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04-25-2020, 09:17 AM | #24392 |
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Some keep asking about why testing needs to ramp up.
This thing spreads mostly by asymptomatic spread. So you need to test everyone, even without symptoms, to know who's got it and who you need to isolate. If youre just testing those with symptoms, you're missing the vast majority of infections. |
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To me the only way that what you are saying really works is if you lock up everyone, test everyone, then let out only those who tested negative AFTER everyone has been tested. Otherwise the test result you got today could very well be moot tomorrow. |
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04-25-2020, 09:20 AM | #24394 | |
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04-25-2020, 09:21 AM | #24395 | |
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I see what they are doing and agree they should. But you can't allow it to provide a false sense of security either. |
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04-25-2020, 09:23 AM | #24396 | |
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I don't know that it's possible, but with the number of testing we're doing right now, it's showing to not be enough as the number of infected we're finding is still fairly high. |
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04-25-2020, 09:30 AM | #24397 |
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I'll post this in here as well
This is a long video, but everyone should watch it. Two California doctors explain their findings and extrapolate out the numbers of COVID19 using their data collected. Forgive the girl that keeps interjecting her pissed off commentary, just pay attention to what the doctors are saying because it could change everything.... FAIR WARNING - the girl commentating on the video does get a touch political with her statements from time to time, so go into it knowing that. |
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04-25-2020, 09:30 AM | #24398 |
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2 confirmed cases from employees on our campus yesterday. Our first ones.
It’s very real now. |
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04-25-2020, 09:33 AM | #24399 | |
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The converse of that though is I think there are so many people who have this and are either not impacted or impacted mildly that if we were to measure that accurately then you would start to see this more inline with the flu. I mean let's think about it for a second. The CDC estimates that up to 45 million people get the flu each year. If this is more contagious than the flu then I think it is safe to assume that we probably have 20 million people nationwide infected now or at some point up until now. I understand why medical officials and professionals are hesitant to put things in that light but it is a very real possibility and I would guess with a high probability factor. I guess my point is that we are basing everything off of what we think we know as of now which skews the numbers and pushes us down the path of fear and panic. But if you do start presenting the likely probabilities it could very easily put us on a path of insensitivity as well. I guess what I am getting at is this is worse than the flu but very likely not as bad as we think. |
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04-25-2020, 09:35 AM | #24401 |
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You make a very valid point.
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