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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy hasn't he got it yet? People close to him have had it.
Heck, Trudeaus wife and Prince Charles have had it.
Youd think....
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Ohiogal
(32,005 posts)He would allow it to be announced if he DID ever get it? Might make him look weak which is what he would hate the most.
BKDem
(1,733 posts)We should be so lucky.
Mariana
(14,858 posts)because of lingering effects of the virus, or for any other reason.
BKDem
(1,733 posts)Mariana
(14,858 posts)Submariner
(12,504 posts)from decades of snorting is probably neutralizing the covid imho.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Prince Albert of Monaco got it.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Or she doesn't understand microphones.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)That speech was pre-recorded, and, apparently it was the best take!
Mariana
(14,858 posts)Everyone around Trump gets tested constantly. And really, how many people who've had it actually got close to him (i.e. within six feet and unmasked) while they were contagious? It's been very few or none.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)LisaL
(44,973 posts)Just read an article that it's already being tested.
Baitball Blogger
(46,735 posts)bluedigger
(17,086 posts)Would you?
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)mtnsnake
(22,236 posts)he is so fucking sick with so many other diseases, both of the physical and mental variety, that the covid-19 he had was barely noticeable because of his mental problems which make him appear so sick and mentally challenged that it would be hard to notice his covid-19 symptoms if he had it.
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)The Revolution
(766 posts)An article from Ars a couple months ago that may help explain it. Basically a lot of people that are infected don't seem to spread it to anyone.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/just-10-20-of-covid-19-cases-behind-80-of-transmission-studies-suggest/
Some peoplemost, evendont spread the virus to anyone in the course of their infection. Others infect dozens at a time.
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According to mounting data, as little as 10 percent to 20 percent of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be responsible for around 80 percent of transmission. On the flip side, a stunning 70 percent of infected people may not pass the virus to anyone, some data suggests.
Johonny
(20,851 posts)It seems like a natural selfish thing to do. Indeed, I'm surprised if having learned about them, that he didn't insist on being given one, if not several of them. It's too Trump of Trump not to have done so. And most of these big Pharm heads would be happy to comply.
bluestarone
(16,975 posts)This yahoo goes! Will we ever know? It is a good question though! I've wondered the same.