Quote:Former Vice President Joe Biden has been hiding in his basement for months since the start of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. He's done a few interviews via Skype and Zoom but he hasn't made much of an appearance until this past week during the Democratic National Convention. It's been unclear how his campaign is handling things, like virus precautions. Despite being asked about what they're doing, the Biden campaign has refused to answer whether or not the former vice president has been tested or came up positive for the Wuhan coronavirus.

Because of that, ABC's George Stephanopoulos asked Deputy Campaign Manager Kate Bedingfield what's taking place.

"On July 28th Joe Biden said he hadn't been tested for the coronavirus. But this week, your campaign refused on two occasions, to answer the question of whether or not he had been tested," Stephanopoulos said. "So can you clarify. Has Joe Biden been tested for COVID? Has he had the virus?"

"He has not had the virus," she said.

Bedingfield cited the DNC, saying journalists at ABC got firsthand views of the steps the campaign is taking to keep the candidate safe.

"We've put in place incredibly strict protocols to ensure that everybody involved, who is around Vice President Biden, who's around Senator Harris, is undergoing the appropriate testing," she explained.

Interestingly enough, Bedingfield said Biden hasn't had the virus, but he also has not been tested.

"We've put the strictest protocols in place and, moving forward, should he need to be tested, he certainly would be, but he has not been tested yet," she said.

If Biden hasn't been routinely tested for the Wuhan coronavirus, how do we know that he never had it? Both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are routinely tested for the virus out of an abundance of caution. Shouldn't the same thing be happening with the Biden campaign? He could be like many people who are asymptomatic and still have the virus. It seems silly not to routinely test the man that wants to be the leader of the free world, especially because his age puts him at greater risk for contracting the virus.

Maybe their strategy is to keep him on lockdown until Election Day.

(08-24-2020 05:36 AM)Chappy Wrote:  One set of rules for the ruling class, another set of rules for the peasants.

(08-24-2020 05:57 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  In his defense...from a public health standpoint there is no reason for him to be tested unless he has been around someone with the virus for more than the proscribed time period or has symptoms.

I get the contradiction in regard to the Biden campaign..but..this testing stuff is really out of hand. There is no reason to be tested unless you fit the protocols. Just because you get tested today does not mean you cant be sick tomorrow. The virus has a 14 day incubation period and there have plenty of people that got sick a few of days after testing.

(08-24-2020 12:54 PM)wmubroncopilot Wrote:  

(08-24-2020 05:57 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  In his defense...from a public health standpoint there is no reason for him to be tested unless he has been around someone with the virus for more than the proscribed time period or has symptoms.

I get the contradiction in regard to the Biden campaign..but..this testing stuff is really out of hand. There is no reason to be tested unless you fit the protocols. Just because you get tested today does not mean you cant be sick tomorrow. The virus has a 14 day incubation period and there have plenty of people that got sick a few of days after testing.

Not that this applies to Biden I'm sure but testing is still kind of a mess in a lot of places. I've been tested once back in June and got results within a couple of days but when I tried 2 or 3 weeks ago (since I travel and have contact with the public for work) I was told results now take 8 to 10 days. Totally pointless for reasons you mentioned so I said no thanks.

(08-24-2020 05:57 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  In his defense...from a public health standpoint there is no reason for him to be tested unless he has been around someone with the virus for more than the proscribed time period or has symptoms.

I get the contradiction in regard to the Biden campaign..but..this testing stuff is really out of hand. There is no reason to be tested unless you fit the protocols. Just because you get tested today does not mean you cant be sick tomorrow. The virus has a 14 day incubation period and there have plenty of people that got sick a few of days after testing.