archer Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Obama tests positive for COVID while in Washington DC. So far just has a scratchy throat. He's 60 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 But he's in very good health for his age, and fully vaccinated. I'm not unduly concerned for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 I survived it a month ago, and I'm five years older than he is, and in nowhere near as good a shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 COVID and the Heart: It Spares No One Joe Walsh and Old Man 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 The test solution does not go in your eyes or nose, people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, Old Man said: The test solution does not go in your eyes or nose, people! < angry anti-vaxxers impersonation > "You can't tell me what to do!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 30 minutes ago, Old Man said: The test solution does not go in your eyes or nose, people! "If you need to go to the bathroom after this next series of tests, please let a test associate know, because in all likelihood, whatever comes out of you is going to be coal. Only temporary, so do not worry. If it persists for a week, though, start worrying and come see us, because that's not supposed to happen." - Cave Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Old Man said: The test solution does not go in your eyes or nose, people! I might have mentioned this before, but... Most of us have seen ads for Cialis or Viagra; both have been extensively promoted for multiple years. Remember the disclaimer? "Don't take <X> if your heart is not healthy enough for sex." Yes, well, to me that totally epitomizes the depths to which we've sunk. REALLY?? You have to TELL SOMEONE not to take a drug basically ONLY used before a particular activity, when they've been told they aren't healthy enough to engage in that activity???? The fundamental fact that the disclaimer is included shows the degree to which we exonerate personal responsibility. This might reflect a new low here. Some of it might be sheer carelessness tho, I suppose. But that's not a whole lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Well, one of my friends is a hospital pharmacist. One of his Job Horror Stories was about the time a nurse phoned down to the pharmacy to ask, "This disinfectant says it's to be sprayed in a patient's ears for ear infections. Can I also use it in a patients' eyes for eye infections?" My friend: "DEAR GOD NO! Only use it as instructed, for the listed purpose! DO NOT SPRAY IT IN ANYONE'S EYES!" Five minutes later, the nurse called down again: "Okay, I sprayed it in the patient's eyes, and he won't stop screaming. What do I do?" I was not there, of course, so decide for yourself if you think this story is true. CLARIFICATION: This is something my friend said happened to him, personally, so not an urban legend. Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 That story sounds apocryphal, but one never knows. I can believe in the transcendent stupidity of an individual...even one as relatively implausible as that. A nurse? Stretches cred, but...it could be, sadly. But this is happening frequently enough to rate a national story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Neilson Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 On the plus side, the rapid antigen self-tests are really not difficult to self-administer. On the minus side, my wife and I now know we have COVID. I have had worse symptoms from a cold. Given current Alberta guidance for those fully vaccinated is: - if you have symptoms and test positive, isolate for five days; - if you have no symptoms and test positive, isolate for five days; or - if you have symptoms and test negative, isolate for five days. After those 5 days, if symptoms have ended, you can go back out, but must mask up when around any other people for the following 5 days. As I'm neither high-risk nor work with high-risk, I don't qualify for PVR tests, so the test result was informative, I suppose, but changes little. Had I not tested, I would have retained the delusion that I had a cold - and the fact that I could maintain that delusion makes me even gladder to be fully vaccinated. Joe Walsh, Tom Cowan, unclevlad and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 10:15 AM, DShomshak said: Well, one of my friends is a hospital pharmacist. One of his Job Horror Stories was about the time a nurse phoned down to the pharmacy to ask, "This disinfectant says it's to be sprayed in a patient's ears for ear infections. Can I also use it in a patients' eyes for eye infections?" My friend: "DEAR GOD NO! Only use it as instructed, for the listed purpose! DO NOT SPRAY IT IN ANYONE'S EYES!" Five minutes later, the nurse called down again: "Okay, I sprayed it in the patient's eyes, and he won't stop screaming. What do I do?" I was not there, of course, so decide for yourself if you think this story is true. CLARIFICATION: This is something my friend said happened to him, personally, so not an urban legend. Dean Shomshak I've had nursing students in a couple of my lab classes. I believe it. Pattern Ghost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Some people should not be within a Swedish mile of a healthcare profession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Sorry, American here. Could you convert Swedish miles into football fields? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 ~100 ff = 1 Swmile. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Are Swedish miles as tasty as Swedish fish? BarretWallace 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Over 400 million recoveries from the virus. 6 million dead from the virus. 1 million dead in the USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, Starlord said: Are Swedish miles as tasty as Swedish fish? Unknown. If you ever have a Swedish mile for nuncheon, let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Only in America 'Murrica. Almost 2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers have faced harassment, survey finds Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Only 2 in 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 24, 2022 Report Share Posted March 24, 2022 Omicron is trouncing the argument for “natural immunity” to COVID archer and pinecone 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 12:54 PM, Pariah said: Only in America 'Murrica. Almost 2 in 5 Covid-19 researchers have faced harassment, survey finds Followup article in Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 1:35 PM, Old Man said: Sorry, American here. Could you convert Swedish miles into football fields? Thanks. Well...One Swedish mile is from the Post office to old Sven's farm..... Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Really glad the pace of news on this thread has slowed down. Matt the Bruins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 Just waiting for BA.2 to kick into high gear. I'm thinking end of April. Which reminds me, I need to get my second booster/fourth shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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