bvj191jgl7bBsqF5m posted:

Buddy of mine out of town invited me to come hang out with him for the weekend but he tested positive last Tuesday and has been completely asymptomatic the entire time (he tested because his housemate tested positive earlier in that week). I dunno if rapid antigen tests will continue to show up as positive after somebody stops being contagious or if a faint line means somebody is still contagious. I know the CDC or whatever says that covid stops existing after 10 days no matter what but I would also like to know what the other side has to say.

Anyway, he tested negative on one test this morning and then a faint line on another test a little while later and we're planning on rescheduling my visit unless he tests negative with both brands of tests tomorrow or on Thursday morning and I hope he does because I really wanna put my tongue in his mouth.

Dog Case posted:

I love that everything is so insane that this is a forgettable event. I also didn't remember

Dog Case posted:

Strep Vote posted:

Recipe?

Gunshow Poophole posted:

i only remember sailor so thank you for this delightful and insanely funny reminder

tuyop posted:

I had no idea this happened holy poo poo

Dog Case posted:

I love that everything is so insane that this is a forgettable event. I also didn't remember

fosborb posted:

yeah, this is a huge regionalism thing too. New York and DC? just about every restaurant has permanent outdoor seating now.

Iowa? if they didn't already have outdoor seating before COVID no one built anything new

I think it's how the big cities approached 2020/1. you had to invest in seating outdoors because anything else was banned and it was necessary to just survive

Poppers posted:

Hike is a good first date

Lib and let die posted:

On the one hand, COVID is bad. On the other,

Dog Case posted:

I love that everything is so insane that this is a forgettable event. I also didn't remember

salient posted:

quote:

For the first time since last year, @CDCgov reporting kids 0-11 and seniors 75+ are tied for the largest levels in this COVID-19 indicator

mawarannahr posted:

Michael Scovid

fosborb posted:

I mean, I agree with train dude. why send a medical ship to treat a respiratory disease? doesnt make any sense!

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2023/08/15/surge-in-covid-cases-sparks-worries-among-va-leaders/ posted:

Surge in COVID cases sparks worries among VA leaders

COVID-19 cases among Veterans Health Administration patients have nearly tripled in the last month to more than 4,000. But Department of Veterans Affairs officials aren’t bringing back masks or recommending any significant changes in hospital or quarantine procedures, for now.

“The spikes are concerning,” said Dr. Shereef Elnahal, VA Under Secretary for Health, in a press call with reporters on Tuesday. “Thankfully, we have not seen signs of it overwhelming the system yet (..)

mawarannahr posted:

what's the fanciest street of restaurants in Iowa?

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-activity-in-canada-showing-early-signs-that-it-may-be-increasing-data-1.6520187 posted:

COVID-19 activity in Canada showing early signs that it may be increasing: data

COVID-19 infections may be slowly starting to rise again in Canada, new data from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) suggests.

"There are signs of continued fluctuations in some COVID-19 activity indicators after a long period of gradual decline," the agency's online epidemiology update said on Tuesday.

"This may be an early sign of increases in activity."
(..)

federalnewsnetwork.com posted:

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is on the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk List. It is there primarily because of its long-term fiscal uncertainty and questions about whether, in the long run, it can pay the benefits it owes retired Americans. But SSA also has an other internal management problem, stemming from its Office of Inspector General. That’s according to Federal Drive with Tom Temin‘s guest: Faith Williams, Director of the Effective and Accountable Government Program at the Project on Government Oversight (POGO).

Interview Transcript: 

quote:

Tom Temin And the Office of Inspector General seems to be by published reports and research you have done, they retaliate against whistleblowers.

Faith Williams Yes, they have. And excuse my voice, by the way, I’m fighting a summer cold, as are so many of us. But what we have learned and what the whistleblowers have reported to us is that not only have they faced whistleblower retaliation in the past, but that whistleblower retaliation is ongoing.

Pingui posted:

yet

Pingui posted:

yet

CODChimera posted:

why are people going on dates and tonguing each other? that seems questionable...

CODChimera posted:

why are people going on dates and tonguing each other? that seems questionable...

empireofcrime posted:

grain of salt, etc.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808358

fosborb posted:

I mean, I agree with train dude. why send a medical ship to treat a respiratory disease? doesnt make any sense!

Animal-Mother posted:

Delete their Covid thread and tell them to listen to doctors.

Doctors:

Poppers posted:

Yep. Those 52 doctors are sickening and also representative of all physicians.

mawarannahr posted:

maybe they should speak up a little louder against their colleagues you know that old line about a bar with one Nazi in it?

Poppers posted:

They just published a paper identifying specific instances of physician propagated misinformation it seems, to me

aw frig aw dang it posted:

if you see a doctor, just raise your arms above your head and run at them. ez to deal with

Poppers posted:

Doctors are basically Nazi collaborators but especially if they don’t wear masks on Zoom

Al! posted:

going to ccw to my annual physical in case the guy tries to do an oral temp. then i start blasting and dont stop blasting until my door is safely locked behind me

Pablo Nergigante posted:

I’m from Buenos Aires and I say mistrust em all!