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cadoman

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1. I'm flabbergasted that we're still doing the PCR test...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Aug 6, 2021, 10:00 PM

Aug 2021

If you have someone come into your hospital mildly symptomatic, are you really going to determine treatment based on this meaningless test? Are hospitals just running it out of habit, for cash, or what?

Maybe there is just a little bit of Elizabeth Holmes in all of us?

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Rep. Sharice Davids tests positive for COVID-19. She's vaccinated, with mild symptoms [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2021 OP

I'm flabbergasted that we're still doing the PCR test... cadoman Aug 2021 #1

It's not a meaningless test. The polymerase chain reaction tests are the most reliable ways to test JohnSJ Aug 2021 #5

This post is false and inaccurate information and should not be regarded as factual JohnSJ Aug 2021 #7

You are spreading a rumor that originated on Facebook. Stop it. Politicub Aug 2021 #9

Thank-you. I have to wonder if this misinformation is intentional JohnSJ Aug 2021 #15

What are you talking about? lapucelle Aug 2021 #18

So it looks like she got it from a health care provider at the surgical center. nt DURHAM D Aug 2021 #2

The breakthrough cases don't seem that rare here madville Aug 2021 #3

"Such cases are believed to be relatively rare" BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #4

Yep. LisaL Aug 2021 #6

It would be interesting to know if those breakthrough cases were mostly from people who were JohnSJ Aug 2021 #8

I'm hoping more Polybius Aug 2021 #10

Digging through the report, I found this BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #11

Interesting. Thanks. It seems any booster might need to contain something specific for the delta JohnSJ Aug 2021 #12

Probably BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #13

If we could get the remaining 100 million unvaccinated, vaccinated, it would be less likely variants JohnSJ Aug 2021 #14

"relatively rare" is by definition a relative measure Slammer Aug 2021 #16

Exactly BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #17

So as expected the vaccine worked. She had a mild case. GulfCoast66 Aug 2021 #19