COVID-19

[grunthy]

Nah, because according to one of my neighbors, all kids will be just fine if they get it, "look it up".

They die less when they get covid than when they get the flu.

[PFiDC]

Bingo!

[eddy]

https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/ ... ation-app/

This is interesting

[NTP66]

https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/ ... ation-app/

This is interesting

I think we both know what the response to this is going to be...

[nocera]

First they give people COVID through 5G and now they want us to install an app on our phone!?

[NTP66]

I can't recall the exact notice, but one of the items that I was asked if I wanted to enable or not when I upgraded to iOS 14 was some sort of Covid alert system.

[Troy Loney]

I downloaded it.

[NTP66]

I downloaded it.

@Troy Baaaloney

[count2infinity]

Cold season is here and our daycare is just auto declining kids if they're sick. My son was one of them. Started snotting throughout the day and they had us pick him up mid-afternoon.

Kind of lame, but I get it.

Same with ours. We kept her home a couple times where we probably wouldn't have before... we got an e-mails saying the fall pictures and fundraiser were canceled because they'd have to break their COVID protocols to do them. They also mentioned they don't have any kids or staff that have tested positive. They also said that if they do get any positive cases we'll be notified.

[robbiestoupe]

Our daughter has had a runny nose for a week and a half, but daycare hasn't sent her home. She either got it from daycare, or is teething. No fever, so I really have no issues sending her. It's a daycare cold, not covid.

[Morkle]

Our daughter has had a runny nose for a week and a half, but daycare hasn't sent her home. She either got it from daycare, or is teething. No fever, so I really have no issues sending her. It's a daycare cold, not covid.

Kind of how I feel. No temp or anything like that, as far as we can tell it's just a runny nose and sneezes. Oh well, better safe than sorry.

[nocera]

Could you get a quick test?

[Tomas]

I just learned that the allowed attendance at the GA@ARK football game on Saturday will be 17,000 (=22% of the 77,000 stadium capacity).

[DigitalGypsy66]

Clemson had 18K (Memorial Stadium seats 82K) for The Citadel last weekend, which was lower than expected. I guess the opponent factors into that, obviously. All students had to show they'd had a recent test to get a ticket, too.

[DigitalGypsy66]

[dodint]

I'm surprised they admitted it.

[nocera]

Woof. Not that one has anything to do with the other, but Notre Dame seemed to have the most fans by far of any game I flipped on last weekend.

[Troy Loney]

I'm surprised they admitted it.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

I'm sure Directional Florida is thrilled by this information

[NTP66]

This is a good article on the state of the vaccines, with some details on how they work and how much each country has invested in particular companies.

[pens9192]

Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Will Be Virtual: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/09/23 ... e-virtual/

Smart move and makes sense, will feel weird though.

[nocera]

Having never been, the Time Square New Year's Eve ball drop has always been virtual to me. Hopefully they'll Zoom with a drunk Jenny McCarthy.

[NTP66]

Having been there once, I can say that I would never, ever do it ever again. Ever.

[mikey]

I don't mind being in spaces with people (not related to this thread), but that seems like a crowd that would be too much for me to really feel comfortable or at least enjoy myself...

I'd be curious to know a bit about the experience if you wanted to share, NTP...if you don't want to re-live it, I understand haha

[NTP66]

Source of the post I'd be curious to know a bit about the experience if you wanted to share, NTP...if you don't want to re-live it, I understand haha

Imagine being sandwiched between millions of people with nowhere to turn, all yelling, and no easy access to a urinal. If I were forced to go to Times Square again, I'd pay for one of the hotel rooms right there, because those people were the smart ones.