Gov. Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
Source: Valleycentral.com (NBC23)
Posted: Aug 17, 2021 / 03:54 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 17, 2021 / 03:54 PM CDT
AUSTIN Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to a press release.
The Office of the Governor issued the following statement:
Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result. Governor Abbott is in constant communication with his staff, agency heads, and government officials to ensure that state government continues to operate smoothly and efficiently. The Governor will isolate in the Governors Mansion and continue to test daily. Governor Abbott is receiving Regenerons monoclonal antibody treatment.
Governor Abbott is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms. Everyone that the Governor has been in close contact with today has been notified. Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott tested negative.
Read more: https://www.valleycentral.com/news/gov-abbott-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)TheRealNorth
(9,435 posts)I am cheering for Covid to win.
RKP5637
(67,032 posts)KS Toronado
(16,911 posts)onetexan
(12,994 posts)Or is he acting like the Con & shedding virus on everybody? Damn fool got what he deserves.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)The longer any con has anything to say about anything, let alone Covid, the more people come to harm or die.
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,005 posts)Dan Patrick is a major league asshole
Lonestarblue
(9,880 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)Just a matter of time before this is a confrontation.
lastlib
(22,981 posts)There. Fixed it.
Critical to ID which is the patient and which is the disease.........
rdking647
(5,113 posts)only becausue next in line ,the lt governor is even worse.... patrick makes abbot look like a dem
TexasBushwhacker
(20,044 posts)DemocraticPatriot
(4,170 posts)If anyone deserves to suffer the full effects from COVID, it is THIS bastard.
But in truth we just need ONE of these assholes to croak.
wnylib
(21,146 posts)in good health, and asymptomatic.
The best we can hope for is long term side effects that incapacitate him.
But what about his children? Did he expose them? I would not wish them ill just because their father is a genocidal killer. How old are they?
EDIT: Just looked up his personal life. One kid, presumably adult, given the governor's age.
OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)I'm having eggplant for dinner.
hot2na
(353 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)Gregory Peccary
(490 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Looks like he needed that eight month booster.
mucifer
(23,374 posts)aggiesal
(8,864 posts)Regenerons monoclonal antibody treatment!
Grifters got'a grift.
aggiesal
(8,864 posts)How did you get this date?
bahboo
(16,234 posts)and in the meantime he rails against it for others. Asshole....
blueseas
(11,575 posts)Being vaxxed and the discouraging others - low life
SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)And he'll receive every beneficial drug known to medical science. Like 45 getting massive doses of steroids so he could be released ASAP so he appeared to be a super man.
I imagine Abbott will do the same. He an 45 are cut from the same mold.
Skittles
(152,966 posts)the hypocrisy of repukes is ENDLESS
Srkdqltr
(6,129 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)RKP5637
(67,032 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)agingdem
(7,759 posts)...that fully vaccinated sonofabitch is killing our children...I want unrelenting excruciating pain, a choking vomit spewing cough, raging fever, sucking air thru a ventilator...and that still isn't enough...
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)RKP5637
(67,032 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)Tom Yossarian Joad
(19,211 posts)OnDoutside
(19,908 posts)Probatim
(2,459 posts)Fuck him. He should have worn a mask.
dianaredwing
(406 posts)But have to admit I'm rooting for the Vid on this one.
generalbetrayus
(506 posts)about Greg Abbott.
magicarpet
(13,941 posts)No Regeneron,... just shove an aspirin up each nostril and give him an warm Epsom salt and Lysol enema.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,452 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)magicarpet
(13,941 posts)Oh yes,... It is Tex-ass Governor Abbott,...
.... that is fine and okay.
LeftInTX
(24,560 posts)VIP treatment which no one else in Texas is getting....
mrsadm
(1,198 posts)magicarpet
(13,941 posts)How much do they cost?
Under deals that each company struck with the federal government, the doses will be free of charge, although some patients, depending on their insurance coverage, may have to pay for administering the drug, which must be infused by a health care provider.
In November, the federal government waived co-payments for the cost of administering the treatment for people covered by Medicare.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/health/coronavirus-antibody-drugs.html
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)sheshe2
(83,355 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Response to George II (Original post)
Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.
Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)...he will recover, learn nothing, and continue trying to kill the rest of us.
rurallib
(62,346 posts)a boy can dream can't he?
Unknown Beatle
(2,672 posts)in all probability, continue with his boneheaded mandates, e.g. no masks in schools.
ananda
(28,783 posts)No more words....
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)sheshe2
(83,355 posts)Hope they all get.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,044 posts)Larissa
(786 posts). . . is a super-spreader. Lots of gray hairs in the crowd, but I'm sure they're all vaccinated. This is just the kind of event that scientists warned about: crowded room, insufficient ventilation, showers of spittle lubricated with booze.
sarge43
(28,939 posts)BumRushDaShow
(127,314 posts)By Felicia Sonmez
Today at 5:10 p.m. EDT
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Tuesday.
Abbott is among the Republican governors who have resisted public-health mandates aimed at stemming the tide of the viruss delta variant, which has caused a new spike in cases as the country attempts to reopen schools, restaurants and other businesses.
A spokesman for Abbott said the governor is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms.
Abbott also is receiving Regenerons monoclonal antibody treatment, the spokesman said.Abbotts escalating efforts to stop mask mandates have ended up in the Texas courts.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/abbott-tests-positive-covid/2021/08/17/12664ee4-ff9e-11eb-85f2-b871803f65e4_story.html
roamer65
(36,739 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)BumRushDaShow
(127,314 posts)of up to 300,000 patients @$1500 per treatment, and any lesser numbers using it will increase the cost per treatment (but obviously the company still gets its $$$)
barbtries
(28,702 posts)until they love it. genocidal FUCK.
BumRushDaShow
(127,314 posts)The GQP "rules for thee but not for me..."
Botany
(70,291 posts).... clonal antibodies which are produced by using "ground up dead babies."
I hope the virus kills him because he has knowingly promoted the disease with his policies.
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,111 posts)Skittles
(152,966 posts)Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)The masks help keep you safe.
Skittles
(152,966 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Why didn't you also infect DeSantis?
ChazInAz
(2,535 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,747 posts)I do not wish him well.
Jerry2144
(2,046 posts)Goes to those virus particles inhabiting that soulless despot
Paladin
(28,204 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)WA-03 Democrat
(3,017 posts)Sometimes a sound perfectly fits a moment in time.
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,005 posts)Bristlecone
(10,084 posts)lonely bird
(1,642 posts)Chainfire
(17,308 posts)"See, he got Covid and he was fully vaccinated, so it proves the vaccine doesn't work." Followed by, "He probably got Covid from the vaccine." If there was justice in the world he would choke to death on his words.
Gilbert Moore
(217 posts)" The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result. "
Tested daily ? WTF !
barbtries
(28,702 posts)he knew he'd get the monoclonal antibodies. I'd like to test daily too after the time I just spent in CA. We all could be and it would be a game changer, at home tests, very inexpensive, if you're positive you stay home.
JohnSJ
(91,965 posts)sheshe2
(83,355 posts)And none of the help.
JohnSJ
(91,965 posts)johnthewoodworker
(694 posts)musette_sf
(10,184 posts)Dan Patrick, COME ON DOWN!
Champp
(2,114 posts)gab13by13
(20,867 posts)Scottie Mom
(5,812 posts)tclambert
(11,080 posts)And lately she's been working extra long hours. So I'm fine with her bitchiness.
barbtries
(28,702 posts)isn't he special.
bluestarone
(16,722 posts)WTF? vaccinated and STILL gets this treatment? (with no symptoms)
hamsterjill
(15,214 posts)Some are more equal than others.
Thunderbeast
(3,383 posts)Oh wait...There is!
Texaswitchy
(2,962 posts)All those people close together.
riversedge
(69,727 posts)70sEraVet
(3,430 posts)I've enjoyed reading the comments more than reading the article!
(No more F...cks to give! Hilarious!)
paleotn
(17,781 posts)deurbano
(2,891 posts)while asymptomatic?!! And he goes maskless indoors, in crowds, so who knows how many he's infected (and that they'll infect) who won't have that same "elitist" access to constant testing... with Regeneron administered at the first positive result! So much Republican competition for Head Weasel!
raccoon
(31,091 posts)Wouldnt get all these wonderful treatments that average people have no chance of getting.
Paper Roses
(7,468 posts)We hope that our precautions work. We have no way to cope with full hospitals. Many of us are alone and have no help if we get this virus. We have had shots, we distance,wear masks everywhere, we do our best. Must be nice to be a big 'politico' and have access to treatment denied to the rest of us.
Shots, yes, booster maybe, final result, who knows. It may seem crass but I have no sympathy for Abbott and his buddy in Florida.
Bird Lady
(1,815 posts)I do not wish him dead, but I can't help but hope he gets real sick.
It might change his mind about mandated masks for children.
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)They all have a preexisting condition that makes them vulnerable...that would be their grand father and his party.
3auld6phart
(1,017 posts)I know its not nice to wish tuff luck on
losers, but this asshole deserves a full
dose of Lady Karma. Great news indeed.
bluescribbler
(2,105 posts)Of course, he is fully vaccinated. Good enough for him, but too good for the peasants. I guess.
Is it wrong for me to hope he suffers?
BradAllison
(1,879 posts)I wonder if his base is upset now.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,737 posts). . .and gone kaput.
SarcasticSatyr
(1,177 posts)please work your magic this time.
Warpy
(110,913 posts)Theater?
Proving to the rubes they don't need a vaccine because Regeneron cures all?
Disgusting.
tanyev
(42,360 posts)So many things that the people hes lecturing about personal responsibility do not have access to.
cloudbase
(5,486 posts)Paladin
(28,204 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,111 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)Orrex
(63,086 posts)justgamma
(3,660 posts)Could be an ad for Regeneron. See how great it works on him. I don't trust anything they say.
hamsterjill
(15,214 posts)n/t
hay rick
(7,521 posts)sell more over-priced Regeneron, and minimize the importance of both masking and vaccines. Ken Griffin owes him $5 million.
roamer65
(36,739 posts)Go Delta, go!
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)Trueblue Texan
(2,372 posts)Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)kimbutgar
(20,882 posts)Skittles
(152,966 posts)he is truly a piece of shit
UpInArms
(51,253 posts)eom
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,005 posts)Greg should not have received a third does of a vaccine nor should he have been given monoclonal antibodies if he is not showing symptoms. Greg is special
Link to tweet
Abbott has told people he received a third booster dose of a vaccine, two sources said. Abbott's office did not respond to a request for comment about a booster shot. Except for people with compromised immune systems, booster shots have not been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, although the Biden administration is expected to announce a program to administer them soon.
In addition, it was not proper for Greg to get monoclonal antibodies when he had no symptoms.
Link to tweet
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,005 posts)I am glad to be a member of a party that will wish Greg Abbott a speedy recovery. This makes me smile
Link to tweet
Chris is the Harris County Attorney who is suing Greg
Link to tweet
Rep Anchia is or was one of the state reps who went to Washington to break quorum
Link to tweet