Pulmonary doctor visit and Congressional members with COVID

A few weeks ago I arrived early, and took this photo of their new (to me) sign.

A nice old building just down the street from the hospital (and like most medical practices, is now married to the for-profit corporation which bought our Mission Hospital system two years ago.

Waiting for the doctor, I took a couple of shots of the examination room. I'd already had an Xray taken of my lungs. 

Pretty nice doctor's office art. I didn't have to get on the exam table at all, but just talked with the doc, and he listened to my lungs. All good for this visit! Yay!

Xray had minimal something that he's going to be watching. He's been doing so for the last few visits.

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And an addition from Tues. news...about the members of congress who have had COVID...or not.

COVID AND CONGRESS
By Lisa Desjardins, @LisaDNews
Correspondent

Here in the COVID part of the 21st century, the battle between humankind and nature is self-evident.

But the sheer number of our leaders who have been infected is easily missed in the pandemic haze. Which is why we‘ve been keeping track.  

In the past week, we have seen a boom in COVID positive cases announced by members of Congress. Five members disclosed they have tested positive, making it the biggest surge in lawmaker cases since the January 6 riot and one of the biggest surges on Capitol Hill since COVID arrived.

Here is a look at the 83 members of Congress who have announced that they had COVID at some point.  

Publicly-known Positive Covid Cases - 116th and 117th Congress
(Tweet me if I’ve missed anything here. @LisaDNews. Appreciate any folos! )

HOUSE

1. Ben McAdams, D-Utah (March 18, 2020)
2. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. (March 18, 2020)
3. Seth Moulton, D-Mass. (March 25, 2020, presumed w/ symptoms)
4. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C. (March 27, 2020)
5. Mike Kelly, R-Pa. (March 27, 2020)
6. Nydia Velaquez, D-N.Y. (Late March, 2020, presumed)
7. Trey Hollingsworth, R-Ind. (Symptoms late March, 2020, announced positive for antibodies in July.)
8. Neal Dunn, R-Fla. (Early April, 2020)
9. Tom Rice, R-S.C. (June, 2020)
10. Morgan Griffith, R-Va. (July, 2020)
11. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas (July 29, 2020)
12. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. (Tested end of July, 2020, positive antibody test)
13. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz. (Aug. 1, 2020)
14. Rodney Davis, R-Ill.  (Aug. 5, 2020)
15. Dan Meuser, R-Pa. (Aug. 22, 2020)
16. Jennifer Gonzales-Colon, R-P.R. (Aug. 24, 2020)  
17. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn. (Sept. 20, 2020)
18. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif. (Oct. 5, 2020)
19. Mike Bost, R-Ill. (Oct. 11, 2020)
20. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich. (Oct. 15, 2020)
21. Drew Ferguson, R-Ga. (Oct. 30, 2020)
22. Michael Waltz, R-Fla. (Nov. 7, 2020)
23. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. (Nov. 7, 2020 tested positive for antibodies. Unsure when he had COVID.) 
24. Don Young, R-Ark. (Nov. 12, 2020)
25. Tim Walberg, R-Mich. (Nov. 15, 2020)
26. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill. (Nov. 16, 2020)
27. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo. (Nov. 17, 2020)
28. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo. (Nov 18, 2020)
29. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash. (Nov 18, 2020)
30. Brian Steil, R-Wis. (Nov 22, 2020)
31. Joe Courtney, D-Conn. (Nov 22, 2020)
32. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. (Week of Nov. 23, 2020)
33. Rick Allen, R-Ga. (Nov 24, 2020)
34. Susie Lee, D-Nev. (Nov. 25, 2020)
35. Austin Scott, R-Ga. (Nov. 30, 2020)
36. Ken Calvert, R-Calif. (Late Nov. Announced Dec. 15)
37. Ted Budd, R-N.C. (Dec. 1, 2020)
38. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala. (Dec. 4)
39. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. (Antibodies, announced test Dec. 11, 2020)
40. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga. (Dec. 15, 2020)
41. Joe Wilson, R-S.C.  (Dec. 16, 2020)
42. Mike Rogers, R-Ala.  (Dec. 17, 2020)
43. Cedric Richmond, D-La. (Dec. 17, 2020)
44. Rick Larsen, D-Wash. (Dec. 23, 2020)
45. Maria Salazar, R-Fla. (Dec. 23, 2020. Was member-elect then, but was quarantined still when Congress began)
46. Gwen Moore, D-Wis. (Dec. 28, 2020)
47. David Valadao, R-Calif. (Dec. 31, 2020)
48. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (Antibodies. Test in December 2020. Story first reported March 2021.) 
49. Kay Granger, R-Texas (Jan. 3, 2021, test)
50. Kevin Brady, R-Texas (Jan. 3, 2021, announced)
51. Michelle Steel, R-Calif. (Jan. 6, 2021, announced.)
52. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan. (Jan. 6, 2021,  test) 
53. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla. (Jan. 6, 2021 test) 
54. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn. (Jan. 10, 2021) 
55. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. (Jan 11, 2021)
56. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. (Jan. 12, 2021) 
57. Brad Schneider, D-Ill. (Jan. 12, 2021) 
58. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y. (Jan. 13, 2021) 
59. Lou Correa, D-Calif. (Jan. 15, 2021) 
60. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif. (Jan. 19, 2021) 
61. Ron Wright, R-Texas (Jan. 21, 2021) Died. Feb. 7.
62. Lori Trahan, D-Mass. (Jan. 28, 2021) 
63. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass. (Jan. 30, 2021) Note: he had received both doses of vaccine by Jan. 20.  
64. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla. (July 19, 2021) *Fully vaccinated.
65. Steve Scalise, R-La. Antibodies. (Revealed antibodies positive July 20, 2020, unclear when was tested or contagious.) 
66. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. (Aug. 5, 2021) *Fully vaccinated.
67. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas (Aug. 6, 2021) *Fully vaccinated.
68. Barry Moore, R-Ala. (Aug. 20, 2021) Note: vaccination status unknown.
69. Troy Nehls, R-Texas (Aug. 22, 2021) *Fully vaccinated.

SENATE

1. Rand Paul, R-Ky. (March 22, 2020)
2. Tim Kaine, D-Va. (April, 2020, antibodies test)
3. Bob Casey, D-Pa. (May, 2020, antibodies test)
4. Bill Cassidy, R-La. (Aug. 20, 2020)
5. Mike Lee, R-Utah (Oct. 2, 2020) 
6. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. (Oct. 2, 2020) 
7. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. (Oct. 3, 2020) 
8. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa (Nov 17, 2020) Was president pro tem at this point, highest-ranking Congressional official to test positive.
9. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga. (Nov 20, 2020)
10. Rick Scott, R-Fla. (Nov 20, 2020)
11. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. (Aug. 2, 2021) *Fully vaccinated
12. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. (Aug. 19, 2021) *Fully vaccinated
13. Angus King, I-Maine (Aug. 19, 2021)  *Fully vaccinated
14. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo. (Aug. 19, 2021) *Fully vaccinated

Were in vaccine trials

1. Steve Daines, R-Mont. (enrolled in Pfizer trial, positive for antibodies)
2. Rob Portman, R-Ohio (enrolled in Johnson & Johnson trial)

117th Congress-elect

1. Ashley Hinson, RElect-Iowa (Nov. 12, 2020)
2.  Letlow, RElect-La. (Dec. 18, 2020 announced. Died Dec. 29.)
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This only includes the few members, who have reported as of Tues! It's interesting to note some of the more recent cases had had both of the vaccine doses.

Today's quote:

Gratitude celebrates life with a joyful "yes" at every knot of the great network in which everything is connected to everything.

BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST