DrabPoultry

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[–] DrabPoultry@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Definitely. Plus, you can absolutely get different CT values from two different testing platforms. Some PCR tests are more hands-on than others and the result can vary based on the quality of processing and on the settings that are used in the analysis software.

[–] DrabPoultry@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A home test won't. A PCR gives you some idea if you can get them to tell you the CT (cycle threshold) value of your test. The CT value corresponds to how many times the temperature cycled before the amplification signal of the sample became detectable. Lower CT values correspond to higher viral loads.

[–] DrabPoultry@midwest.social 10 points 1 month ago

I have a cat that gets a lot of respiratory stuff too. I bought her a cool humidifier and I set it up next to her favorite bed when she's really congested. It seems like it must help, because she'll mostly hang out next to it until her cold passes.

[–] DrabPoultry@midwest.social 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

His face is like, "again with this shit??"

[–] DrabPoultry@midwest.social 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The data is coming from the CDC. They need to wait for partnered hospitals to identify positive cases and sequence them for variant tracking. We're currently waiting for our contract with them to be approved again. They're getting very limited information right now, so things are probably even worse than they look. Yay!

Edit: the last update I got from my area says about 20% of people tested for covid are positive, including close to 10% of asymptomatic people. Stay safe, everyone!

[–] DrabPoultry@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If only you could still get a used car for $5k. I had to replace my 20+ year old car due to a hit and run that absolutely destroyed it structurally. The best I could find on short notice (I didn't have a choice because I live too far from work to bike and public transit is a joke here) was $20k. It is older than my previous car was when I bought it and nearly 4x the price.

[–] DrabPoultry@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

There's a lot of different strains going around, but it's a bunch of different subvariants of Omicron.

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions

[–] DrabPoultry@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Calicos are always such beautiful cats. She does look done with all your picture-taking shit though.

[–] DrabPoultry@midwest.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My cat is always either telling me he wants to go outside unsupervised, or that he wants my food instead of his.