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Things are a bit hit and miss in respect of which anti-body test works. The Abbott Labs test that was being lauded by the WH was showing a 15% incorrect testing rate in recent quality assurance studies. The tests the UK bought were even worse -- only 70% accuracy. I was all in a few weeks ago...

In my country, if you had severe asthma you would have received a letter from the government in March instructing you to self-isolate for 12 weeks as you were deemed to be high risk. You would also have been contacted by an agency offering to arrange free food delivery if you needed it, to...

The hope, for all humanitarians, is that the number of deaths will be reduced to the lowest possible number, not just to stagger the deaths over a longer period so that the health system does not collapse. Preventing the collapse of health systems will reduce deaths, but the first part of the...

In our particular case, we were talking about his overdraft, so I am fairly sure it was a) a jocular comment aimed at diverting attention from his finances, but also b) a way of expressing concern about my mortality that he couldn't express by telling me that I needed to stay out of harms way...

Don't usually reply to myself, but have to add that this is roughly typical of the banter in our family, so don't think the worst of my first born!

I have to admit I was a bit shaken today when my 28 year old son asked if I had life insurance I'm 62 and can honestly say that the subject has never come up in conversation with anyone other than my bank manager before this ....

That last photo was pretty revealing. I guess we don't know at this point -- unless any Insiders have insight -- into what proportion of WDW staff have been kept on payroll and working to keep the flower beds, woodland growth, and general foliage under control. And equally, how much effort has...

You may find there is a time lag in accurate news release in certain states due to "bugs" in data capture and communication from data analysts to politicians.

Have they now posted signs saying "hold your breathe until you reach your required floor. Do not ride if you cannot hold a breathe for 3 minutes and plan to ascend to the top floor...."

And elevators...

Duh. The health advice around the world is stay a minimum of 6 feet away to minimize transmission of the virus. The failure to respect this advice is why so many pork factory workers are infected. If your delivery drivers & curbside pickup staff have not been following this (in the absence of...

Call me contrary, but I don't see how you can stay 6 feet apart from your customer when styling their hair or painting their nails, unless you have unnaturally long arms.

So why was the WH offering it to visiting Oil Industry Execs in early April, according to the press conference?

The study I read stated "although symptoms almost certainly developed later in some" (of those asymptomatic on testing) but didn't quantify. I haven't seen any up-dated info, but I suspect public health officials worldwide will be following any subsequent testing because of the size of the...

Abbott’s 15-Minute COVID-19 Test Authorized for Emergency Use March 30, 2020 The FDA granted an Emergency Use Authorization to Abbot Laboratories’ point-of-care COVID-19 test that can deliver results in less than 15 minutes. The rapid molecular point-of-care test delivers positive COVID-19...

I would respond saying that as the U.S. government has banned you from entering into the U.S. and has given no indication as to when a travel ban might be lifted, you are not in a position to either confirm, or cancel any booking. Ask what steps they are taking to overturn or amend the travel...

I could have sworn I saw a press conference in Washington where politicians and business leaders were being given "instant tests"(Abbott Laboratories' 15 minute test) to determine if they were positive or negative. Was I dreaming?

Or take a mandatory virus test each day -- a rule that would apply to all who refuse to, or are not capable, of wearing a mask. There are ways around any discrimination claims...But of course the common sense line is that if you are not willing or able to wear a mask to protect others and...

The insurance companies don't need access to the data, they just need you to declare whether or not you have signed up to participate.

Iceland tested 6% of its entire population prior to April 4th. It found 43% of those who tested positive had yet to experience any symptoms but could have been contagious. How to deal with identifying that group of possible virus-spreaders remains problematic. The other 57% of positive cases...