[akiddoc]

Negative.
Employer made me get the test because I have a cough. I was going to do it anyway. I self reported the cough and arranged the test at Stanford thinking they would be fast. The 12-24 hour turn around was about 54 hours and my internist had to track it down. Still not showing up on my Stanford portal. Sitting around at home the last 2 days was pretty boring. At least I get to go to work tomorrow.

[akiddoc]

Negative.
Employer made me get the test because I have a cough. I was going to do it anyway. I self reported the cough and arranged the test at Stanford thinking they would be fast. The 12-24 hour turn around was about 54 hours and my internist had to track it down. Still not showing up on my Stanford portal. Sitting around at home the last 2 days was pretty boring. At least I get to go to work tomorrow.

[2006alum]

Mazel tov! Great to hear, and stay safe out there. 

(And FWIW, I've been sneezing and coughing for much of the past four weeks due to spring blooms coming early with lots of warm sunshine and little (until this week) rain. Every time I take claritin & sudafed, it seems to go away for the rest of the day.)

[2006alum]

Mazel tov! Great to hear, and stay safe out there. 

(And FWIW, I've been sneezing and coughing for much of the past four weeks due to spring blooms coming early with lots of warm sunshine and little (until this week) rain. Every time I take claritin & sudafed, it seems to go away for the rest of the day.)

[akiddoc]

Mazel tov! Great to hear, and stay safe out there. 

(And FWIW, I've been sneezing and coughing for much of the past four weeks due to spring blooms coming early with lots of warm sunshine and little (until this week) rain. Every time I take claritin & sudafed, it seems to go away for the rest of the day.)

I kind of knew my issue was allergies. But proof needed for my job.

[akiddoc]

Mazel tov! Great to hear, and stay safe out there. 

(And FWIW, I've been sneezing and coughing for much of the past four weeks due to spring blooms coming early with lots of warm sunshine and little (until this week) rain. Every time I take claritin & sudafed, it seems to go away for the rest of the day.)

I kind of knew my issue was allergies. But proof needed for my job.

[OutsiderFan]

Good to hear. Hopefully tests can continue being given to people in high risk scenarios because I know some tested negative a few times before testing positive, like on the Cruise ship in Japan and some cases I remember reading about in Asian countries.

We are all statistically more likely than not to be infected, but we all hope to avoid complications, and certainly getting it when past surge capacity to handle us.

I did read a preliminary study that suggested people with Type A blood are more susceptible to worse outcomes from Covid-19 than those with Type O blood. The conclusion was based on samples of 1,8000 patients, so the researchers suggested to check blood type and prioritize type A and AB blood types over O types if rationing care.

[OutsiderFan]

Good to hear. Hopefully tests can continue being given to people in high risk scenarios because I know some tested negative a few times before testing positive, like on the Cruise ship in Japan and some cases I remember reading about in Asian countries.

We are all statistically more likely than not to be infected, but we all hope to avoid complications, and certainly getting it when past surge capacity to handle us.

I did read a preliminary study that suggested people with Type A blood are more susceptible to worse outcomes from Covid-19 than those with Type O blood. The conclusion was based on samples of 1,8000 patients, so the researchers suggested to check blood type and prioritize type A and AB blood types over O types if rationing care.

[Hurlburt88]

Any statistical details on that blood type study?

[Hurlburt88]

Any statistical details on that blood type study?

[OutsiderFan]

Any statistical details on that blood type study?

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/...hina-study

[OutsiderFan]

Any statistical details on that blood type study?

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/...hina-study

[terry]

Glad you got a good result, akiddoc. Hope you stay safe.

[terry]

Glad you got a good result, akiddoc. Hope you stay safe.

[M T]

Any statistical details on that blood type study?

The research article is here.

The  ABO  blood  group  in  3,694  normal  people  in  Wuhan  displayed  a  percentage  distribution of 32.16%, 24.90%, 9.10% and 33.84% for A, B, AB and O, respectively, while  the  1,775  patients  with  COVID-19  from  Wuhan  Jinyintan  Hospital  showed  an  ABO  distribution  of  37.75%,  26.42%,  10.03%  and  25.80%  for  A,  B,  AB  and  O,  respectively

The ABO blood group in 23368 normal people in Shenzhen displayed a percentage distribution of 28.77%, 25.14%, 7.32% and 38.77% for A, B, AB and O, respectively. Analysis of 285 patients with COVID-19 from Shenzhen showed proportions of blood groups  A,  B,  AB  and  O  to  be  28.77%,  29.12%,  13.68%  and  28.42%,  respectively.

They also looked at the separate age groups and found that the risks were generally the same across each. (So this isn't the case that more old people had A and more young people had O.)

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[M T]

Any statistical details on that blood type study?

The research article is here.

The  ABO  blood  group  in  3,694  normal  people  in  Wuhan  displayed  a  percentage  distribution of 32.16%, 24.90%, 9.10% and 33.84% for A, B, AB and O, respectively, while  the  1,775  patients  with  COVID-19  from  Wuhan  Jinyintan  Hospital  showed  an  ABO  distribution  of  37.75%,  26.42%,  10.03%  and  25.80%  for  A,  B,  AB  and  O,  respectively

The ABO blood group in 23368 normal people in Shenzhen displayed a percentage distribution of 28.77%, 25.14%, 7.32% and 38.77% for A, B, AB and O, respectively. Analysis of 285 patients with COVID-19 from Shenzhen showed proportions of blood groups  A,  B,  AB  and  O  to  be  28.77%,  29.12%,  13.68%  and  28.42%,  respectively.

They also looked at the separate age groups and found that the risks were generally the same across each. (So this isn't the case that more old people had A and more young people had O.)

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[Mick]

Good to hear. Hopefully tests can continue being given to people in high risk scenarios because I know some tested negative a few times before testing positive, like on the Cruise ship in Japan and some cases I remember reading about in Asian countries.

We are all statistically more likely than not to be infected, but we all hope to avoid complications, and certainly getting it when past surge capacity to handle us.

I did read a preliminary study that suggested people with Type A blood are more susceptible to worse outcomes from Covid-19 than those with Type O blood. The conclusion was based on samples of 1,8000 patients, so the researchers suggested to check blood type and prioritize type A and AB blood types over O types if rationing care.

Did the study have any comments on Type B patients and their vulnerabilities?  I'm A+, so I'm already resigned, but Mrs. Mick is B+.  So I'm curious.

[Mick]

Good to hear. Hopefully tests can continue being given to people in high risk scenarios because I know some tested negative a few times before testing positive, like on the Cruise ship in Japan and some cases I remember reading about in Asian countries.

We are all statistically more likely than not to be infected, but we all hope to avoid complications, and certainly getting it when past surge capacity to handle us.

I did read a preliminary study that suggested people with Type A blood are more susceptible to worse outcomes from Covid-19 than those with Type O blood. The conclusion was based on samples of 1,8000 patients, so the researchers suggested to check blood type and prioritize type A and AB blood types over O types if rationing care.

Did the study have any comments on Type B patients and their vulnerabilities?  I'm A+, so I'm already resigned, but Mrs. Mick is B+.  So I'm curious.

[dabigv13]

I think the blood type study is most likely BS, but if you're curious, there was no difference in outcomes for B patients. Just better for O, worse for A. But again, probably BS.

[dabigv13]

I think the blood type study is most likely BS, but if you're curious, there was no difference in outcomes for B patients. Just better for O, worse for A. But again, probably BS.

[cardcrimson]

I think the blood type study is most likely BS, but if you're curious, there was no difference in outcomes for B patients. Just better for O, worse for A. But again, probably BS.

Didn't realize BS was a blood type. . . .

[cardcrimson]

I think the blood type study is most likely BS, but if you're curious, there was no difference in outcomes for B patients. Just better for O, worse for A. But again, probably BS.

Didn't realize BS was a blood type. . . .

[Goose]

I think the blood type study is most likely BS, but if you're curious, there was no difference in outcomes for B patients. Just better for O, worse for A. But again, probably BS.

Didn't realize BS was a blood type. . . .

Yes, it is most common in politicians and marketing people

[Goose]

I think the blood type study is most likely BS, but if you're curious, there was no difference in outcomes for B patients. Just better for O, worse for A. But again, probably BS.

Didn't realize BS was a blood type. . . .

Yes, it is most common in politicians and marketing people

[rudruff]

Goose beat me to it

[rudruff]

Goose beat me to it

[Goose]

This information comes from https://khn.org/news/a-view-from-the-fro...19-battle/ dated yesterday.
"Stanford pathologist Benjamin Pinsky built an in-house test that has been approved for use by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Since March 3, Stanford has used it to test more than 500 patients, 12% of whom had tested positive as of Tuesday."
Stanford was saying they were ramping up to do 1000 per day. I suspect the number is as low as it is because the guidelines say don't test unless someone has symptoms etc. Yet the article seems to suggest capacity to test is an issue. These two things don't go together. Further, Quest in SLO can supposedly also do 1000 test per day. As of right now, it doesn't seem to me that testing as such is the issue. It may be the logistics of collecting the samples and reporting the results isn't up to the capacity of the testing labs???

[Goose]

This information comes from https://khn.org/news/a-view-from-the-fro...19-battle/ dated yesterday.
"Stanford pathologist Benjamin Pinsky built an in-house test that has been approved for use by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Since March 3, Stanford has used it to test more than 500 patients, 12% of whom had tested positive as of Tuesday."
Stanford was saying they were ramping up to do 1000 per day. I suspect the number is as low as it is because the guidelines say don't test unless someone has symptoms etc. Yet the article seems to suggest capacity to test is an issue. These two things don't go together. Further, Quest in SLO can supposedly also do 1000 test per day. As of right now, it doesn't seem to me that testing as such is the issue. It may be the logistics of collecting the samples and reporting the results isn't up to the capacity of the testing labs???

[Mick]

I think the blood type study is most likely BS, but if you're curious, there was no difference in outcomes for B patients. Just better for O, worse for A. But again, probably BS.

Didn't realize BS was a blood type. . . .

Yes, it is most common in politicians and marketing people

I'm that rare marketer with type A+ blood.  BS is just a philosophy, a way of life if you will...

[Mick]

I think the blood type study is most likely BS, but if you're curious, there was no difference in outcomes for B patients. Just better for O, worse for A. But again, probably BS.

Didn't realize BS was a blood type. . . .

Yes, it is most common in politicians and marketing people

I'm that rare marketer with type A+ blood.  BS is just a philosophy, a way of life if you will...

[chrisk]

This information comes from https://khn.org/news/a-view-from-the-fro...19-battle/ dated yesterday.
"Stanford pathologist Benjamin Pinsky built an in-house test that has been approved for use by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Since March 3, Stanford has used it to test more than 500 patients, 12% of whom had tested positive as of Tuesday."
Stanford was saying they were ramping up to do 1000 per day. I suspect the number is as low as it is because the guidelines say don't test unless someone has symptoms etc. Yet the article seems to suggest capacity to test is an issue. These two things don't go together. Further, Quest in SLO can supposedly also do 1000 test per day. As of right now, it doesn't seem to me that testing as such is the issue. It may be the logistics of collecting the samples and reporting the results isn't up to the capacity of the testing labs???

In the highly impacted areas, they should be bringing in supplies and medical personnel from areas.

[chrisk]

This information comes from https://khn.org/news/a-view-from-the-fro...19-battle/ dated yesterday.
"Stanford pathologist Benjamin Pinsky built an in-house test that has been approved for use by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Since March 3, Stanford has used it to test more than 500 patients, 12% of whom had tested positive as of Tuesday."
Stanford was saying they were ramping up to do 1000 per day. I suspect the number is as low as it is because the guidelines say don't test unless someone has symptoms etc. Yet the article seems to suggest capacity to test is an issue. These two things don't go together. Further, Quest in SLO can supposedly also do 1000 test per day. As of right now, it doesn't seem to me that testing as such is the issue. It may be the logistics of collecting the samples and reporting the results isn't up to the capacity of the testing labs???

In the highly impacted areas, they should be bringing in supplies and medical personnel from areas.

[akiddoc]

This information comes from https://khn.org/news/a-view-from-the-fro...19-battle/ dated yesterday.
"Stanford pathologist Benjamin Pinsky built an in-house test that has been approved for use by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Since March 3, Stanford has used it to test more than 500 patients, 12% of whom had tested positive as of Tuesday."
Stanford was saying they were ramping up to do 1000 per day. I suspect the number is as low as it is because the guidelines say don't test unless someone has symptoms etc. Yet the article seems to suggest capacity to test is an issue. These two things don't go together. Further, Quest in SLO can supposedly also do 1000 test per day. As of right now, it doesn't seem to me that testing as such is the issue. It may be the logistics of collecting the samples and reporting the results isn't up to the capacity of the testing labs???

I was told that Stanford started getting so many samples that they could not process them as fast as they came in this week. There was also a brief time where they didn't have anyone to put the results into the computer. Which is why my test took 54 hours to come in. My results still aren't showing in my health. My internist had to get them to enter the result into my Stanford chart, at which point he was able to get into the EHR and see it. 

We're not throwing away our N95's unless we have a definite exposure. I'm rotating 5 masks - one per day. I figure most viruses are dead after a week of sitting around in a plastic bag.

[akiddoc]

This information comes from https://khn.org/news/a-view-from-the-fro...19-battle/ dated yesterday.
"Stanford pathologist Benjamin Pinsky built an in-house test that has been approved for use by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Since March 3, Stanford has used it to test more than 500 patients, 12% of whom had tested positive as of Tuesday."
Stanford was saying they were ramping up to do 1000 per day. I suspect the number is as low as it is because the guidelines say don't test unless someone has symptoms etc. Yet the article seems to suggest capacity to test is an issue. These two things don't go together. Further, Quest in SLO can supposedly also do 1000 test per day. As of right now, it doesn't seem to me that testing as such is the issue. It may be the logistics of collecting the samples and reporting the results isn't up to the capacity of the testing labs???

I was told that Stanford started getting so many samples that they could not process them as fast as they came in this week. There was also a brief time where they didn't have anyone to put the results into the computer. Which is why my test took 54 hours to come in. My results still aren't showing in my health. My internist had to get them to enter the result into my Stanford chart, at which point he was able to get into the EHR and see it. 

We're not throwing away our N95's unless we have a definite exposure. I'm rotating 5 masks - one per day. I figure most viruses are dead after a week of sitting around in a plastic bag.

[dabigv13]

Jealous. I got three.

[dabigv13]

Jealous. I got three.

[akiddoc]

Jealous. I got three.

Actually, I've got 8 more at home. Bought a box of 20 last summer knowing we would have more forest fires coming. The air in the Bay Area was awful as usual. Only used 2 for the fires. Also gave one to each kid, my wife, and my daughter's boyfriend.

[akiddoc]

Jealous. I got three.

Actually, I've got 8 more at home. Bought a box of 20 last summer knowing we would have more forest fires coming. The air in the Bay Area was awful as usual. Only used 2 for the fires. Also gave one to each kid, my wife, and my daughter's boyfriend.

[Griffins78]

Jealous. I got three.

dabigv - take care of yourself and your family.

[Griffins78]

Jealous. I got three.

dabigv - take care of yourself and your family.