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04/06/20 12:43 AM

#343615 RE: Zardiw #343613

Zardiw - Social distancing and hand washing are the top two on the experts' what the general public should do list.

"Wasn't directed at you.....but the morons responsible
for that masks 'not needed' bullshit.......
At this point, I don't see any huge benefit to testing.
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The debate on the value of everyone wearing masks is sorta sitting at well, might be good if there were enough for all,
but then again if all were wearing one it may detract from their social distancing focus, which is the most important.

Testing, of course, is still all important to depress the rate of further spread. To see who has it, so they can
be isolated. And then to enable even more widespread contact tracing in the search of even more carriers.

Then there is the hope of gaining a reliable antibody test,

Will a home antibody test for covid-19 really be a game changer?
Health | Analysis 27 March 2020
By Michael Le Page
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238834-will-a-home-antibody-test-for-covid-19-really-be-a-game-changer/#ixzz6InvNQRUy

and all the pluses flowing from having a good one, or three, of those.

You said, "At this point, I don't see any huge benefit to testing." .. i don't understand how you could say that.

If Trump said it i would understand, maybe you say it for the same reason he could have at one time said it.





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SoxFan

04/06/20 7:34 AM

#343616 RE: Zardiw #343613

Seriously? You don't see the benefit to testing. There are only a few ways we eliminate this Virus. Social distancing is a mitigation strategy when the pandemic has gotten out of control. So isn't wearing masks. They will reduce but not eliminate this virus.

Best - Vaccine
Next best - a treatment
Third - Test everyone so we can isolate ones who test positive and do serious contact tracing
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ergo sum

04/06/20 9:05 AM

#343618 RE: Zardiw #343613

I have no objection to masks. They will help. In the end however tracing the virus by testing everyone associated with individual cases (short of a vaccine or cure) will be the only way to eradicate this protein.