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Originally Posted by SAUTO
They still aren’t testing everyone showing signs...
Buddy’s mom is still in isolation and no test. Since Monday
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Honestly - it isn't even necessary YET to be able to test everyone showing signs because ultimately as soon as you're showing signs right now you're sent to self-isolate anyway.
The answer to the test result (for the symptomatic anyway) is largely irrelevant. They're treating the symptoms on the go either way.
When it WILL be vital is after we can find an verify an effective course of therapeutic care, especially in early-onset cases. At THAT point catching it on day 3 vs. waiting to see what it's doing by day 8 is enormous. If we can catch it on day 3 by testing people as soon as they show signs, that allows us to shorten the runway on the disease, keep people out of critical beds and get them out of the hospital quicker to ease capacity issues.
I know it's frustrating for people to not know. And probably frustrating for scientists and academics as well. But the real world impact of not having a roaring test setup right now probably isn't critical.