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Slidel!! I heard only steers and queers come from Slidel.
Can confirm. I know a guy over that way and he sure doesn't have any horns.
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Can confirm. I know a guy over that way and he sure doesn't have any horns.
Yea that sucks Joe..I went through my doctor at ohio health and she put an order in and 15 mins later I just went through their drive thru they have set up and got testedHere's how freaking stupid this is. In an attempt to be an even better citizen beyond wearing a mask, sanitizing, and limiting public exposure because I have symptoms and have been exposed, I wanted to get tested.
Everywhere is sold out of OTC rapid tests. I called three urgent cares. 2 were out of stock, one had 15 people in line with an estimated 2 hour wait. Thats worthless, If you didn't have it when you came, you're guaranteed to leave with it
Thats enough stupid shit for the day, I'm gonna get some bait and go fishing
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Same for CVS and walgreens here. The problem is while you can setup an appointment online they don't actually have tests. They basically wait to see if they have any then call to cancel your appointment if they don't get any in. Right now they're booked out two days.
Yesterday was the "worst" day since the pandemic began for positive tests and they haven't even mailed tests out yet. So if that's the plan, they screwed it up like everything else this administration has done.
They had free tests handed out locally today. The Facebook community crying was not surprising. Sounds like our county had one of the most poorly organized events possible. Lined up at the ghost town of a mall. No signs to direct traffic. People sitting in line for hours. Vehicles picking up 4+ tests. People cutting in line. Others sitting hours early to not receive any tests. And now? They are out of tests again.
I'll keep avoiding people and crowds. If I get symptoms I'll stay home and monitor myself unless my condition warrants medical care. This whole thing is a mess.
I'll keep avoiding people and crowds. If I get symptoms I'll stay home and monitor myself unless my condition warrants medical care. This whole thing is a mess.
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Manufacturing capacity is a finite number. The G man puts in an order for 500 million tests and it doesn't take long for shortages to hit clinical providers. Suddenly places like CVS, Walgreens and urgent cares that provide "free" testing in communities across America don't have tests to administer.
Why rapid COVID tests are in short supply in the U.S.
With a fast-growing winter surge upon us, self-testing kits remain expensive and hard to find. The reasons go back to the approach the U.S. took from the outset in developing tests.
www.opb.org
I heard recently that the rapid tests aren’t very reliable. How many false positives and negatives have those been responsible for and led to more spreading?
Yes, i have heard that also - how much gets spread at superspreader events ?
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They haven’t been reliable this whole time imo. My gpa tested positive 2 weeks ago, runny nose/fatigue was about it. Grandma was sick as hell at the same time and tested negative 4 times before the 5th one came came positive. She was in and out of the ER on oxygen and on bed rest. Both triple vaxxed and On the mend
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But I have to believe that significant percentage of people who test positive will then seek some kind of healthcare, regardless of the severity of their symptoms. Then they will be counted.
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Why rapid COVID tests are in short supply in the U.S.
With a fast-growing winter surge upon us, self-testing kits remain expensive and hard to find. The reasons go back to the approach the U.S. took from the outset in developing tests.www.opb.org
I like how kind he is with this statement.
talk about an understatement. "The early lack of federal investment in rapid testing was a pivotal mistake, says Michael Mina, a well-known expert in testing and former Harvard epidemiology professor."
What I remember is the CDC refusing to use the international standardized test, insisting on developing their own, taking two month to do so, finally getting them rolled out to medical clinics, only to find out within days that their tests were junk and highly inaccurate, then reverting back to the international standard tests, wasting months while covid spread unchecked in the US. To try to make up time they said labs could use whatever test they wanted, but it had to be sent to a CDC lab for official confirmation. Positives before CDC official confirmation were called "presumed positive". Screwing that up too by getting months behind they eventually relented and allowed the international standard PCR tests as official confirmation. The federal government has botched this since day 1 and its only gotten worse under Brandon.
That laughing guy was a dumb thumb i agree with your post. Hope you and wife are feeling wellI like how kind he is with this statement.
"The early lack of federal investment in rapid testing was a pivotal mistake, says Michael Mina, a well-known expert in testing and former Harvard epidemiology professor."
What I remember is the CDC refusing to use the international standardized test, insisting on developing their own, taking two month to do so, finally getting them rolled out to medical clinics, only to find out within days that their tests were junk and highly inaccurate, then reverting back to the international standard tests, wasting months while covid spread unchecked in the US. To try to make up time they said labs could use whatever test they wanted, but it had to be sent to a CDC lab for official confirmation. Positives before CDC official confirmation were called "presumed positive". Screwing that up too by getting months behind they eventually relented and allowed the international standard PCR tests as official confirmation. The federal government has botched this since day 1 and its only gotten worse under Brandon.
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Doing pretty well actually, thanks for asking. Very scratchy throat, occasional dry cough, body aches and tiredness. Standard cold like symptoms. My wife and I went and got a test at the health department today. "Presumed negative"
how the hell. The more accurate test should be back in a couple days. My sister was here for 2.5 days and left sunday morning, Monday morning she tested positive. She got the infusion today. Her 02 levels are stable but she feels like she got hit by a school bus and has it parked on her chest. She did say today was slightly better than yesterday but she lost taste and smell this morning.How the hell, she was in the house for 2.5 days with her husband and three kids all playing games, sitting on the couch, eating at the same table, how my wife and I didn't get it is beyond me. Unless we did and our immune system is keeping it at a level the rapid test doesn't identify. I do t know. It's all fuckey.