As soon as I saw how that's done I knew there's no way I would ever consent to something like that and would just have to wait until fast blood tests are available, assuming I ever need to get tested at all.
I had to get a similar test in 7th grade when I complained of a suddenly-sore throat. As awful as it was having along q-tip stuck down my mouth, I can't imagine how awful a covid-19 test through the nasal cavity has to be.
The Dems have made voting IDs a form of racism. We're legally not allowed to have that in some places.
Even in places where a state ID costs $10 or less, or is free for low-income or disabled people, Democrats still see it a form of racism/poll tax/whatever -- even though so many regular activities such as going to the doctor or cashing a check require photo ID.
Crosspost from the Protests thread:
Have been surprised to hear of so little violence so far.
It might erupt in Michigan,
The day before the protest, it was made clear that any illegal behavior would result in arrest. I have to give huge credit to the protestors for behaving, especially since our protests have attracted other interest/activist groups seeking their share of the spotlight. The fact that the media could only report two minor incidents -- (1) someone with minor scratches when someone else grabbed their sign away, and (2) someone who thought it was a good idea to bring an axe, but voluntarily surrendering it when asked to do so by police -- was quite impressive. I can only hope that no matter how frustrated people get with Michigan's going on, they keep their protests peaceful and drive the media crazy not being able to report about the violent right wing.
Also noteworthy I’m hearing from “reliable sources” Georgia’s numbers of daily positive tests are the same or slightly diminished. But the number of daily negative tests has increased a full order of magnitude.
That certainly goes against the second wave reports the MSM is trying to spin in Georgia. Then again, people looking at nothing but raw numbers here freak out to see 1000 cases more than the day before and ignore the qualifier that the number includes cases not reported from the previous weekend or ignore the overall gradual downward trend.
Added: Seems like some retail workers are taking the brunt of people's refusal to wear masks. Just found this on MSN. Not cool.
That sucks, but it's happening more where masks are required or expected to be worn. Someone shared a story about going grocery shopping this week where a worker told someone masks were now required there. Said shopper pitched a fuss and claimed she had health issues that precluded mask wearing. Not knowing the full situation, it's hard to judge, but someone that immunocompromised should probably look into an alternative shopping method whether curbside pickup or having a relative/friend shop for them.
How long until California starts demanding the rest of the country bring them food and iphones so they can continue their foreverquarantine?
It's only a matter of time, I suspect. In today's address to the media, Michigan's Governor Whitmer -- when asked about the currently-projected budget deficit -- made it clear one of her first options will be to ask the Federal Government to help cover the shortfall. I'm not sure where she thinks they'll get the money from when Federal Tax revenues are also down and all 50 states will likely be holding their hands out waiting for Federal gibs to stabilize their budgets as well. As much as she's spreading doom and gloom over cuts to education, public safety and healthcare -- and as unpleasant as those may realistically be -- government agencies need to share in the pain ordinary citizens presently feel in having their budgets turned tospy-turvy thanks to having less or no money coming in during the lockdowns. Maybe then they'd understand why the Owosso Barber opened back up -- not as a political statement, but as a necessity after being turned down twice for unemployment and seemingly unable to get other financial assistance.
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I forget what state this happened in, but supposedly another barber that opened up despite restrictions against it has now contracted COVID-19 and there's a mad scramble to identify whose hair he might have cut in the past two weeks.
If you have a phone that displays callers, should you be able to tell it's a contact tracer, such as COVID TEAM, block the number.
A lot of people already ignore calls showing unfamiliar numbers or a generic caller name due to telemarketers and other scammers using those type of numbers for their calls, even if it means they miss legitimate ones. Although Wikipedia is far from a reliable source, it's been opined there that contact tracing might use the same tactics debt collectors use in skip tracing. That's all the more reason to be suspicious of strange calls. And that doesn't even take into consideration the potential for fraudulent tracing calls that could be used for nefarious purposes such as robbing or cheating someone under the guise of needing to see them about a possible COVID-19 exposure.
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