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4:30p, 6/25/20

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Does anyone think the virus has mutated to infect more easily, yet in a weaker form? I see a lot more cases, more hospitalizations and fewer deaths. Perhaps the virus strain will continue weakening and we can get on with our lives.

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In reply to AggieZUUL • 4:54p, 6/25/20

AggieZUUL said:
Does anyone think the virus has mutated to infect more easily, yet in a weaker form? I see a lot more cases, more hospitalizations and fewer deaths. Perhaps the virus strain will continue weakening and we can get on with our lives.

I would venture an uneducated guess that several things are at play.

1. Younger people are starting to get it at a higher rate and younger bodies typically handle it better.

2. More asymptomatic/low impact symptomatic are testing positive when in the past they weren't being tested at all.

3. Through trial and error, MDs are able to treat this thing better than they were in the past.

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In reply to bay fan • 10:53p, 6/25/20

bay fan said:
What is an acceptable wait for test results? My daughter was tested in Dallas a week ago, told 2-3 days and 8 days later still waiting. Her friends who she was with, felt sick, tested positive early last week and have no been cleared to return to work. She has not felt sick, was exposed at same time as them and has isolated longer. It is wearing on her incredibly. Is it safe to conclude she should be safe to leave her apartment without results since she has never had symptoms and her friends with confirmed cases have been released? Thanks for your input.

Has she called whatever agency/lab is doing her test? That's not an acceptable time. They either lost her test or failed to communicate the results for one reason or another.

This is the return to work guidance for someone completely asymptomatic that the DoD is going with:
-At least 10 days have passed since the date of the person's first positive COVID19 diagnostic test (assume your daughter's was positive)

If she at any point in time had symptoms, it would be 10 days since onset of symptoms AND 72 hours since "recovery" (resolution of fever, need for oxygen, etc) AND improvement in any respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath)

I'm not sure her friend should've been cleared so soon either.

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In reply to Bert315 • 11:11p, 6/25/20

Bert315 said:

The last part is the most interesting. I work in healthcare and the mental gymnastics I see doctors going through to try and not put any of the surge on the protests is mind boggling. You cannot on one hand condemn little league teeball and soccer games and on the other say the protests cannot cause an increase. I really believe most are scared to be called a racist for pointing out the obvious.

Do I think it's only protestors getting sick, absolutely not. At the same time it is hard to deny that we know large gatherings can spread this thing like wildfire. The virus doesn't pick and choose who it infects by what they are doing.

So there was some mythical "open letter" circulating a few weeks ago signed by over a 1000 healthcare "experts" that stated that the public health concern from racial injustice outweighed the risks of COVID. I searched for a long time trying to find that letter and who signed it, never could see a single name on it. My guess is it was mostly low level hospital employees (nurse's aides, x ray techs, etc - no offense to them or the crucial role they play in the hospital) with a spattering of idiot doctors with an agenda.

All the doctors I know clearly point to the protests as ill advised and likely something we're going to pay for. But I have seen Fauci and others on TV refrain from using harsh language on the protests, and instead choosing more politically neutral language to suggest that the risk is definitely higher for the protestors.

But that "open letter" really frustrated me, and quite a few docs online and that I know were all like "WTF?"

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