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09-01-2020, 09:23 AM | #43981 |
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Of course it is. But that sorta kills the doom & gloom narrative.
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09-01-2020, 09:25 AM | #43982 |
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Why do you think it's more news worthy?
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09-01-2020, 09:27 AM | #43983 |
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Schools around here are going to shut down and go to full virtual in weeks.
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09-01-2020, 09:29 AM | #43984 |
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09-01-2020, 09:31 AM | #43985 |
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Had an exposure last week in my son's class. They're spacing them out and doing all the right protocols so they only had to quarantine 6 kids from the class total and not shut everything down. Atleast not yet.
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09-01-2020, 09:31 AM | #43986 | |
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09-01-2020, 10:19 AM | #43987 | |
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The PCR test given when symptomatic, yes will give you an answer on what genetic viral infection you have. The issue is that it's so sensitive it's gonna show viral "particles" for a while post infection so it doesn't do much to show whether you're past infeciton or just beginning. |
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09-01-2020, 10:27 AM | #43988 | |
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As parents we limited our kids "screen time" as they grew up because it was supposedly unhealthy....now she is doing screen time for "virtual school" only 12-15 hours a day. So healthy...... |
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09-01-2020, 10:41 AM | #43989 | |
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09-01-2020, 10:44 AM | #43990 | |
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09-01-2020, 10:45 AM | #43991 |
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The issue with any test is that it cannot serve two masters. Tests are evaluated by their sensitivity and specificity.
The more sensitive you make a test, you make it less likely to miss someone (false negative), but you run the risk of identifying people as having a disease when they really don't (false positive). With testing sensitivity, you want to identify the true positives. The more specific a test, the less likely you are to misidentify someone as having a disease when they don't (false positive), but if the test is too specific, you might miss people who have the disease (false negative). It helps to think of them like a guard dog. An overly sensitive test will be like a dog that barks at every sound, no matter how minor. Will they identify an intruder this way? Yes, but they will also bark at a lot of things that aren't. An overly specific test will be like a dog that doesn't bark until they see someone with a gun in your bedroom. Will the dog not wake you up multiple times per night? Yes. But they also won't alarm you until it is too late. |
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09-01-2020, 11:08 AM | #43993 | |
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09-01-2020, 11:13 AM | #43994 |
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It`s not sustainable thats for sure. The teachers know it as well but this is all new to them. My daughter is an A student but she wont be able to keep up this pace much longer. She used to run for an hour a day but she hasnt left the house in 2 weeks because she has too much work to do. Saturdays and Sundays are at least 8 hour days for homework.
PETE: My daughter has been prone to occasional migraines and now uses those "blue light" glasses when on the computer but I dont know if that makes a difference long term as far as vision. |
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09-01-2020, 11:22 AM | #43995 | |
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I think we got it all wrong with using the PCR test to find asymptomatic spread or potential of in that it will throw alot of "positives" that aren't really positives. It just wasn't really designed as a true public health tool. Plus with this whole thing, the biggest issue we're having is time or lack there of. We need to identify those who are actually transmitting or shedding virus, not really those who have slight positives. |
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