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Originally Posted by Choro&Swing
Sources in the CDC revealed on Wednesday that the Director of the C.D.C. was under heavy pressure from the White House to make this change. The hope is that a lot of the positive tests would never show up if people weren’t being tested. However, the problem is that asymptomatic positives can still spread it to those they live with, kiss, hug, talk with face to face, eat with, drive with, even if they aren’t coughing. Meanwhile, evidence shows that people who are positive are most contagious BEFORE they have any symptoms. So, if they can be detected when they DO have the disease but BEFORE they show any symptoms at all, it might be possible to get them to quarantine instead of dropping by The Villages to eat that home-cooked dinner with Grandma and Grandpa. Thus, early testing now may decrease case later and save your life.
From the article you linked to: “Models suggest that about half of transmission events can be traced back to individuals still in this so-called pre-symptomatic stage, before they start to feel ill — if they ever feel sick at all.”
Top U.S. Officials Told C.D.C. to Soften Coronavirus Testing Guidelines - The New York Times |
That is so well written and also so true! That post covered everything that I have watched or read about that subject in the last 2 days. Nice that SOME people make HELPFUL posts based on science. For weeks there has been TOO much denying
of the facts and the really BIG risks associated with CV, and the constant downplaying of risks on this forum.