Because current tests cannot determine if someone is immune, the society said, they “cannot inform decisions to discontinue physical distancing or lessen the use of personal protective equipment.” Antibody testing generally should be used only for population surveys, not for diagnosing illness in individuals, the panel said. But its guidelines described two situations in which antibody testing could be used when the normal diagnostic tests for the virus — called PCR tests — failed or were likely to fail.
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175-Person Upstate Wedding Postponed After U.S. Appeals Judge Steps In
The couple had sued New York State, demanding to have a 175-person reception indoors. (self-delusion is also epidemic)
The couple had sued New York State, demanding to have a 175-person reception indoors. [ more › ]
“Save Our Votes!”: NYC Joins Nationwide Protest To Protect USPS Ahead Of November Election – Gothamist
On the day the House of Representatives voted on a bill to block changes to the United States Postal Service advanced by a Trump-backed postmaster general, sparking fears of meddling in the November election, demonstrators in New York City joined in a nationwide protest to save the integrity of the post office.
Gatherings were held outside post office locations in parts of the city, including the Upper West Side, in support of post offices. At 68th Street and Columbus Avenue, a handful of protesters clapped as they chanted “save our votes.” Among the protesters was Francesca Bollaro, an Upper West Side resident who grew up in a rural part of the country and has relied on mail. Bollaro fears President Trump is attempting to disrupt the election after coming out against mail-in voting, which is expected to play a major role in the November election because of the pandemic.
Trump spreads false claim Democrats dropped God from Pledge of Allegiance
Claim first spread on Facebook, which flagged it as untrue
Pledge was recited in entirety on three nights of DNC

- Claim first spread on Facebook, which flagged it as untrue
- Pledge was recited in entirety on three nights of DNC
- Trump to attend Republican convention in person
Before playing golf on Saturday, Donald Trump took time to spread a false claim about God on Twitter.
“The Democrats took the word GOD out of the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democrat [sic] National Convention,” the president wrote.
House Democrats pass $25bn bill to fund US postal service
Pelosi said the bill’s aim was to ‘reject the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine’ the mission of the postal service
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to fund the US Postal Service, amid ongoing complaints by Democrats that the Trump administration is attempting to sabotage the delivery of mail-in ballots ahead of the presidential election in November.

Pelosi said the bill’s aim was to ‘reject the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine’ the mission of the postal service
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to fund the US Postal Service, amid ongoing complaints by Democrats that the Trump administration is attempting to sabotage the delivery of mail-in ballots ahead of the presidential election in November.
Related: Trump campaign fails to show evidence of vote-by-mail fraud, filing reveals
Trump says without proof that FDA ‘deep state’ slowing COVID trials
In a Twitter post, Trump said the deep state “or whoever” at the FDA was making it very difficult for drug companies to enroll people in clinical trials to test vaccines. – (Reaching out to his QAnon and other conspiracy supporters/haters)
In a Twitter post, Trump said the deep state “or whoever” at the FDA was making it very difficult for drug companies to enroll people in clinical trials to test vaccines.
Police deny anti-Netanyahu protesters right to march, barricade protests – The Jerusalem Post
“The economy is in a free-fall with about one million unemployed and a raging pandemic – and Bibi is busy dragging the country to another round of elections, because his trial is more important than the State of Israel,” the Black Flags Movement announced ahead of the march.
“The defendant from Balfour doesn’t care about the Israeli nation, he doesn’t care about the unemployed, the hungry, about the dreams of entire families that are being thrown into a future of poverty.”
Source: Police deny anti-Netanyahu protesters right to march, barricade protests – The Jerusalem Post
U.S mayors call Postal Service cuts a ‘grave concern’
A group of 170 mayors, representing some of the nation’s largest cities, urged Congress to protect the integrity of the post office ahead of the presidential election.
Source: U.S mayors call Postal Service cuts a ‘grave concern’
Pelosi hammers Trump for ‘very dangerous’ attack on FDA

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) bashed President Trump on Saturday after he urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite the approval of coronavirus treatments, warning that the president was undermining publi…
Meadows appears in Capitol to talk to Pelosi amid stalled coronavirus negotiations | TheHill (for show, no go)
According to sources with knowledge, there was no meeting scheduled between Pelosi and Meadows planned for over the weekend.
“He showed up with no notice. Speaker was in a leadership meeting,” a senior Democratic aide said.
Source: Meadows appears in Capitol to talk to Pelosi amid stalled coronavirus negotiations | TheHill
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