Jax and Coronavirus

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Haven't been tested, as thankfully I've had a healthy 2020 thus far and have been really good about wearing a mask and social distancing. I did do an antibody test, which also came back negative.

I do personally know 10+ people here in Jax who have tested positive however. Most in their late 20s/early 30s, being reckless at the beach bars and house parties.

I haven't had any symptoms, I only know of one person, via Facebook, that has tested positive (he's in Charleston, SC and had common cold-like symptoms) so I haven't had the test myself.

Ken_FSU, I'm curious about the people you know personally:  What kind of symptoms, if any, have they had?

[Ken_FSU]

Haven't been tested, as thankfully I've had a healthy 2020 thus far and have been really good about wearing a mask and social distancing. I did do an antibody test, which also came back negative.

I do personally know 10+ people here in Jax who have tested positive however. Most in their late 20s/early 30s, being reckless at the beach bars and house parties.

I haven't had any symptoms, I only know of one person, via Facebook, that has tested positive (he's in Charleston, SC and had common cold-like symptoms) so I haven't had the test myself.

Ken_FSU, I'm curious about the people you know personally:  What kind of symptoms, if any, have they had?

Thankfully, as far as I know, they've all been either asymptomatic positives (tested after being at the beach bars or after have been in contact with a known positive) or mild (fatigue and sweats lasting 3-5 days). But again, almost all young, active, and healthy prior, which isn't really the demo the disease is ravaging the strongest.

[JaxAvondale]

"I tested negative for the virus and antibody when I got tested last month which was a bit surprising given that I was in Miami, London, and Madrid for multiple days in February."

Did you wear a mask during that time period? I am under the impression Europe was taking this far more seriously, especially in February, than the US. Trump was pretty much ignoring it at that time.

Yes sir! I had a mask on while in the airport and on my various flights. My first trip was on January 29th from Miami to Madrid and I assumed that I would have been one of the few ppl with a mask on but most young people on the plane had a face covering.

[thelakelander]

When I flew from Miami early last month, everyone had masks. When we arrived to JAX, very few had masks and they were running up and hugging people right after we got past security. No wonder the virus is out of control in this area.

[lundgren]

When I flew from Miami early last month, everyone had masks. When we arrived to JAX, very few had masks and they were running up and hugging people right after we got past security. No wonder the virus is out of control in this area.

I think it's impossible to take the virus under control without a vaccine whether you make everyone wear masks or not.

[twojacks]

And I thought you were educated.  Ever hear of fomite?  It's the virus particles that land on surfaces.  That's a possible route of transmission.  If you concluded masks don't work/help, that's a preconceived unfounded conclusion. Lake didn't say there was a definite link at that airport and covid.  I think his point was social distancing and masks are not routinely used in Florida.

[Lunican]

The public, at the urging of the media and politicans, have gone bat-crap crazy.  There are less that 1400 active cases in the entire US.  I'm not changing anything about my life that I have control over.  Was supposed to go to a concert tonight but that got canceled and then was headed to the St Pete Grand Prix tomorrow, but that is also cancelled.  So guess we'll just go garage sales tomorrow.  Flying to Chicago on Monday for work.

You ok? Been offline for a month.

[Charles Hunter]

A quote I like, "I wear a mask because I care about you, you wear a mask if you care about me. When I see someone without a mask, I assume they do not care about other people."

Had a son-in-law test positive and go into self-quarantine. His family got tested, and all negative. On the other side of the family, tested negative after another in-law was exposed.  It took more than a week for 3 of those tests to come back. The spouse of the infected person finally gave up and went to a place that can give test results in less than 24 hours.

This is a major failure of the US response to this pandemic.  Testing sites in all of the hot spots are reporting shortages of testing supplies. Tests are routinely taking more than a week to come back. I heard that the Jacksonville testing sites were considering having a special line for people with symptoms, so they can ask the lab to expedite their results (so it only takes 4 or 5 days?).  We could have invoked the Defense Production Act to make sure we had sufficient supplies (I've heard PPE are getting in short supply, too). But, the Republican Administration declared the disease will go away on its own, so there is no need to do anything special.  Sadly, the Coronavirus doesn't listen to Presidential [sic] tweets.

[MusicMan]

Sad story available through your favorite search engine:

Richard "Rick" Rose....... made fun of Covid 19. Now he's dead.


https://www.insider.com/ohio-man-veteran-died-coronavirus-mask-facebook-posts-2020-7

[BridgeTroll]

Sad story available through your favorite search engine:

Richard "Rick" Rose....... made fun of Covid 19. Now he's dead.


https://www.insider.com/ohio-man-veteran-died-coronavirus-mask-facebook-posts-2020-7

The only sad part of the story is the part where he infected unknown numbers of innocent people...

[BridgeTroll]

I bet it was fomites.

Humor?

[sandyshoes]

Sunday afternoon, Beach Blvd. Whataburger lobby - nobody but the employees wearing masks. 

[BridgeTroll]

Sunday afternoon, Beach Blvd. Whataburger lobby - nobody but the employees wearing masks. 

Governments fault...

[opfoodie]

I got tested at the new testing place off Wilson Blvd.  Made appointment online, it was a drive thru self-administered test.  The entire process took less than 10 minutes.  Got tested on Wednesday, had the results Sunday morning.   

[Adam White]

I got tested at the new testing place off Wilson Blvd.  Made appointment online, it was a drive thru self-administered test.  The entire process took less than 10 minutes.  Got tested on Wednesday, had the results Sunday morning.

So...is it a boy or a girl?