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2 More Texas Dems Who Flew To DC Test Positive For COVID-19, Total Now 5
2021-07-20
[DFW.CBSLOCAL] Two more Texas House Democrats who flew to Washington, D.C. last week to block a vote on Republicans’ elections bill have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to five since Friday.

The Texas House Democratic Caucus on Saturday said one member tested positive on Friday and two others on Saturday. Now, two more have gotten the virus, a person familiar with the situation told CBS News.

All five of the members who tested positive are fully vaccinated.

"The House Democratic Caucus is following all CDC guidance and protocols. This is a sober reminder that COVID is still with us, and though vaccinations offer tremendous protection, we still must take necessary precautions. We are in touch with public health experts in Texas to provide additional guidance. Our caucus will follow all recommendations from public health experts as we continue our work," Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Chris Turner said in a statement on Saturday.

Later in the evening, State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, said he was one of the two who tested positive on Sunday.

Rep. Celia Israel, D-Austin, also said she tested positive this weekend. The other three House Democrats were not identified.

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Posted by:Fred

#35  Backfiring lots of different directions.

However.
Not talking about fixing vote fraud in Texas
Won't go back for at least 2 weeks
Cuba?
South Africa?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-07-20 18:50  

#34  At this point, the Texas fleebaggers seem to have made a commercial about how useless the COVID vax is...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-07-20 16:05  

#33  Psaki not calling Texas Dems' trip to DC a 'super-spreader' as more officials test positive
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-20 15:13  

#32  Perhaps g could make some photocopies for us.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-07-20 13:51  

#31  you could find the same explanation in any textbook on probability (conditional probability chapter)

^ And go read 'em while they're still sold, folks! 😜
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-07-20 13:25  

#30  I use wiki because it's a convenient reference - you could find the same explanation in any textbook on probability (conditional probability chapter)
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-20 13:18  

#29   When I want to know the truth, I always go to Wikipedia.

Wikipedia co-founder says Wikipedia has been taken over by leftists and can't be trusted
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-20 13:04  

#28  Y'all understand this is being Judo'd into another 2 Weeks to Flatten the Curve.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-07-20 12:53  

#27  So, bullshit.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-07-20 12:26  

#26  I also notice that the photo showing the case of beer on the plane with them has been mostly scrubbed (or photo-shopped) from most web news outlets.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2021-07-20 12:16  

#25  #19 I'm saying no problem if somebody vaccinated tests positive. Somebody vaccinated develops symptoms is problem.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-20 12:10  

#24  I'm with Chris. I hope they die. And Kamala too.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-07-20 12:09  

#23  Sorry, TW.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-20 12:07  

#22  When I want to know the truth, I always go to Wikipedia.
Posted by: bman   2021-07-20 12:00  

#21  Update
6th Texas Congress-creature tests positive
Posted by: Thomock Clitch9152   2021-07-20 11:48  

#20  What Chris said!
Posted by: Unack Lover of the Chinese3477   2021-07-20 11:20  

#19  g, you saying this is all bullshit?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-07-20 11:14  

#18  It does help to closely read the thread before offering helpful suggestions — sorry about that, g(r)omgoru. Next time just do a preview to check that you did all the steps you already knew without any coaching from me, k?
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-07-20 11:08  

#17  Link fixed.

g(r)omgoru, to make a hot link: copy the URL, then type a bit of descriptive text in the comment box to attach it to, highlight it, click on the icon of the Earth sitting on a bit of chain that you’ll see in the second row below the comment box, then paste the URL in the box that pops up, obliterating the placeholder http:// as you do so. Click OK to set it.

I highly recommend clicking on Preview and testing the result to be sure it works, so that it doesn’t create a different kind of oops before submitting the comment. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-07-20 11:04  

#16  Ooops.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-20 10:33  

#15  ^True link Wikipedia: false positives and false negatives
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-20 10:30  

#14  hope it kills them
Posted by: Chris   2021-07-20 10:30  

#13  Most positive results are false-positive because if you turn the sensitivity down enough to avoid them, you miss most of true positives. See False positives and false negatives on Wikipedia.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-20 10:28  

#12  Could be they have the PCR test turned up to 11* which makes it overly sensitive and it is simply detecting viral wreckage.

* or whatever the actual value for the number of amplification cycles is
Posted by: SteveS   2021-07-20 09:41  

#11  I believe what grom says but I still don't think this story smells right.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-07-20 09:22  

#10  

Would not surprise me if EVERY quorum avoiding elected official "CLAIMS" they are too sick to vote.

It is the perfect Democrat agenda staged play and voting dodge. Use the C-19/21 to avoid the recall to quorum, while increasing their needed virus panic for continued control again.

Posted by: NN2N1   2021-07-20 09:07  

#9  "or have some other problem"

Or in this case, an overabundance of 'Virtue Signalling'.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2021-07-20 08:26  

#8  Or, the virus gets in and can be discovered in testing, but never gets active because the immune response is ready to defend.
Posted by: Bobby   2021-07-20 08:21  

#7  #6 Vaccine is not a force field that kills any virus coming near. It, if successful, induces a more rapid, powerful, and specific immune response - and therefore, much lighter disease - when encountering the virus.
That is, vaccinated people (unless they're very old, or have some other problem leading to impaired immune system) have asymptomatic infection. But they still test positive.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-07-20 08:16  

#6  But they all claimed to be fully vaccinated. Either someone is lying or their vaccines didn't work
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2021-07-20 08:09  

#5  Karma, I'm delighted to discover she is still alive.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-07-20 07:52  

#4  Lots of obese people in that sample, from the pictures I saw...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-07-20 05:49  

#3  Up to 6 now, I think.
Posted by: Glenmore   2021-07-20 01:56  

#2  
Posted by: Bill Munster4406   2021-07-20 00:56  

#1  The COVID BUG
Does not like
Democrats,
Texas Dems
Your Future...
Posted by: Chuckles Sluth1630   2021-07-20 00:37  

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