Thread by @drewaharris

Thinking ahead to what happens when people w/ #COVID19 recover. Here's a thread with 8 key questions. Feel free to respond to any. I don't know the answers but officials need to think them through.
1) When are people recovering from mild illness not contagious?

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2) Many will have asymptomatic or barely symptomatic illness & are unlikely to be tested within current test availability constraints. How will we know if they had the disease?

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3) Are we ramping up IgG & IgM antibody tests to determine individual's immune status? There could be millions of people who will need to know their status.

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4) Is there a plan to use serum from recovering patients -including those with subclinical cases- to treat those with severe illness? It's loaded with virus-fighting antibodies.

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5) As the wave of illness passes through a city, there will be a growing number of recovered people who (presumably/hopefully) can't get or spread infection. What's the plan for determining if they're susceptible or no longer carrying?

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6) Will knowing your #covid19 status be a thing? This will determine whether you are restricted. We don't need to social distance those who can't catch or transmit the virus. Will we see virus status on dating or job profiles?

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7) Are we sure recovered patients have long-term immunity?

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8) Can people become long-term asymptomatic carriers of the virus, still able to infect those who never had it?