[glassboy]

Received a FedEx letter late Friday night about a LabCorp employee's positive test and that my wife (the person being tested) may have been exposed. It took LabCorp nine days to notify of the exposure with no offer of help or COVID testing to help out.

You expect a national testing lab to be safe environment. Guess not. Be careful out there.

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by glassboy

Received a FedEx letter late Friday night about a LabCorp employee's positive test and that my wife (the person being tested) may have been exposed. It took LabCorp nine days to notify of the exposure with no offer of help or COVID testing to help out.

You expect a national testing lab to be safe environment. Guess not. Be careful out there.

On the bright side.. If the exposure was nine days ago and she hasn't gotten sick, she's probably okay.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by glassboy

Received a FedEx letter late Friday night about a LabCorp employee's positive test and that my wife (the person being tested) may have been exposed. It took LabCorp nine days to notify of the exposure with no offer of help or COVID testing to help out.

You expect a national testing lab to be safe environment. Guess not. Be careful out there.

My goodness. I am surprised that anyone would blame someone for testing positive in a situation where they are working close to people in order to test them. How could she/he know that someone may be a carrier? It is a risk when any of us get closer than six feet to anyone.

I would think she is brave to put herself at risk and hope she doesn't have a bad case.

Originally Posted by glassboy

Received a FedEx letter late Friday night about a LabCorp employee's positive test and that my wife (the person being tested) may have been exposed. It took LabCorp nine days to notify of the exposure with no offer of help or COVID testing to help out.

You expect a national testing lab to be safe environment. Guess not. Be careful out there.

The lab employee had to wait about a week before getting tested to avoid a false negative so that might explain the delay.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

On the bright side.. If the exposure was nine days ago and she hasn't gotten sick, she's probably okay.

Not true. Asymptomatic means having Covid with no symptoms. This is the reason for the spread of this virus. You just never know who may be transmitting the virus because they seem to be perfectly fine and healthy.

I treat everyone as if they are carrying and transmitting the virus. I keep my distance with everyone with the exception of my husband. I always wear a mask when inside public buildings. The only exception is while dining in a restaurant but I will always be distanced from others.

[Lindsyburnsy]

The one thing that is the BIGGEST culprit for spreading the virus, is dining indoors. You may want to rethink doing that and instead eat outdoors.

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Not true. Asymptomatic means having Covid with no symptoms. This is the reason for the spread of this virus. You just never know who may be transmitting the virus because they seem to be perfectly fine and healthy.

I treat everyone as if they are carrying and transmitting the virus. I keep my distance with everyone with the exception of my husband. I always wear a mask when inside public buildings. The only exception is while dining in a restaurant but I will always be distanced from others.

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Not true. Asymptomatic means having Covid with no symptoms. This is the reason for the spread of this virus. You just never know who may be transmitting the virus because they seem to be perfectly fine and healthy.

I treat everyone as if they are carrying and transmitting the virus. I keep my distance with everyone with the exception of my husband. I always wear a mask when inside public buildings. The only exception is while dining in a restaurant but I will always be distanced from others.

Is this a Pavlovian Response for you? Asymptomatic simply means the lack of symptoms. It doesn't mean you have any illness, Covid or otherwise.
Now you want to go and turn it into your standard mask argument.

[andercat]

Can you tell me what day your wife went to the lab? I had blood drawn there on Tues Dec 1. I would really really appreciate knowing this. Thank you. Scary times.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by andercat

Can you tell me what day your wife went to the lab? I had blood drawn there on Tues Dec 1. I would really really appreciate knowing this. Thank you. Scary times.

Because of reading this I am postponing my labs at Quest that were routine testing of my thyroid. It can wait a couple of weeks and then maybe the vaccine may truly be on the horizon.

No one should be belittled for being careful in these times.

[Villageswimmer]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Because of reading this I am postponing my labs at Quest that were routine testing of my thyroid. It can wait a couple of weeks and then maybe the vaccine may truly be on the horizon.

No one should be belittled for being careful in these times.

Sounds like a good decision.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Not true. Asymptomatic means having Covid with no symptoms. This is the reason for the spread of this virus. You just never know who may be transmitting the virus because they seem to be perfectly fine and healthy.

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Asymptomatic simply means the lack of symptoms. It doesn't mean you have any illness, Covid or otherwise.

It seems pretty obvious he was referring to people who HAVE the virus and don't know it because they are asymptomatic and haven't been tested and can be anywhere spreading it.

When you hear that term used these days it is used virtually exclusively referring to Covid-19. However in all the medical definitions I have seen say it means you have HAD an illness and symptoms are gone OR you HAVE an illness and no symptoms are showing. What it does NOT mean is it is just some healthy guy running around that has or had nothing at all.

Asymptomatic: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
What is asymptomatic transmission?

Common question
What does asymptomatic mean?

Someone who is asymptomatic has the infection but no symptoms and will not develop them later. Someone who is pre-symptomatic has the infection but don't have any symptoms yet.Jun 15, 2020

[Altavia]

We've been fortunate so far but recent data is showing signs of a potential outbreak in Sumter county. Best to assume anyone may be infected.

Covid Act Now

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

According to Experience
For Ocala County - 90 new positive cases reported today.
9 deaths since yesterday
23 deaths this past week.

For Lake County - 92 new cases today.
2 deaths since yesterday
6 deaths this past week.

For Sumter County - only 15 new cases reported today.
No deaths since yesterday
only 6 deaths this past week.

So the denier will say "Sumter County, take off your masks! Mingle! Snog if it suits you! Party hearty, and toss that sanitizer away!"
The doom-and-gloomer will say "Look at Ocala - everyone is DYING. Death and sickness everywhere! That's what happens when the sheriff orders everyone to remove their masks in his office!"
The realist will say "this is still a pandemic. Wear your masks indoors. Wash your hands. Social distance. Even if the gub'ment says you don't have to anymore. Do it anyway, and let's lower those numbers even more."

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Lindsyburnsy

The one thing that is the BIGGEST culprit for spreading the virus, is dining indoors. You may want to rethink doing that and instead eat outdoors.

Now that the weather is cooler, hubby and I have dined outside a couple of times. I still feel very safe dining indoors when distanced from others.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Is this a Pavlovian Response for you? Asymptomatic simply means the lack of symptoms. It doesn't mean you have any illness, Covid or otherwise.
Now you want to go and turn it into your standard mask argument.

When I use the term "asymptomatic", I'm referring to someone who has Covid but does not have any symptoms. In fact, when listening to experts such as Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx, or any of the physicians who lend their expertise to this subject, they refer to asymptomatic as a person with Covid who does not exhibit any symptoms. Using the term "asymptomatic" when discussing Covid is not referring to someone who does not have any disease.

Bottom line...... asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic for Covid means folks have Covid but do not have any symptoms.