Originally Posted by
Knobcrk1
The usual suspects have their minds blown once again. There’s still a pandemic going on that’s why they want to test. Until everyone is vaccinated or there’s herd immunity developed, and the pandemic is called by people smarter than you, it’s still dangerous for everyone. If by now you still need this to be explained to you then there’s nothing can be done to help you out.
Thanks, Knobcrk.
It’s your position that we should have widespread testing, no matter how unreliable the test is.
My spouse had obvious symptoms and tested negative (tested positive a few days later). I had close contact with her, no symptoms, but was still directed to quarantine for 24 days despite multiple negative PCR tests over that period (she was symptomatic <24 hours).
So what’s the point of testing? What triggers an asymptomatic person being tested (with no known close contact; btw, six feet and 15 min are rather arbitrary)? Despite disciplined mask wear, social distancing, and frequent hand washing, I had a bad chest cold two weeks ago and tested negative twice. Did I have to quarantine? According to my employer, yes, 10 days because the tests could have been false negatives. No one else in my house got the cold, btw.
You're in the lockdown camp. We get it, widespread testing is justified by your position. The fact is, however, the tests are so unreliable that the outcome is the same-quarantine. Bob had the sniffles but tested negative. However, to be safe, you should quarantine for 14 days even though you’re asymptomatic. This level of hysteria is happening at my employer and my kids’ school.
Im all for testing if we can agree to trust the results, and not quarantine those that have no symptoms, despite close contacts. Close contact doesn’t mean you contract CV.