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Sen. Rand Paul Has Tested Positive for the Coronavirus

14 points by Willson50 7y ago

Mathnerd314 7y ago
It could be a false positive, since he says he's feeling fine. Or it could not be. No way to know without more meaningless tests.
jmull 7y ago
It’s worth noting that if he was a normal citizen there’s no way he’d have been tested. We’ve got a LOT of people wandering around with covid-19 who have no idea. NY’s recent numbers are eye-popping, but it’s quite likely it’s because they are testing a lot more than anyone else in the US, not because other places don’t have the same level of cases.
- cameldrv 7y ago
  I don't think so unfortunately. According to covidtracking.com, NY is getting about 25% of its samples back positive, compared with 12% for CA. If they were testing more intensively, you'd expect the positive rate to be lower. I think that the tech companies doing WFH two weeks ago and locking down a week ago are starting to show their great wisdom.
  - ardy42 7y ago
    > I think that the tech companies doing WFH two weeks ago and locking down a week ago are starting to show their great wisdom. It wasn't just tech companies.
chupa-chups 7y ago
This is another demonstration of how (some) elected politicians are unable to grasp reality. Imagine the person at your workplace, who is liked by most people. Is that the person which is most capable of deciding what should happen to steer the community as a whole? Most probably not. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22657717 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22657717
- eesmith 7y ago
  Why limit it to "(some) elected politicians"? Isn't pretty much the entire population at various times unable to grasp reality? I certainly am, and I'm no politician. So why pick on elected politicians? When you write "who is liked by most people", what does that mean? Like for their leadership skills? Liked for their ability to help people one-on-one? Liked for the homemade cookies they often bring to work? Because "liked for their leadership skills" seems like a good reason to select someone who will steer the workplace, at least for a while. That's how, for example, some worker co-ops handle it - workers vote to select the managers.
jrs235 7y ago
Yesterday Pence said:. "Don't get a test if you don't have symptoms." Two minutes later: "My wife and I will be taking the test this afternoon." He appears to not have symptoms. If he thought he has it or might have symptoms he shouldn't be standing at the podium 2 feet from the President. Do as they say not as they do apparently... Add: four feet good, two feet better
andrewclunn 7y ago
Term limits, soon to be brought to you by COVID-19

14 points by Willson50 7y ago

It could be a false positive, since he says he's feeling fine. Or it could not be. No way to know without more meaningless tests.

jmull 7y ago

It’s worth noting that if he was a normal citizen there’s no way he’d have been tested. We’ve got a LOT of people wandering around with covid-19 who have no idea. NY’s recent numbers are eye-popping, but it’s quite likely it’s because they are testing a lot more than anyone else in the US, not because other places don’t have the same level of cases.

cameldrv 7y ago
I don't think so unfortunately. According to covidtracking.com, NY is getting about 25% of its samples back positive, compared with 12% for CA. If they were testing more intensively, you'd expect the positive rate to be lower. I think that the tech companies doing WFH two weeks ago and locking down a week ago are starting to show their great wisdom.
- ardy42 7y ago
  > I think that the tech companies doing WFH two weeks ago and locking down a week ago are starting to show their great wisdom. It wasn't just tech companies.

chupa-chups 7y ago

This is another demonstration of how (some) elected politicians are unable to grasp reality. Imagine the person at your workplace, who is liked by most people. Is that the person which is most capable of deciding what should happen to steer the community as a whole? Most probably not. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22657717 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22657717

eesmith 7y ago
Why limit it to "(some) elected politicians"? Isn't pretty much the entire population at various times unable to grasp reality? I certainly am, and I'm no politician. So why pick on elected politicians? When you write "who is liked by most people", what does that mean? Like for their leadership skills? Liked for their ability to help people one-on-one? Liked for the homemade cookies they often bring to work? Because "liked for their leadership skills" seems like a good reason to select someone who will steer the workplace, at least for a while. That's how, for example, some worker co-ops handle it - workers vote to select the managers.

jrs235 7y ago

Yesterday Pence said:. "Don't get a test if you don't have symptoms." Two minutes later: "My wife and I will be taking the test this afternoon." He appears to not have symptoms. If he thought he has it or might have symptoms he shouldn't be standing at the podium 2 feet from the President. Do as they say not as they do apparently... Add: four feet good, two feet better

andrewclunn 7y ago

Term limits, soon to be brought to you by COVID-19