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Grasswire2

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71. HEY!

Reply to Paper Roses (Reply #43)

Sat Jun 27, 2020, 02:38 AM

Jun 2020

Nice to see you "out and about" here.

Stay safe, PR.

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Posted by a friend who's a contract tracer in Madison, WI. [View all] Heartstrings Jun 2020 OP

Thank you for your insight. iemitsu Jun 2020 #1

I never got the temp check. Fewer than half Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #2

My SO takes his temp twice a day... Heartstrings Jun 2020 #5

i regularly test my oxygen saturation. barbtries Jun 2020 #21

oxygen SpO2 levels hkp11 Jun 2020 #31

yep. barbtries Jun 2020 #32

Oddly Rebl2 Jun 2020 #59

Among the list of symptoms fever is the one that the most infected people have. milestogo Jun 2020 #44

Not a very good screening tool. Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #45

My company is taking temperatures at the entrance of everyone who comes in. milestogo Jun 2020 #48

From what I read, fever is delayed. It comes when the infection worsens. Blue_true Jun 2020 #49

This is the best post I will read this week Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #3

I agree. I had no idea about the fever and diarrhea parts underpants Jun 2020 #8

They will discuss it over a Keg.... Lochloosa Jun 2020 #12

Good post, Heartstrings pdxflyboy Jun 2020 #4

interesting about the fever AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #6

I thought so too. It certainly has been presented consistently as a key indicator. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 #13

I read that asymptomatic people don't have fever. That fever comes if they get sicker. Blue_true Jun 2020 #50

Exactly. There's no noninvasive/easily operational way to test for Covid in asymptomatic people. JudyM Jun 2020 #65

The interesting thing is that people wearing masks when they will Blue_true Jun 2020 #68

The knotheads appear to be single mindedly concerned with escaping any government control. JudyM Jun 2020 #69

Fine point Cosmocat Jun 2020 #72

succinct...thx for this... dhill926 Jun 2020 #7

K&R, "Number one symptom? DIARRHEA." ... and losing sense of smell or taste uponit7771 Jun 2020 #9

Makes me think I may have had it. tinrobot Jun 2020 #10

Me too. bamagal62 Jun 2020 #17

Our daughter almost definitely had it. Still tested negative for antibodies. tinrobot Jun 2020 #53

I too had that in March Squidly Jun 2020 #62

'Antibody tests are unreliable, only a few positives out appalachiablue Jun 2020 #55

This might be why the antibody tests are strange tinrobot Jun 2020 #83

Disturbing but unsurprising these days. Tx for 60 Mins. info. appalachiablue Jun 2020 #85

Great post malaise Jun 2020 #11

No Pun Intended - These Comments Must Go Viral..... global1 Jun 2020 #14

Nice malaise Jun 2020 #41

My friend's brother-in-law died within days of getting sick at the end of March and ARPad95 Jun 2020 #15

ok, THAT'S fucking scary.. AZ8theist Jun 2020 #74

I'm so keeping this one! calimary Jun 2020 #16

No fever? superpatriotman Jun 2020 #18

From the different reports that I am reading around the world, "novel" describes this vicious niyad Jun 2020 #37

The one constant for Covid-19 is that it's highly contagious. BarbD Jun 2020 #19

HOSPITALIZING the fuck out everyone who test positive or asymptomatic would work a lot better rocktivity Jun 2020 #20

there aren't enough beds. barbtries Jun 2020 #23

not even close! stopdiggin Jun 2020 #33

Plus, idiots would be running around with big guns talking about FEMA camps. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #51

No! Stay the fuck outta hospitals at all costs unless u cant breathe, wont make you disease free! Baclava Jun 2020 #39

I had the fever. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2020 #22

Thank you for the post. Wellstone ruled Jun 2020 #24

The 2 people I know who had it didnt have diarreha but did have fever. oldsoftie Jun 2020 #25

I think I had it in February, after flying to and back from Florida. Within a few days of Nay Jun 2020 #64

Let us know what you find out! oldsoftie Jun 2020 #73

Good rant! Righteous outrage. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #26

Why do hospitals still do temp checks? IronLionZion Jun 2020 #27

Many places do temp checks Heartstrings Jun 2020 #28

I think because it's easy to do? forgotmylogin Jun 2020 #84

I get that they're learning more about this new virus as they study it IronLionZion Jun 2020 #86

Thank you for posting this Heartstrings leftieNanner Jun 2020 #29

It's good to read this from someone doing the work. Thank you for posting! liberalla Jun 2020 #30

Well, I guess I called it on the temperature tracking / fever tracing. Initech Jun 2020 #34

I'd like to see your friend be interviewed by mainstream media!!! diva77 Jun 2020 #35

Very good information gademocrat7 Jun 2020 #36

Not just UW. Think of Jerry Falwell opening Liberty U for the cash flow of returning students. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #38

Copied and pasted to a text file for forwarding to fools and idiots. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #40

That might be the most useful thing I've read online in the last 3 months or so The Mouth Jun 2020 #42

You said it. Mike 03 Jun 2020 #46

As a Senior with health issues, I'm scared to death. Paper Roses Jun 2020 #43

My husband and I just signed new estate planning documents. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 #60

HEY! Grasswire2 Jun 2020 #71

What I wouldn't give to hear Dr. Fauci go on Mike 03 Jun 2020 #47

So appreciate this leighbythesea2 Jun 2020 #52

Yup, universal mask wearing is the only way we'll get safely through this pandemic. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #54

I saw the most unbelievable things today Squidly Jun 2020 #63

Yup, that completely defeats the purpose. nt SunSeeker Jun 2020 #67

Thanks for sharing. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #56

One minor disagreement. warmfeet Jun 2020 #57

Of those being tested zipplewrath Jun 2020 #77

Shit. Need to add contact tracing to my Covid related word filters. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #58

Wow. Liberal In Texas Jun 2020 #61

And, I hate to say it, stopped the daily briefings GopherGal Jun 2020 #75

Wow. Tell your friend, "Thanks" from us. Hekate Jun 2020 #66

Thanks Poiuyt Jun 2020 #70

I dont trust this at all FreddyWhite Jun 2020 #76

FWIW Heartstrings Jun 2020 #78

Looks like a hit and run malaise Jun 2020 #87

No casualties so it's all good.... Heartstrings Jun 2020 #88

"Fearmongering"? As killer disease explodes across the nation? Hortensis Jun 2020 #79

You're welcome, Hortensis! Heartstrings Jun 2020 #80

Sounds like a great kid. Turns out diarrhea is often Hortensis Jun 2020 #81

Test, trace, isolate -- we are still doing too little of each, let alone the combination. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #82