Coronavirus. Not to be confused with Norcovirus.

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  1. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

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    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
  2. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    They had to let her know what disease she recovered from :)
     
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  3. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    :facepalm::laugh:o_O:eek::D
     
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  4. fos'l

    fos'l Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Bob
    Current Bike:
    2005 Santa Cruz Superlight
    Considering what I've heard about the accuracy of the test, surprised they didn't just flip a coin.
     
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  5. Cornholio

    Cornholio iMTB Rockstah

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    CA
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    B
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    Huffy
  6. tick

    tick Well-Known Member

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    Orange
    Name:
    Tick
    Current Bike:
    Process 111
    My antibody test was 10 minutes, the nasal swab 4 days. Negative for both.

    I’m guessing there is a priority ranking for different tests based on why the test is administered.
     
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  7. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

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    Simi Valley
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    Ed
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    Niner Jet 9 RDO
  8. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
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  9. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    What's changed? You've always looked like that to me. :D
     
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  10. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

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    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Whatever happened to the "it's no worse than the flu guys"?
    Must be out golfing:whistling:
     
  11. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    It appears to be about 1.5x - 2x worse than the flu... while costing 1000x as much. But hey... I'm glad you're confident about the healthy position of California state finances!
     
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  12. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

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    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
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    Highball
    Never cared about any finances other than my own. The State taxes me and I vote. That's about all I can do.
     
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  13. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

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    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Still here. I've been busy laughing at people wearing masks and living my life.
     
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  14. Cornholio

    Cornholio iMTB Rockstah

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    CA
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    B
    Current Bike:
    Huffy
  15. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Of course not Corn. Usually just the ones that wear them as chin guards. I respectfully wear one when I'm asked to do so and I wear it properly. I have cardiomyopathy and am on two heart medications. With my job it was nearly impossible to "protect" myself and after the first couple of weeks I just went back to normal life while being somewhat cautious. Sorry for your loss.
     
  16. tick

    tick Well-Known Member

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    Orange
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    Tick
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    Process 111
    wearing one to protect yourself is indeed foolish. Wearing one to maybe protect the others in the room is just nice. We need more nice.

    I just tested negative, so me wearing a mask does exactly zero. But if it’s socially acceptable to wear one, the guy who is carrying the Rona might wear his too. Not wearing one in my yard, not out on a trail, but at work and at the store? You bet.

    We’re close to having enough testing that we can have more confidence who does and does not have the virus. But for a while, extra measures to reduce spreading are just prudent. The Japanese example seems relevant. Low spread, despite high density living. They are just very good with the mask wearing and they do a ton of contact tracing and then quarantine just the exposed folks instead of the whole country.
     
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  17. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    Given current trends, I think it is probably more important to flag the people who have already had it, and are now immune. We can now be pretty confident that far more people have had it, and were never tested, than those who had it and were confirmed. Even among those people who represent the "confirmed" cases, a large number have recovered. Of course, given our craptastic health tracking system in this country, there is no universal guideline for how to count people as "recovered"... so some states have 90% or higher "recovered" percentages (of their confirmed cases), while other states aren't even tracking it.

    It is possible that if you include the large numbers of cases that were never confirmed (because they were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms) over 95% of the people who have had the virus have now already recovered.

    The one thing that this pandemic will be known for - horrifically bad testing, tracking and reporting at all levels.
     
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  18. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Ohhh, sorry for your loss. :(
     
  19. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I wear a mask where I am asked to, at a client’s home, or an office, or a retail establishment. I never wear one while driving. I want those around me to feel some degree of security. I’ve been on the side of “you can’t be too careful” all along.

    Lately, I’ve been joking with folks I see asking them if this is a “stick up?!”. I get lots of giggles.
     
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  20. fos'l

    fos'l Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Bob
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    2005 Santa Cruz Superlight
    I just say it beats cosmetic surgery.
     
  21. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

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    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    My condolences. :(
     
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  22. scan

    scan iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    fran allas
    Current Bike:
    Scott Spark
    I don't think we know this yet.
     
  23. fos'l

    fos'l Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Bob
    Current Bike:
    2005 Santa Cruz Superlight
    Seems like a couple of things we "know" are 1) there were 1100 sailors on that Navy ship who tested positive. Of that group, about 15 who were in quarantine for two-three weeks, apparently "cured" and tested negative two times three days apart, are testing positive some with symptoms again, and 2) that plasma from individuals who recovered seems to facilitate the recovery of individuals with severe symptoms (probably help others too, but only tried with the very ill AFAIK).
     
  24. BonsaiNut

    BonsaiNut iMTB Rockstah

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    Troutman, NC
    Name:
    Greg P
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    Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1
    They better be... because otherwise why are we developing a vaccine - if triggering your body's immune system doesn't make you immune?
     
  25. scan

    scan iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    fran allas
    Current Bike:
    Scott Spark
    Of course we all hope so, but your statement is not accurate.......as of now. As with so much of this we're still collecting data/understanding.
     
  26. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

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    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
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    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    That's what clinical trials do.
     
  27. fos'l

    fos'l Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Bob
    Current Bike:
    2005 Santa Cruz Superlight
    AFAICT there's no guarantee a vaccine will be feasible. We can all hope, but after all these years where are the AIDS, Herpes, Hepatitis ......vaccines. Maybe not all analogous situations, but still not a slam dunk.
     
  28. scan

    scan iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    fran allas
    Current Bike:
    Scott Spark
    So true!
     
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  29. HBkites

    HBkites Well-Known Member

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    Huntington Beach
    Name:
    Sharone
    Current Bike:
    Why S7, Revel Rascal, Spark RC
    As of today, I personalty don't know anybody who tested positive. If we are looking/hoping for herd amenity, we might not be out of the woods yet.
    On the other hand, data form Italy (an other places in the world) suggest that the average age of Covid victims is 80 years old and they had had other underlining medical condition. Covid might be "thinning the heard", but it wouldn't kill as all.

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...irus-fatalities-suffered-from-other-illnesses
     
  30. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    Is anyone on this site positive, or know anyone who tested positive? @Mikie How many imtb members are there?
    Have I asked this before?
     
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