My son will leave next week for his first year of college. As the kids arrive on campus, they will be given an on-site saliva COVID test. But they have not said what happens if tests positive. Should I get him tested here at home in the remaining days before he leaves for college?
Don’t read too much into people surviving after having received it. Well done, double blind tests showed those without it survive at the same percentage last I heard.
I’d still like to know if college students who test positive get recorded as such in their college town or where their hometown officially is. Gettysburg College had 5 students test positive this past week. The county they’re in (Adams) reported 5 new cases one day (different numbers other days). Was the “5” those 5 or are there additional numbers nearby that we don’t have recorded because they don’t officially live here?
I keep track of local numbers and those nearby (via zip codes) to try to see how things are in my specific area. I know tourism throws it off, but are colleges going to throw it off too?
@Nrdsb4 is correct re treatment. They were given all 3.
@Creekland, I think college students who get Covid at school should be counted where the school is located. The communities they could pass it to are near the college, not hundreds or thousands of miles away in their home state. Tourists are tougher. People who get Covid while summering outside their home county should probably be counted wherever they’re vacationing. But someone who picks it up while traveling and is diagnosed when they return home would likely be counted in their home numbers.
I think it’s a great question. I would probably call your county dept. of health to ask how they calculate it. I’ll probably do the same here.
FWIW, older folks don’t have a 99% chance of survival, but it’s still doubtful drugs that were shown to be ineffective made the difference considering a majority of all ages survive it (last I saw).
@dietz199 – I know YOU know better, but the amount of people who don’t get correlation and believe “he got it and survived, so I know it works” is really depressing. Just a really bad grasp on basic logic and statistics.
@garland, that’s why I believe basic statistics should be a required course in high school. It’s certainly more relevant to most people’s everyday lives than any algebra 2 class, and it’s not useless to those who do continue on in math.
H gets a call from BIL yesterday. Seems he’s been called in to work and knew about it 2 weeks ago, but never bothered to tell H until yesterday - calling from his own house - telling him FIL is now alone, back at home, and BIL plus his wife (working as a PT) will be going to help him out on weekends.
So… they go from helping FIL (92, one lung, heart issues) isolate trying to keep him safe, to socializing with non-isolating neighbors pretending he can’t get ill that way, to this and only tell H about it AFTER the fact as if H could drop everything and safely go there today. Even if he did, they’re still coming on weekends so they can “enjoy the river.” Work/friends during the week and FIL on weekends.
We offered to go there for a whole month - 6 weeks giving BIL a “go home and enjoy yourself” break, but he declined the offer, multiple times. H can do this if he sets things up ahead of time.
FIL tells us he wants to live (has a decent life) and is content isolating in his cottage.
BIL is calling all the shots as if he’s in charge and has been since the start of this. When we’ve been there I’ve seen him getting more unhappy with all the drudgery - hence - our offers to give him a long break.
BIL stands to get a nice inheritance when FIL dies. Am I the only one thinking money means more to him than FIL at this point (and the midpoint)?
H was so frustrated last night. It’s still impossible to know what to do. He’s going to call FIL this morning, but BIL just does what he wants to do and now no longer cares if FIL gets it (well, he does in words, but not deeds).
We both just want to move to an intelligent, caring planet if one exists.
Also, checking school email this morning I see two new job listings. School starts in one week. Seems at least a couple are making their last minute decisions.
I won’t be there, but I told them last month and was not scheduled to be full time this fall anyway, so not a big deal comparatively.
Bad news came today. My 95 yr old mother took a sudden turn for the worse overnight. It seems she got hit with the second week crash. They believe a lung clot got loose and caused a stroke. They had just put her on oxygen and home health care because of a fall. Now we just wait. She is getting palliative care. Still 700 miles away and can’t go there since they are all positive in varying stages of the disease.
I’m thinking of you and sending my best wishes to your mother, @Singersmom07.
@Singersmom07 So sorry. How wrenching for all of you.
I’m so sorry @Singersmom07
So very sorry, @Singersmom07
@Singersmom07 Sending hugs. Really sorry to hear the update.
I’m so sorry for all those who are having challenges keeping their loved ones safe. It definitely feels like a juggling act.
@Singersmom07 I am so very sorry. ((HUGS)) and prayers for her comfort.
So sorry for what your family is going through, @Singersmom07.
So sorry, @Singersmom07.
D has been feeling poorly the last few days so she went for a COVID test yesterday evening. They told her that if she doesn’t hear back by Sunday, it means she was negative. She said the test wasn’t as bad as she expected. It was a drive through facility and she administered the test herself.