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Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to work
« on: January 08, 2022, 04:14:25 am »
Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to work

Minyvonne Burke  |  Jan. 7, 2022, 3:10 PM EST

A Rhode Island hospital is dealing with a Covid-19 outbreak with patients after it asked staff who had tested positive, but were asymptomatic, to come in due to a staffing shortage.

Eleanor Slater Hospital, a state-run facility with campuses in Cranston and Burrillville, reported it had 28 infected patients as of Thursday, according to the Boston Globe. The hospital has roughly 200 patients.

On Saturday, the hospital had two Covid-positive staff members come into work and three on Monday, according to a memo posted on the official Rhode Island state website.

"The decision to utilize covid-positive staff who are asymptomatic is consistent with CDC guidance that allows hospitals facing significant staffing challenges to utilize asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic workers," the memo reads.  .  .  .

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna11376


So it's OK to let jabbed workers who test positive for SARS-2 to come into work, but it is not OK to let unjabbed workers who test negative for SARS-2 to come into work.

Idiots.
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Re: Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to wor
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2022, 04:23:09 am »
RI must be following deblasio's book of covid instructions..
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Re: Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to wor
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2022, 05:00:03 am »
This is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard of.
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Re: Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to wor
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2022, 04:07:03 pm »
Quote from: EdinVA on January 08, 2022, 04:23:09 am
RI must be following deblasio's book of covid instructions..

Or Cuomo.
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Re: Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to wor
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2022, 04:13:26 pm »
Just to play devil's advocate here, is this causation or correlation?
Given that omicron is running rampant (not that it is necessarily a bad thing, considering its "natural vaccination" properties), it would seem to be possible that this hospital would be seeing an uptick in positive patients whether those asymptomatic employees were working or not.
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Re: Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to wor
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2022, 04:22:14 pm »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on January 12, 2022, 04:13:26 pm
Just to play devil's advocate here, is this causation or correlation?
Given that omicron is running rampant (not that it is necessarily a bad thing, considering its "natural vaccination" properties), it would seem to be possible that this hospital would be seeing an uptick in positive patients whether those asymptomatic employees were working or not.

That's a valid point.  Correlation is not causation, after all.
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Re: Outbreak reported at Rhode Island hospital after Covid-positive, asymptomatic staff asked to wor
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2022, 04:25:27 pm »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on January 12, 2022, 04:13:26 pm
Just to play devil's advocate here, is this causation or correlation?
Given that omicron is running rampant (not that it is necessarily a bad thing, considering its "natural vaccination" properties), it would seem to be possible that this hospital would be seeing an uptick in positive patients whether those asymptomatic employees were working or not.

C'mon man. Stop with the plausible explanation already.
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