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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#331126: Oct 3rd 2020 at 8:53:08 AM

Not to rehash, but while I'm happy for anyone who hasn't gotten Covid, but I really don’t get how Biden and Pence didn’t get it if so many other people did who were at that event or interacted with people who were. . Hopefully those tests aren’t false negatives.

Biden isn't quite out of the danger zone yet, because IIRC in the early days, tests can still come back negative. It's why the quarantine period is there.

Edited by nova92 on Oct 3rd 2020 at 8:53:42 AM

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#331127: Oct 3rd 2020 at 8:53:29 AM

Now, if my name were a patronymic, I definitely wouldn't give my son the root as a given name. But then, I am not nor will I ever be a parent.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#331128: Oct 3rd 2020 at 8:56:30 AM

By all reports Biden was never closer than 10 feet from Trump or his host of incubators. Its not 100% safe, obviously, but its a lot safer than the Republicans constantly rubbing shoulders without masks.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#331129: Oct 3rd 2020 at 8:56:35 AM

Biden wasn’t at the event, his only contact with anyone from the event is the debate interaction I believe, which was conducted at distance. Plus we still haven’t actually got certainty that Trump didn’t infect him at the debate.

How Pence’s dodged it I don’t know, though he may not have.

[up] Didn’t Biden and Trump walk relatively close to enough other when coming on stage at the debate?

Edited by Silasw on Oct 3rd 2020 at 3:57:16 PM

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#331130: Oct 3rd 2020 at 8:58:36 AM

No closer than the desks.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#331131: Oct 3rd 2020 at 8:58:59 AM

They came from opposite directions. Their podiums were the closest they ever got to each other.

DeMarquis (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#331132: Oct 3rd 2020 at 8:59:42 AM

Covid isnt that contagious. The latest research indicates that it spreads in clusters, and most people who have it dont infect anyone else.

I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#331133: Oct 3rd 2020 at 8:59:52 AM

Transmission depends on a number of things, including how much viral load is passed to the noninfected person and whether it gets absorbed (for instance, if you only get some on your shoes and you don't touch your shoes, you've been exposed, but you're probably safe). It's not an either-or proximity thing, so Biden, while he's still not confirmed 100% safe, also isn't 100% infected just because he was near Trump.

It's been fun.
PointMaid Since: Jun, 2014
#331134: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:00:44 AM

@Silasw, but ninja'd: Generally, I don't think 'walk near someone for five seconds with neither coughing or sneezing on the other' is considered that high risk. I think for contact tracing they ask for people you've been in close contact with for 5+ minutes?

EDIT: But if they didn't even do that, as others are saying (I didn't actually see the debate, can't stand to hear Trump talk); apparently 12 feet in a large, well-ventilated space isn't that bad. I wouldn't want to test it myself, but still.

Edited by PointMaid on Oct 3rd 2020 at 12:06:55 PM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#331135: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:07:09 AM

Yeah, let's not overestimate the contagiousness. This is a bad disease, but it's not Captain Trips.

nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#331136: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:08:06 AM

Okay, my sense of time is completely out of whack this year, but Trump's doctor just said that he is "just 72 hours into the diagnosis now." [1] Has it been 72 hours already since the announcement that Trump has COVID? Or did they know he had the virus and not tell people?

Edited by nova92 on Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:10:19 AM

Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#331137: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:12:13 AM

It was announced Friday, I think. If he’s been diagnosed for 72 hours (3 days), that means he’s been diagnosed with it since midday Wednesday.

So either they were hiding it from people on Wed-Thurs, or they’re lying about the 72 hours now.

Edited by Galadriel on Oct 3rd 2020 at 12:13:16 PM

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#331138: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:12:20 AM

I think its possible they knew he had the virus or had a strong feeling that he was at extreme risk and assumed announcing at the wrong time would be a bad idea,for anyone else it would be different but since he's the president..yeah.

Edited by Ultimatum on Oct 3rd 2020 at 4:12:42 PM

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#331139: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:15:48 AM

I have heard health advice to the effect that biking or walking within 5 feet is not a risk factor: it is prolonged closeness that makes risks go up. So just walking within 3 feet of someone for a moment is unlikely to infect you, especially when you don't talk or cough/sneeze.

[up] Considering historical precedent, the fact that we are hearing anything at all while it happens is already quite extraordinary.

Edited by Redmess on Oct 3rd 2020 at 6:17:19 PM

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#331140: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:20:33 AM

This probably explains why they came late to the debate and missed the covid screening. He already knew he had it, and didn’t want them to find out and stop the debate.

Fucking garbage human being.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#331141: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:23:49 AM

@smokey And if that is the case, "he had COVID" is the perfect excuse for his debate performance.

Well, perfect for the GOP cult at least.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#331142: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:25:32 AM

Oh god, it just sunk in that the world's shoutiest man contracted COVID. Ew.

It's been fun.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#331143: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:27:14 AM

[up] Dang it man, I didn't want to think about that. XD.

Just watch sycophants argue Trump going with COVID to the debate is brave.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Oct 3rd 2020 at 12:27:57 PM

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#331144: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:29:28 AM

Interesting. That puts his talk about the virus in a different light.

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ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#331145: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:34:02 AM

So, who do you guys think will get it next? We've gotten so many confirmations so fast, it feels like the universe is definitely going for Laser-Guided Karma here.

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#331146: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:35:11 AM

I’m betting no less than 10 people from the ACB party by the end of this.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#331147: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:35:13 AM

Bill Barr was standing inches away from several people who have tested positive.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#331148: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:35:14 AM

Let's not get into that, please.

I get it, but it's too close to wishing death on another person, which is against Forum Rules.

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#331149: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:35:17 AM

In the country where I live, Kellyanne Conway isn't that famous, so when I mention that she's got COVID-19, I always have to add "She's the one who created the phrase 'alternative facts'."

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#331150: Oct 3rd 2020 at 9:35:27 AM

Well, who else was in that party thing?


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