Rep. Rodney Davis diagnosed with Covid days after warning lawmakers about safety
Source: Politico
Days after delivering a presentation on office safety in dealing with Covid-19, Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis, the top Republican on the House Administration Committee, announced he has tested positive for the virus.
In a letter posted on his website, Davis said he tested positive Wednesday morning. He submitted to the test after one of his twice-daily temperature checks clocked in at 99 degrees Fahrenheit, which is higher than normal for me, he wrote.
Because of the high temperature, my wife and I received a test this morning. While my test came back positive, my wifes test came back negative. My staff who Ive worked with in-person this week have received negative tests as well. Other than a higher-than-normal temperature, I am showing no symptoms at this time and feel fine.
Davis has taken greater care than many of his Republican counterparts to wear a mask and adhere to social distancing rules. That, he said in a statement, is because his wife is a nurse and a cancer survivor, which puts her in an at-risk category like so many Americans.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/05/rodney-davis-covid-congress-392033
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... if he was around many other infected individuals who refused to wear masks, then the mask he was wearing (if it was an ordinary cotton cloth or "dust mask" obviously wasn't enough to protect him from the toxic air that his Republican colleagues were spewing everywhere.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Especially in doors and if I flies Id wear my $30 top of the line swim goggles although not prescription. Safety first
That said Ive gone nowhere. Since 2-28 except 1 trip to Winco for a $500 condiment, spice & otc flue meds etc
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Kahuna
(27,311 posts)cover my hair. Say, droplets get in my hair, then I touch my hair...then I touch my face. I have allergies so my face is always itchy. I'd rather error on the side of caution.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)I cant see without my eye glasses so I wear a face shield and a plastic lined beanie. The microscopic virus is a smart virus.
I also carry and use a see through Queens Umbrella in case I have to go inside. Im high risk
Now I look like an alien but Im still alive
Anyway all the gear is a better look than a coffin
Kahuna
(27,311 posts)may not be assured. Last week I added it for my doctors visit.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Link to tweet
My #FaceShield adjustment. I staple sides to elastic for better side of eyes protection. Contours cloister you temples
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Kahuna
(27,311 posts)OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)I use in my art studio. Invert wear hope no murderers show up. 😂😂😂
Sorry. Dark humor is my Im serious coping mechanism
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I do the grocery shopping for the family, but we are careful to keep trips to a minimum and use stores that aren't too crowded. Mask-wearing is universal in stores around here, thank goodness.
What kind of condiment costs $500? Saffron? Truffle? Hummingbird tongue?
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Link to tweet
It is a bit absurd that so little costs so much but Im hooked on these pantry items etc
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)ananda
(28,858 posts)...
Midnight Writer
(21,753 posts)greymattermom
(5,754 posts)to have a reason to resign to get out of constant abuse by Trump and their dismal future in the minority party. That would explain the many meetings in close rooms without masks.
BumRushDaShow
(128,906 posts)People who are truly "asymptomatic" basically means "no fever".
I wish to hell that they would stop hanging their hats on "temperature checks" as some be-all end-all means to confirm if someone is infected or not.
hlthe2b
(102,236 posts)an elevation for HIM would mean a temperature increase so low grade it doesn't even meet the CDC threshold (100.4 F using Temporal thermometer) for suspicion. My own temp runs quite low as well (96.9 in the very early AM and no higher than 98.0 during the day) and in fact, the "so-called normal" temp of 98.6 has been shown to be artificially high for Americans in general, over the past several decades.
So, for him, that (99F) actually IS a low-grade temperature increase and thus he really is NOT asymptomatic.
That said, relying on temperature checks for most Americans, based on 100.4 or any other threshold is a false reliance and false premise. Testing testing testing~! Even batch testing would help.
BumRushDaShow
(128,906 posts)We are normally in the 97 range. However given that it is summer in the U.S., and whether he has been in IL or down in D.C., it has been pretty hot all around the country this summer.
We are unfortunately in this "denial" stage of behavior changes and want to find anything possible to NOT have to adhere to the social distancing and mask-wearing, although I know it is very difficult to change habits.
What is really needed is a rapid, specific, and sensitive onsite test, and obviously all kinds of researchers have been trying to work on one (and not just something that is an antibody test).
UpInArms
(51,282 posts)I doubt if he wore his mask when he was around her.
Tom Rinaldo
(22,912 posts)He had to buck a Trump headwind inside his Party in order to wear a mask. Of course having a wife who is at risk no doubt made that decision easier, but still he did the right thing. I hope his case is one of the minor ones.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)so I think karma is helping
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)Of course they think testing is not broken.
They don't have to wait for hours for an appointment or in line and wait days for a result.
Fla Dem
(23,656 posts)Tough luck for ordinary citizens.
NNadir
(33,516 posts)I wonder who's running against him.