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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCook County, IL (Chicago) will be investigating November deaths for COVID-19.
The chief medical examiner was just interviewed on CNN about it.
She said they will go back further if needed. She mentioned September.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)You mean, gulp, a Chief Medical Examiner who is actually investigating the facts? WOW!
You get so used to sycophants in the Administration who wear down their erasers, (image what we are paying for those) and maybe uncap a lot of Sharpies just to make sure we don't have any idea of what is going on factually. They must also wear the lettering off of a lot of delete keys on their computers.
How refreshing and alarming that news. Plus, go back further even. Amazing.
Thanks.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)Kudos to her.
I bet they find it.
JCMach1
(27,578 posts)I think it came here in early November, maybe late October.
JCMach1
(27,578 posts)I think I had it late Nov. And lasted until the end of Dec. The long-term damage in the heart and lungs may not ever go away.
My North Dallas burb has a lot of tech and a large Asian population. My mystery illness was contagious enough I know exactly where and when I caught it. I also know Iinfected at least 3 other people. One of those was hospitalized and the other had long recovery and long-term effects similar to mine.
Yeah, could be a rogue RSV, but I have some pretty serious questions. It was none of the major possibilities. I tested thoroughly.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)I hope you recover and feel better, my friend.
JCMach1
(27,578 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)It would be interesting to know the results.
JCMach1
(27,578 posts)Which they send to the lab. The were also impaling me for uric acid level
LeftInTX
(25,601 posts)Unless you are in an at risk group, RSV is basically a cold.
This sounds worse.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)If JC does, then that means there possibly could be another bug circulating.
Initech
(100,107 posts)So yeah it may have already been here and we would have had no idea.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)crickets
(25,986 posts)Ani Yun Wiya
(797 posts)Maybe it even started here...
Amishman
(5,559 posts)It is very easy to get mislead when testing what could be a uniform sample.
To demonstrate my point, lets set a scenario where the really virus didn't exist in September and there can be zero real positive tests from samples from that time period.
Lets say you retest 200 samples, and your test has a 5% error rate. You will expect to get 10 positives. That is just the most likely outcome, it is possible that the random noise will given an error rate above that or below that. The kicker is that if randomness puts the false positive count below expectations, no one cares. Put it above, and you get a hot news story.
forthemiddle
(1,383 posts)If the virus has been circulating that long, does that change anyones opinion about the lockdown?
Just a few questions I have....
roamer65
(36,747 posts)If it follows in the footsteps of the 1918 flu virus, this coming fall and winter will be REALLY bad.