Covid-19 Antibody Testing

[texan]

It is listed as SARS BTW.

My blood was taken Wednesday. I got the results this morning. I didn't have the antibodies.

I have never really been locked in. I have worked each day. Eaten out regularly. Shopped pretty regularly. Went to music events that were protected pretty well in cover outside venues. I have played golf at least 1.5 times a week since January. I started coaching summer HS baseball memorial day and each weekend since.

I just wonder how contagious this really is for everyone and how it actually spreads. It is hard to believe I haven't come across the disease and contracted it. Honestly really surprising that I haven't touched it!

[Private Pickle]

It is listed as SARS BTW.

My blood was taken Wednesday. I got the results this morning. I didn't have the antibodies.

I have never really been locked in. I have worked each day. Eaten out regularly. Shopped pretty regularly. Went to music events that were protected pretty well in cover outside venues. I have played golf at least 1.5 times a week since January. I started coaching summer HS baseball memorial day and each weekend since.

I just wonder how contagious this really is for everyone and how it actually spreads. It is hard to believe I haven't come across the disease and contracted it. Honestly really surprising that I haven't touched it!

Over 3 million Americans have gotten it... You're just lucky...

[texan]

7-10-20 These haven't changed much. In fact when they move it is usually lower and back to normal. These are posted pretty much daily by the mayor. One wired thing is they adjust our total beds down. These numbers have stayed the same for 2 months.

Here are the bed and ventilator capacity statistics as reported by 25 hospitals in the @CityOfDallas
:Total beds: 5846Beds occupied: 4218 (72%)Total ICU beds: 939ICU beds occupied: 654 (70%)Total ventilators: 961Ventilators in use: 372 (39%)


6-27-20 Here are the bed and ventilator capacity statistics as reported by 25 hospitals in the @CityOfDallas
:Total beds: 6083Beds occupied: 4301 (71%)Total ICU beds: 942ICU beds occupied: 700 (74%)Total ventilators: 959Ventilators in use: 341 (36%)

[texan]

Over 3 million Americans have gotten it... You're just lucky...

Could be! But based on my activities my real question is it as easily contactable for EVERYONE as they are suggesting?

Or is there different blood types immune systems etc not as susceptible to contraction? Maybe even at all?

[texan]

Over 3 million Americans have gotten it... You're just lucky...

BTW more than 3 million have gotten it. At least 10 times that amount have likely contracted the virus according to projections. It could even be higher. Your number is positive tests, many were not tested.

[Private Pickle]

Could be! But based on my activities my real question is it as easily contactable for EVERYONE as they are suggesting?

Or is there different blood types immune systems etc not as susceptible to contraction? Maybe even at all?

I read an article where the A blood type is more succeptable and O seems to be the most resilient.

This virus is extremely contagious as just about every medical professional has attested to...

[Private Pickle]

BTW more than 3 million have gotten it. At least 10 times that amount have likely contracted the virus according to projections. It could even be higher. Your number is positive tests, many were not tested.

True.

[Tahuyaman]

Could be! But based on my activities my real question is it as easily contactable for EVERYONE as they are suggesting?

Or is there different blood types immune systems etc not as susceptible to contraction? Maybe even at all?

The virus does appear to be very contagious. It doesn't seem to be very deadly unless one has other fairly serious health issues.

[FindersKeepers]

I've been meaning to donate blood because right now the Red Cross is offering free antibody testing for donors, but so far, none of the time slots have worked.

[carolina73]

8% of those tested have COVID in the US (3.2 million out of 40 million). The first thing that I had to wonder, is if that number was skewed by:
1) paranoid people wrapped up like a mummy that ran out to be tested
2) because of a flood of people that thought they had symptoms and want to know if they are now most likely immune.