A record 9 million Americans are out sick
as COVID rates surge
CBS News,
by
Aimee Picchi
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
1/20/2022 4:00:17 PM
As the Omicron variant rips across the U.S., in early January almost 9 million Americans said they were not working because they had COVID-19 or were caring for someone with the virus — triple the number from a month ago. The surge in sick workers is impacting industries ranging from hospitals to airlines, adding to the nation's labor crunch. The "great American sickout," as some have called it, is taking a toll on many businesses and households, with people again forced to scale back work as the disease spreads. Weekly jobless claims, an indicator of layoffs, jumped last week to their
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Bmoc 1/20/2022 4:05:09 PM (No. 1045437)
'I might have COVID' or 'I'm caring for someone I know that 'might have COVID;' is like the Monopoly 'Get Out of Jail FREE' card. It guarantees a four or five-day weekend.
Let's PARRRRRRTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!
21 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 1/20/2022 4:12:09 PM (No. 1045443)
Might have Covid and might have a common cold. After all it is wither and flu season. Nothing to fear here. No one has died from the cold or winter flu yet. Nothing to worry about, her immunity is complete, get a life and live fearlessly.
17 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
Toby Ten Bears 1/20/2022 4:20:03 PM (No. 1045449)
You folks were beginning to think the worst was behind, weren't you... WEREN'T YOU!! Well we'll see about that... We'll see about that!! Now go! Put on that mask! Take that booster! GO!!
12 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Corndoggies 1/20/2022 4:28:55 PM (No. 1045455)
We spent the weekend with family and my 36 year old son texted me Monday and said he tested positive. He was a little under the weather. Hubs and I are fine. I don’t know why people feel the need to get tested. What’s the point? I won’t give the government a case to count even if I get it.
32 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
anniebc 1/20/2022 4:36:56 PM (No. 1045463)
A lot of those 9 million are out of work because they tested positive with covid, but they're not sick! If you get paid while out with covid, it's a lot easier to sit at home or work from home.
18 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
MOBeef4u 1/20/2022 4:42:35 PM (No. 1045474)
Riiight, and the dog ate my homework. That’s the ticket.
13 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
dzzimmer 1/20/2022 4:57:50 PM (No. 1045490)
I went to get tested only because my husband had a fever and didn't feel well. They said I tested positive with rapid and PCR. I had no symptoms at all!
8 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
Heil Liberals 1/20/2022 5:03:50 PM (No. 1045494)
Boo!
8 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
downnout 1/20/2022 5:09:35 PM (No. 1045508)
I was talking with a friend today who finally escaped Covid quarantine….she said it was like a cold. Since the cold virus is actually a Covid-type virus I have to wonder how many people are being diagnosed with Covid 19 when it’s really just a cold.
15 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
qr4j 1/20/2022 6:03:25 PM (No. 1045546)
I thought Joe Biden was going to end COVID-19. Of course, I thought Joe Biden said he would get all Americans out of Afghanistan along with our Afghan friends there. I thought Joe Biden was going to get tough with Mr. Putin, or so he said.
7 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
chumley 1/20/2022 6:12:00 PM (No. 1045554)
Where I work there are a few employees who are milking this cow like crazy. They are really angering those of us who have to take up their workload. We will not forget.
16 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
DVC 1/20/2022 6:12:17 PM (No. 1045556)
A 75 year old overweight friend is recovering nicely from the latest version, I heard from him yesterday.
He described it as "like a bad cold".
10 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Faithfully 1/20/2022 6:22:10 PM (No. 1045572)
I have not had a cold in two and a half years. I used to get one every September.
8 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
PESSIMIST 1/20/2022 6:30:51 PM (No. 1045578)
And imagine how many people would be sick at home if schools still assigned homework.
7 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
udanja99 1/20/2022 6:44:05 PM (No. 1045594)
Horse hockey.
9 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Phantomll 1/20/2022 6:52:54 PM (No. 1045599)
Medicare sent out a notice today that you can order “free” home test kits. Just watch - the number of “cases” will skyrocket!
10 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
Strike3 1/20/2022 6:53:02 PM (No. 1045600)
I hope all of the good jobs are gone when these parasites finally decide that they should go to work.
8 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 1/20/2022 7:53:54 PM (No. 1045668)
It's winter!
This has gone beyond absurd. Meanwhile the government is pumping out half a billion test kits. Keep that COVID count high.
Don't get tested, never catch COVID.
9 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
Chiritwo 1/20/2022 8:01:13 PM (No. 1045674)
Who is making the test kit? Which company now is making a fortune off us tax payers? As someone said, this is the first time in history that we're testing to see if we're sick.
4 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
EQKimball 1/20/2022 8:38:46 PM (No. 1045705)
It will get worse. Just wait until summer and the surf is up.
3 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
MissMann 1/20/2022 10:33:54 PM (No. 1045777)
The people "out with Covid" at my job all have mild colds and a positive Covid test that gives them a week off. There are also a couple who have "symptoms" and so "better not come to work, just in case." Perhaps not the dire situation CBS News is trying to make of it.
2 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
mifla 1/21/2022 4:17:45 AM (No. 1045881)
Out sick does not equal being sick.
1 person likes this.
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