COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread

[fifth_column]

I wasn't even offered a covid test.  I should have remembered to ask - I'm actually curious as to whether I've had it or not.

I kind of thought I might have had it early this year.  In fact, most people I've spoken to have mentioned having a bad cold/respiratory condition in early spring.  In fact, my sister was curious enough to get an antibody test, which came back negative.  I think there was just a nasty non-covid cold that had gone through the area.  I doubt I've had the covid . . . .

[RoadKingLarry]

I've got a pre-op physical scheduled for.this afternoon.  Part of it includes a Covid test. I'll report back on the health and safety theater nonsense  I witness.

Check in for fever, questions and hand me a mask.
The Covid test was singularly unpleasant, swabbing up the nose and sample apparantly taken from somewhere behind the frontal lobe.

[RocketMan]

The Covid test was singularly unpleasant, swabbing up the nose and sample apparently taken from somewhere behind the frontal lobe.

So you're saying you received a free frontal lobotomy with your beer virus test?  Did it help any?

[RoadKingLarry]

I don't think.so, I still hate my job and I'm pretty sure im still a grumpy, middle aged ahole.

[MillCreek]

^^^It's not a bug, it's a feature!

[Ron]

Is the nasal swab used to look for antibodies from a previous infection as well as active infection?

[RoadKingLarry]

I have no idea. The nurse was a little vague about it. The setup was pure Rube Goldberg though. They had a plexiglass screen with 2 holes cut in it with long rubber sleeve things with big gloves on the end of it. I held the swab and the container while she went in to the gloves and then jammed the swab up my nose and then place the swab into the container. Now I'm wondering how often they change out the gloves that were on my side.

[MillCreek]

Is the nasal swab used to look for antibodies from a previous infection as well as active infection?

No. The nasal swab is a culture used to check for active infection.  A blood test is used to check for antibodies from a previous infection.  Much work is being done on other means of checking for antibodies, such as saliva; but so far the commerical antibody tests are blood.

[Boomhauer]

Our idiot governor may shut down *expletive deleted*it again and the idiot mayor of the nearest big city to me is panicking and ready to shut down that city again

[bedlamite]

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-06-09/novel-coronavirus-may-have-been-spreading-in-china-in-august-harvard-research-indicates

[MechAg94]

I kind of thought I might have had it early this year.  In fact, most people I've spoken to have mentioned having a bad cold/respiratory condition in early spring.  In fact, my sister was curious enough to get an antibody test, which came back negative.  I think there was just a nasty non-covid cold that had gone through the area.  I doubt I've had the covid . . . .

I haven't heard of tests available here.

There was a lot of "crud" going around here as well.  I had some sort of upper respiratory thing in late January.  Kept having a cough and nasal drainage.  Finally shook it off.  It was probably just the normal stuff, but you never know.  The Port of Freeport isn't all that far away.

[fifth_column]

I haven't heard of tests available here.

There was a lot of "crud" going around here as well.  I had some sort of upper respiratory thing in late January.  Kept having a cough and nasal drainage.  Finally shook it off.  It was probably just the normal stuff, but you never know.  The Port of Freeport isn't all that far away.

She went through Quest Diagnostics.  Quest offers testing for just about everything and probably has a location near you.  I hadn't realized that a person can just order a test, I always thought it had to go through a doctor or employer or whatnot.  They test for everything from blood type to STDs.

[bedlamite]

Some good may come from this:

https://tfipost.com/2020/06/leave-global-companies-even-chinese-companies-like-and-tiktok-and-alibaba-have-abandoned-their-country/

[Ron]

Some good may come from this:

https://tfipost.com/2020/06/leave-global-companies-even-chinese-companies-like-and-tiktok-and-alibaba-have-abandoned-their-country/

It's a ruse.

[bedlamite]

It's a ruse.

That wouldn't surprise me at all.

[MillCreek]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/bald-men-higher-risk-severe-case-covid-19-research-finds/

So I am screwed.  It was an honor serving with you.

[Ron]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/bald-men-higher-risk-severe-case-covid-19-research-finds/

So I am screwed.  It was an honor serving with you.

The chances of you getting run over by a stoned hipster are probably greater than getting covid 19.

You aren't escaping the forum that easily, you get to stick around and suffer like the rest of us 

[Ben]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/bald-men-higher-risk-severe-case-covid-19-research-finds/

So I am screwed.  It was an honor serving with you.

So if I read that article right, I'm back to this being a Chinese bioweapon. They designed a virus to kill off all the real men in enemy populations and leave only androgen lacking girly men behind as a submissive slave population. 

[MillCreek]

^^^But on the plus side, their hair will be fabulous.

[Ron]

I'm back to short hair after a visit to the barber yesterday. Ivy League Crew.

My hair was a little too long before the lockdown and then after several months with all the shops closed it grew almost long enough for a pony tail.

It was long and I fancied I looked like a Germanic Berserker ... instead everyone said I looked like a hippy  

[WLJ]

So if I read that article right, I'm back to this being a Chinese bioweapon. They designed a virus to kill off all the real men in enemy populations and leave only androgen lacking girly men behind as a submissive slave population. 

Why would they bother when the dems have pretty much done that for them for free.

[RoadKingLarry]

I'm back to short hair after a visit to the barber yesterday. Ivy League Crew.

My hair was a little too long before the lockdown and then after several months with all the shops closed it grew almost long enough for a pony tail.

It was long and I fancied I looked like a Germanic Berserker ... instead everyone said I looked like a hippy  

I went by the barber shop I've been using for the last 15 or so years. Seems she closed up shop. The place was cleaned out. 

I went and bought some clippers and will buzz it all off this weekend with a #2 or #3 guard and see how that looks. I'm
Not particularly vain about my hair at my age.

[WLJ]

My head hurts

    This virus DOES discriminate — because our nation discriminates.

    We may be beginning to restart but we’re not repeating a broken status quo.

    — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) June 11, 2020

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/06/11/woke-stupidity-on-parade-bill-de-blasio-claims-covid-actually-does-discriminate-annnd-omg-stupid-like-this-should-be-painful/

[RoadKingLarry]

Check in for fever, questions and hand me a mask.
The Covid test was singularly unpleasant, swabbing up the nose and sample apparantly taken from somewhere behind the frontal lobe.

Got my Covid test results today, WOO HOO! I'm negative.

 

[TommyGunn]

Got my Covid test results today, WOO HOO! I'm negative.

 

Wouldn't it be better if you'd already had it and never knew it? ? ? ?