There’s anywhere from a 10-40% chance the tests don’t work.

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Apr 5, 2020
6:06:21am

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There’s anywhere from a 10-40% chance the tests don’t work.

Depends on which type is done.

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My daughter went to France in early January for a couple weeks. When she returned to the US, she became ill

Texas Hammer Amazon’s favorite customer

4/4/20 11:19pm

We went to Disneyland the end Jan and a few days after my wife had the same

bday

4/4/20 11:24pm

Very probable.

Desert Rat

4/4/20 11:24pm

Highly unlikely. That was before outbreak and even now 95% of

Plato

4/5/20 12:24am

Maybe not

bythenumbers

4/5/20 7:21am

I'm sure there were a handful of cases, but the vast majority were flu.

ReyOso

4/5/20 7:25am

I'll post something later

bythenumbers

4/5/20 7:41am

I think it's possible at some level, yes.

ReyOso

4/5/20 7:49am

You have to adjust for age

bythenumbers

4/5/20 8:00am

It's clearly far more deadly than the flu.

ReyOso

4/5/20 8:15am

We don't know

bythenumbers

4/5/20 8:52am

RE: My daughter went to France in early January for a couple weeks. When she

tippmancoug

4/4/20 11:24pm

So you're saying that a cold in Nov/Dec was Coronavirus? That's not impossible,

ThetaSigma

4/5/20 12:03am

RE: So you're saying that a cold in Nov/Dec was Coronavirus? That's not

tippmancoug

4/5/20 12:11am

She probably did.

4/4/20 11:29pm

What, did it suddenly turn lethal? Or did we miss thousands of deaths?

ReyOso

4/5/20 6:52am

Early in the spread most likely.

Harbinger

4/5/20 6:53am

Which is why it was probably flu

ReyOso

4/5/20 7:08am

Ha!

4/5/20 9:52am

Your track record on this is. . .not great.

ReyOso

4/5/20 10:27am

I can admit that I was wrong and over-down played it. You probably still over-played it, though.

4/5/20 10:39am

I'm sorry about the medical struggles. It sounds very challenging.

ReyOso

4/5/20 10:47am

Reading that earlier thread, you said it was lethal, but said it wouldn't spread

ReyOso

4/5/20 10:34am

Only about 10% of tests are positive and the people getting tested are those

Memmo

4/4/20 11:29pm

There’s anywhere from a 10-40% chance the tests don’t work.

4/5/20 6:06am

Very probable

4/4/20 11:38pm

I have wondered a couple times if my family and work have already had it:

kalifi

4/4/20 11:50pm

Timeframe is what I’ve wondered about my daughter as well. She fell sick around mid January, and was sick for a good two

4/4/20 11:57pm

And if you did have it, what does it mean for you? What does it change?

Brisco

4/5/20 12:22am

Well, for one it would mean you probably have at least partial immunity.

BlooGeek

4/5/20 12:48am

A Dr I know returned from France just days before Europe was closed for travel

4/5/20 2:18am

Only 5 percent being tested have it in Utah. And most of those have symptoms.

JAGA97

4/5/20 8:50am

And? Does that mean they never had it?

Harbinger

4/5/20 10:14am

5% or less chance they had it.

JAGA97

4/5/20 10:35am

At the time of testing*

Harbinger

4/5/20 10:49am

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