losmeister said:

South Korea, which has a population of 51 million, had conducted 357,896 tests, based on reports from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Comparatively, the United States, with a population of 329 million, had administered at least 418,810 tests, according to the Covid Tracking Project, a group led by Alexis Madrigal,

Not only are we way behind in testing as a nation, but three states account for half the testing that has been done:

NY - 100,000

California -- 67,000

Washington -- 34,000

Whatever has been done in this regard was due to the aggressiveness of a few governors, not the federal government, which has bungled the entire process and continues to disrupt supply chains and step over states that are trying desperately to gear up. It's a total disaster, frankly.

[Long Island Leprechaun]

37 minutes ago, RJIII said:

Lol, ****in FREDO & company. What a chode! 

I have some gripes with Governor Cuomo generally, but he has been exceptionally strong in response to COVID. He has been aggressive, actively involved on a daily basis, provided the public with fair and responsible updates, and has not hesitated to make hard decisions when necessary. I'll leave it at that and not make comparisons to anyone else. 

[BroadwayJoe12]

1 hour ago, BornJetsFan1983 said:

Look i get some of you are all scared but try to take a step back and look at the facts. This virus isn't killing hundreds of thousands. 

I am not one to put a price on life, nor thousands of lives. The part that is distressing, is that people will certainly die from lack of resources, not the inherent nature of the disease. That's the scary part. 

I'm not sure what you would prefer to call it but if someone is sick from the virus and then they can get treatment and get better, that's sounds like a cure to lowly little misinformed me.

I would prefer it not be called a cure, because it is literally the wrong use of the word. And it is dangerous. It is dangerous because people have already died by overdosing on solutions that contain "the cure." That is why it is dangerous. There are a lot of people out there who aren't smart / educated enough to know the difference and will become sick or potentially die. 

This whole "dont post things cause its dangerous".. how do I even respond to that, than calling it for what it is small minded and foolish. I'm like Galileo over talking the world is not flat and you guys are saying we are all going to fall off.

Refer to above post. The spread of false information is dangerous. 

Nothing dangerous about letting people know there is a promising cure for the virus that is helping people (maybe treatment is a word you would prefer, idk I'm not really up to date on all the PC crap)

Again, treatment is the preferred term, because it is accurate, whereas cure is inherently innacurate.

10s of thousands of people die from the flu every year and millions are more are infected and that is with a vaccine. This is  nothing compared to it, so sorry I'm not acting like you guys.

Again, not willing to put a value on life. However, as I have reffered to, not only will there be thousands of deaths directly caused by the virus, there will be countless deaths due to lack of resources. Again, that's why this is troubling. People die from influenza every year, because it is and can be deadly, not for lack of resources. People will die from coronavirus for the same reason, but also simply because the lack of resources. That is not the case with influenza. Never has our hospital system or the city of New York, to my best knowledge, had to ration care that lead to the death of patients who otherwise could have been treated. That is where we are headed in the next several weeks. Why? Because we are already working at or near max capacity. They are working on military aid ti retrofit hotels / schools etc to become ICUs / hospital wards

The only foolish thing is all these people who act like talking about the facts, the very low fatalities and that the real number of infected is likely to be very much higher than what is reported. 

I thought of this thread as of a way to share info and let posters see what is going on. 

Save your outrage, I'm not saying anything bad and if you are a doctor or nurse and you dont like what I say fine. But eventually you wont be able to ignore the facts and will see the sky isn't falling. 

I have worked daily in an ICU that is solely for the critically ill COVID+ patients. As far as utilization of resources and severity, it is as bad as a sky is falling scenario as you can imagine. When you run out of ventilators and have to decide who can or cannot live? Yea, that's bad.

The reality is fear and panic is much worse and causes more problems than the virus. When more good news comes out I will post it. Since some very vocal naysayers are trying to shut it out.

No one is trying to instil fear or panic, just employing people to be safe, and smart. I have seen three residents now requiring mechanical ventilatory support now because of this virus. They are intubated because of a virus, not fear or panic.  As someone who does not understand the difference between simple medical terms, please do not spread any more information. This is exactly how people end up ingesting solutions full of "the cure."

I'm hoping that the cure is confirmed  and works for everyone who could potentially become fatally effected. It has works already for some and hopefully for any more.

If you read, Cholorquinolone, even in the most optomistic terms decreases the duration of fever and mechanical ventilatory support. e.g. that means, instead of being vented for 11 days, you're vented for 9.7 (statistically, but not clinically significant). this is an example as we don't know the data, but it is not a miracle worker I can promise you. Have already seen tens of people die who received their full dose. 

 

 

 

***TL:DR: this is not meant to be self-serving, this is meant to tell people to just be smart, be safe. This is a deadly virus. Odds are you will be fine, but considering the prophylaxis is quite literally just doing nothing and avoiding people, why even chance it? Someone has to be n=1. I have seen people in there 20s, 30s and 40s all healthy and currently critically ill.  Again, everyone just be smart and stay safe.

 

[NYallDay]

Update: my wife and son today in our front yard. My mother who was positive sitting in the front porch. We are all feeling 100% on our 13th day of quarantine. My father, who has had it worst, is still coughing but feeling better. I appreciate you guys and this board so much!


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[Mogglez]

15 minutes ago, NYallDay said:

Update: my wife and son today in our front yard. My mother who was positive sitting in the front porch. We are all feeling 100% on our 13th day of quarantine. My father, who has had it worst, is still coughing but feeling better. I appreciate you guys and this board so much!


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Absolutely amazing to hear man!  Happy for you and yours!

[Mogglez]

To all the people still thinking this thing is media driven, fake news, BS.  Work one day in my hospital, look at the amount of patients on ventilators (which we are officially out of), and tell me this thing is no big deal.

[Jets0712]

Best news heard all day. Glad everything is on the up and up!


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[SAR I]

9 minutes ago, Mogglez said:

To all the people still thinking this thing is media driven, fake news, BS.  Work one day in my hospital, look at the amount of patients on ventilators (which we are officially out of), and tell me this thing is no big deal.

This thing is a very big deal.  Scares the crap out of me.  I've been on absolute lockdown for two weeks, I'm the only family member that's been out of the house, and only once per week to get food.

What I don't understand is, what is the point of testing?  Takes 2+ days to get a result, right?  What is the tested person supposed to do until the results come back?  Lock themselves in a room with no human contact?  And if it's negative, what's the point?  The moment they set foot in a grocery store there is zero certainty that they're clean, so there was no point to the test.  This isn't China, there is no enforcement, it's the honor system, no way that's going to work.

I view testing as something we shouldn't be doing, at least not like this.  It's biggest contribution is that it is apparently burning through PPE and thus getting our doctors and nurses exposed, sick, and unable to perform.

SAR I

[sirlancemehlot]

1 hour ago, Skeptable said:

The true numbers are not really known so you can't exactly quote these as facts... It's more of an educated guess. The hope is that the true numbers are closer to the common flu but we will not know that answer for years if they do antibody tests to know if you truly got the disease or not

We have a large enough universe now to make statistically accurate comparison between common influenza and Covid 19.  The numbers bear it out.  Covid 19 is deadlier and more contagious.  The death rate for influenza is established by decades of data and stands at 0.1% There are currently over half a million cases and growing.   the below information https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/  is sobering in that it shows that cases "with an outcome", meaning recovered or died, listed a 16% mortality rate.  Whether you believe 16% or 1%, the Coronavirus stands at minimum 10X more deadly than influenza should one get ill.

Coronavirus Cases:

532,224

view by country

Deaths:

24,087

Recovered:

124,326

 

ACTIVE CASES

383,811

Currently Infected Patients

364,454 (95%)

in Mild Condition

19,357 (5%)

Serious or Critical

 

CLOSED CASES

148,413

Cases which had an outcome:

124,326 (84%)

Recovered / Discharged

24,087 (16%)

Deaths

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The charts above are updated after the close of the day in GMT+0. Latest data is provisional, pending delayed reporting and adjustments from China's NHC.

[BornJetsFan1983]

1 hour ago, Skeptable said:

You can't cure a virus... 

Vaccines don't always work for flu because of the millions of mutations of the cold and flu... If you want to call me ignorant at least getting your ******* facts straight... 

And the world is shutting down not because of the flu you dumb sh*t... Because of the speed of the spread and how contiguous it is... Not because it's more or less deadly then the common flu it's the ******* speed... How dense can you be... 

If it was the flu the world would not shut down... Wow, get a clue and go back to 4th grade biology where you can learn about bacteria and viruses and know the differences between them... 

Lol. I'm not saying your ignorant.  I'm just saying your full of it. There is a difference. You ignore whatever doesn't 100 percent agree with you. And on top of that your outraged anyone would sare to disagree  with you.

Take a minute to relax. Your getting so upset and dont need to be. Omg I called it a cure!!

Ok bud yes technically it's not a cure but you and anyone who has read my comments or seen any of the reporting knew what I meant. People suffering from the Chinese carona virus can be fatal attacking the lungs. AND THE "TREATMENT", what I called a cure makes it so those people who were about to stop breathing fully recover. No respiratory failure, no brain dead.

AND that is pretty great news. It was pretty obvious what I talking about even for someone as smart as you. Geeze.

The panic from people like you seems ridiculous to me. Ask your parent about viruses Doogie Howser. 

 

[Rangers9]

Testing is a big deal. People could have the virus and spread it even if they are asymptomatic. The best way to control a pandemic is to go into lockdown and test as many as possible and separate those who have it including from their families. This kind of a virus can spread and millions could catch it. Fauci was saying tonight especially in places with low numbers to test as many as possible so they can shut it down before a massive spread. The numbers multiply in a short period of time. A place with 200 positives today could have 400 tomorrow. Just stay home and cooperate. 

[Wonderboy]

1 hour ago, Long Island Leprechaun said:

Not only are we way behind in testing as a nation, but three states account for half the testing that has been done:

NY - 100,000

California -- 67,000

Washington -- 34,000

Whatever has been done in this regard was due to the aggressiveness of a few governors, not the federal government, which has bungled the entire process and continues to disrupt supply chains and step over states that are trying desperately to gear up. It's a total disaster, frankly.

Is it? Or do they know exactly what they're doing by NOT testing people. There's a subversive reason to this madness. 

[Wonderboy]

12 minutes ago, BornJetsFan1983 said:

Lol. I'm not saying your ignorant.  I'm just saying your full of it. There is a difference. You ignore whatever doesn't 100 percent agree with you. And on top of that your outraged anyone would sare to disagree  with you.

Take a minute to relax. Your getting so upset and dont need to be. Omg I called it a cure!!

Ok bud yes technically it's not a cure but you and anyone who has read my comments or seen any of the reporting knew what I meant. People suffering from the Chinese carona virus can be fatal attacking the lungs. AND THE "TREATMENT", what I called a cure makes it so those people who were about to stop breathing fully recover. No respiratory failure, no brain dead.

AND that is pretty great news. It was pretty obvious what I talking about even for someone as smart as you. Geeze.

The panic from people like you seems ridiculous to me. Ask your parent about viruses Doogie Howser. 

 

17 going on 10

[Rangers9]

Trump brags and keeps claiming we have more tests than South Korea. Which is true. Numbers wise. But what he doesn’t say is that they have only 1/6 of our population. Plus they started it much earlier. So per capita and time wise they are way ahead of us. 

[JoJoTownsell1]

13 minutes ago, SAR I said:

This thing is a very big deal.  Scares the crap out of me.  I've been on absolute lockdown for two weeks, I'm the only family member that's been out of the house, and only once per week to get food.

What I don't understand is, what is the point of testing?  Takes 2+ days to get a result, right?  What is the tested person supposed to do until the results come back?  Lock themselves in a room with no human contact?  And if it's negative, what's the point?  The moment they set foot in a grocery store there is zero certainty that they're clean, so there was no point to the test.  This isn't China, there is no enforcement, it's the honor system, no way that's going to work.

I view testing as something we shouldn't be doing, at least not like this.  It's biggest contribution is that it is apparently burning through PPE and ths igetting our doctors and nurses exposed, sick, and unable to perform.

SAR I

There is so much wrong with this post I don't even know where to start. 

You don't think it's a good idea for your local EMT/Doctors/Nurses to know he or she is infected before treating your mom/grandmother?

You don't think it's useful for the CDC to track all the positive cases to game plan going forward?

What should the person do while he awaits the results? Um yeah, he should stay in his room locked up. If he is getting tested he obviously has fever and or other symptoms. They aren't (for the most part) testing random people. So yeah, to avoid the spread of a deadly disease those that THINK they have it and got tested, should ASSUME they have it and quarantine themselves. 

 

[Wonderboy]

1 hour ago, Long Island Leprechaun said:

Not only are we way behind in testing as a nation, but three states account for half the testing that has been done:

NY - 100,000

California -- 67,000

Washington -- 34,000

Whatever has been done in this regard was due to the aggressiveness of a few governors, not the federal government, which has bungled the entire process and continues to disrupt supply chains and step over states that are trying desperately to gear up. It's a total disaster, frankly.

Exceptionally (          ) fill in the blank.

 

[SAR I]

1 hour ago, JoJoTownsell1 said:

There is so much wrong with this post I don't even know where to start. 

You don't think it's a good idea for your local EMT/Doctors/Nurses to know he or she is infected before treating your mom/grandmother?

You don't think it's useful for the CDC to track all the positive cases to game plan going forward?

What should the person do while he awaits the results? Um yeah, he should stay in his room locked up. If he is getting tested he obviously has fever and or other symptoms. They aren't (for the most part) testing random people. So yeah, to avoid the spread of a deadly disease those that THINK they have it and got tested, should ASSUME they have it and quarantine themselves.

Those with clear symptoms, absolutely, they need to be tested, that's common sense.  I'm talking about those without symptoms (who we would be burning PPE's on) and those who don't understand what it means to quarantine (doesn't matter what the result, they are going to be clumsy).  I am not against testing; I just don't think we're doing it effectively.

I'm more worried about my mailman (hitting 400 homes a day, not wearing gloves or a mask), my garbage collector (same), or my local grocery store (packed-tight checkout lines, cashiers with no virus hygiene).  The problem isn't the testing; the problem is the people.  They can't control themselves and they don't know how to keep others safe.

1 hour ago, Rangers9 said:

Testing is a big deal. People could have the virus and spread it even if they are asymptomatic. The best way to control a pandemic is to go into lockdown and test as many as possible and separate those who have it including from their families. This kind of a virus can spread and millions could catch it. Fauci was saying tonight especially in places with low numbers to test as many as possible so they can shut it down before a massive spread. The numbers multiply in a short period of time. A place with 200 positives today could have 400 tomorrow. Just stay home and cooperate. 

Agree on the importance of testing, but that's not what we're doing.  We're asking that only those with symptoms go in for testing and we're not enforcing rules about crowds, gatherings, weddings, mass transit, grocery lines, etc.  To me, that's more important.  It's the negative population that's the concern.  They're the ones who through overconfidence spread the thing.  Every positive was a negative once.

In China, they have military on the streets with guns who keep everyone in line.  Teens are playing ball in Manhattan.  Parents are hosting virus parties in the suburbs.  Seniors are going for morning coffee together.

SAR I

[sirlancemehlot]

49 minutes ago, Wonderboy said:

Exceptionally (          ) fill in the blank.

 

Funny but it really doesn't belong here. This thread has some value and there's fair and informative discussion,  even debate. Politics will get it closed and that would be a shame. I get it's just satire and it's worth a chuckle. But be careful not to push it. 

[Skeptable]

1 hour ago, BornJetsFan1983 said:

Lol. I'm not saying your ignorant.  I'm just saying your full of it. There is a difference. You ignore whatever doesn't 100 percent agree with you. And on top of that your outraged anyone would sare to disagree  with you.

Take a minute to relax. Your getting so upset and dont need to be. Omg I called it a cure!!

Ok bud yes technically it's not a cure but you and anyone who has read my comments or seen any of the reporting knew what I meant. People suffering from the Chinese carona virus can be fatal attacking the lungs. AND THE "TREATMENT", what I called a cure makes it so those people who were about to stop breathing fully recover. No respiratory failure, no brain dead.

AND that is pretty great news. It was pretty obvious what I talking about even for someone as smart as you. Geeze.

The panic from people like you seems ridiculous to me. Ask your parent about viruses Doogie Howser. 

 

Wow... I'm speachless... Instead of actually listening to what a medical professional has just typed out and written to you... You still go in defense mode and ignore his line by line response... 

Please do yourself a favor and read his well thought out response to your post... 

Just saying... Try and stay educated. You obviously need it... 

 

[Wonderboy]

5 minutes ago, sirlancemehlot said:

Funny but it really doesn't belong here. This thread has some value and there's fair and informative discussion,  even debate. Politics will get it closed and that would be a shame. I get it's just satire and it's worth a chuckle. But be careful not to push it. 

you can say that for half of the posts on here. And its not funny. Its a masterpiece.

[Ghost]

1 hour ago, Mogglez said:

To all the people still thinking this thing is media driven, fake news, BS.  Work one day in my hospital, look at the amount of patients on ventilators (which we are officially out of), and tell me this thing is no big deal.

Everything is a conspiracy to some. You cannot change their mindset. 

[Losmeister]

may as well lock this thread...  cos it end up political...

a party to whome facts mean nothing and public perception everything vs evefrybody else

[Maxman]

12 hours ago, BornJetsFan1983 said:

Lots of potentially great news..overseas many of the exxagerstors who predicted millions or more death have now admitted they were wrong, not likely  going to hear that from the few sky is falling, buttfumble champs we have here.

On the home front more and more positive results from the cure chlorinate and zinc stuff...dont quote me on the name...i guess it is pretty common thing used letting zinc get in and stop virus replication- science is cool.

Overall panic has subsided some, toilet paper is available again which is  nice. Out in CA a very dumb law was passed basically limiting independent contractors that has really screwed not only people livelihoods but also rural hospitals that depended on them for staffing. I heard in Ny the ventalators that the govoner there decided not to buy in favor of a rationing deathboard type or deal really backfired, I hope they are able to get enough for their patients. I'm sure lots of other stuff happening but I hope we are finally turning a corner. 

I lost it in all the posts, but how is everyone who said they actually got the virus? I hope you can get the cure and you guys haven't had any major setbacks in your health. 

Haven't  really seen much about the stimulus  that trump finally  got passed other than dems held it up and put in bunch of extra spending that has nothing to do with the crisis. Hopefully that will hell all those that have lost jobs and money due to this panic.

This post is bannable. Consider this the only warning you will receive. Partisan bullshit has no place here.

7 hours ago, Paradis said:

wow, you guys are savage. Dude comes on here to confide in the group about a scary event and you couch senators pull the conversation into your own political dick measuring contest.

Brutal. 

100%. A member of our community is sick and the posts in this thread is how people respond. Embarassing.

3 hours ago, Wonderboy said:

 

This post is bannable. Consider this the only warning you will receive.

3 hours ago, Matt39 said:

once Biden is in charge we’ll be fine. 

This post is bannable. 

[Maxman]

We have a thread in the Lounge to talk about the virus. We have given a lot of people a lot of rope. This thread was started by @NYallDay and people are very disappointing. Support him and his family, nothing else goes in this thread.

[Wonderboy]

2 minutes ago, Maxman said:

This post is bannable. Consider this the only warning you will receive. Partisan bullsh*t has no place here.

100%. A member of our community is sick and the posts in this thread is how people respond. Embarassing.

This post is bannable. Consider this the only warning you will receive.

This post is bannable. 

OK

[fusionCA]

3 hours ago, NYallDay said:

Update: my wife and son today in our front yard. My mother who was positive sitting in the front porch. We are all feeling 100% on our 13th day of quarantine. My father, who has had it worst, is still coughing but feeling better. I appreciate you guys and this board so much!


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Great news,  I am very happy for you and your family .

Your baby is adorable 

[talisaynon]

On 3/21/2020 at 1:16 PM, BornJetsFan1983 said:

I know alot of people are scared but as predicted as more people are test the fatality rates are dropping fast and now there is multiple places reporting chloroquine or something like that curing the virus.

The devastation  and huge over reaction by media and state gov to this virus is embarrassing, a needless panic. It's sad. But the Chinese carona virus panic will soon be ending and I hope anyone with it can get the "new" cure soon.

I’m not sure why you’re not banned yet when as someone whose family and friends are a majority of are health care workers in the frontlines fighting this thing all I hear are horrror stories about how they’re getting overrun. I’ve got 1 aunt that’s intubated and another uncle that’s luckily stable, but sure it’s all a ******* conspiracy theory. Sickens me that you’re still over here with this just the flu nonsense you keep spouting when it’s clearly not just the flu. Yes the virus might be close to a mortality rate similar to what South Korea is finding at 0.56% but that doesn’t mean it’s not very real and affecting lives of everyone and especially somewhere like New York City. The majority of my friends and family work at Columbia Presbyterian and from my group chats it’s just horror story after horror story. Young people with no previous histories getting intubated, just tonight my friend has 13 icu patients that are all intubated in the hospital all from different age groups. Some of them still live with their family and are scared as sh*t passing it on to their loved ones — especially there parents.

just I don’t know at this point man. Don’t know why you’re still allowed to keep spouting the dangerous And untrue sh*t you keep spouting online.

 

 

 

 

[NJ]

5 hours ago, BornJetsFan1983 said:

Look i get some of you are all scared but try to take a step back and look at the facts. This virus isn't killing hundreds of thousands. 

I'm not sure what you would prefer to call it but if someone is sick from the virus and then they can get treatment and get better, that's sounds like a cure to lowly little misinformed me.

This whole "dont post things cause its dangerous".. how do I even respond to that, than calling it for what it is small minded and foolish. I'm like Galileo over talking the world is not flat and you guys are saying we are all going to fall off.

Nothing dangerous about letting people know there is a promising cure for the virus that is helping people (maybe treatment is a word you would prefer, idk I'm not really up to date on all the PC crap)

10s of thousands of people die from the flu every year and millions are more are infected and that is with a vaccine. This is  nothing compared to it, so sorry I'm not acting like you guys.

The only foolish thing is all these people who act like talking about the facts, the very low fatalities and that the real number of infected is likely to be very much higher than what is reported. 

I thought of this thread as of a way to share info and let posters see what is going on. 

Save your outrage, I'm not saying anything bad and if you are a doctor or nurse and you dont like what I say fine. But eventually you wont be able to ignore the facts and will see the sky isn't falling. 

The reality is fear and panic is much worse and causes more problems than the virus. When more good news comes out I will post it. Since some very vocal naysayers are trying to shut it out.

I'm hoping that the cure is confirmed  and works for everyone who could potentially become fatally effected. It has works already for some and hopefully for any more.

Please find another place to pass on your presumed knowledge and opinions. You've been asked once by an MD in the heart of this battle to stifle your potentially harmful commentary, but you can't seem help yourself.  I'm putting you on ignore so that works for me, but give the board a break as well.    

[celtasnake]

Best wishes to your aunt and uncle, hope they get better.

And a huge thanks to all your family and friends that are fighting in the frontline.

I´ve got a few friends of my own that work in hospitals, and it is hell what they are going through, but they keep fighting. 

We are over 700 deaths in one day here in Spain,  over 4300 in total. 

On the other hand, in some hospitals in Barcelona they are trying a different mix of medications that seems to be working.  Let´s hope ...

 

[DirtyJersey]

5 hours ago, NYallDay said:

Update: my wife and son today in our front yard. My mother who was positive sitting in the front porch. We are all feeling 100% on our 13th day of quarantine. My father, who has had it worst, is still coughing but feeling better. I appreciate you guys and this board so much!


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Glad you and your family pulled through.

You ever tell how you think you got it and why you think a lawsuit is possible?  I really dont want to have to scroll through 13 pages looking for it.

[Jets Voice of Reason]

5 hours ago, SAR I said:

This thing is a very big deal.  Scares the crap out of me.  I've been on absolute lockdown for two weeks, I'm the only family member that's been out of the house, and only once per week to get food.

What I don't understand is, what is the point of testing?  Takes 2+ days to get a result, right?  What is the tested person supposed to do until the results come back?  Lock themselves in a room with no human contact?  And if it's negative, what's the point?  The moment they set foot in a grocery store there is zero certainty that they're clean, so there was no point to the test.  This isn't China, there is no enforcement, it's the honor system, no way that's going to work.

I view testing as something we shouldn't be doing, at least not like this.  It's biggest contribution is that it is apparently burning through PPE and thus getting our doctors and nurses exposed, sick, and unable to perform.

SAR I

The problem isn’t testing, it is the way we are being tested and the speed of the results of the test.

The US because of the lack of availability of tests, is primarily testing symptomatic people. The real answer is widespread testing with quick results so asymptomatic people who are the unknowing spreaders go into isolation and stop spreading.

The incubation period and highly contagious nature of this is what is making the problem rampant. Testing who we’re testing now i agree with you is just getting a report card a week after you know you bombed the test. 
 

 

 

 

[DirtyJersey]

23 minutes ago, Jets Voice of Reason said:

The problem isn’t testing, it is the way we are being tested and the speed of the results of the test.

The US because of the lack of availability of tests, is primarily testing symptomatic people. The real answer is widespread testing with quick results so asymptomatic people who are the unknowing spreaders go into isolation and stop spreading.

The incubation period and highly contagious nature of this is what is making the problem rampant. Testing who we’re testing now i agree with you is just getting a report card a week after you know you bombed the test. 
 

 

 

 

4-6hrs to get results, and in NY & NJ only about 28% tested are coming back positive.  Lot of hypochondriacs clogging up sites and wasting tests.