Misleading
This is referring to transmission over time IN THE AVERAGE case, and there, 10% of one’s transmissibility may be after day 5.
But being an average, there may be a full 30%+ of people who are greater than average & remain highly infectious through days 6,7,8
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This is referring to transmission over time IN THE AVERAGE case, and there, 10% of one’s transmissibility may be after day 5.
But being an average, there may be a full 30%+ of people who are greater than average & remain highly infectious through days 6,7,8
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https://twitter.com/CDCDirector/status/1476544553511530498
In addition the AVERAGE case mentioned was based on viral loads where ppl were becoming symptomatic/testing once already at peak virus load & transmission always coming down
But now ppl are becoming symptomatic day 1 & day 4,5 may now be when ppl still at peak infectiousness
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But now ppl are becoming symptomatic day 1 & day 4,5 may now be when ppl still at peak infectiousness
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I’m 1000% on board with cutting down isolation as much as possible
Heck - most ppl who tested positive in this pandemic on PCR over the past 2 years were already no longer infectious by the time they started isolation. I have argued that those ppl required 0 days isolation
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Heck - most ppl who tested positive in this pandemic on PCR over the past 2 years were already no longer infectious by the time they started isolation. I have argued that those ppl required 0 days isolation
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Policy can’t be perfect - esp when we don’t have tools available. And so I understand the reasoning behind the policy
But let’s not come out and say misleading statements to back up the policy just released. Just say what it is: not perfect, owes to limited resources, etc
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But let’s not come out and say misleading statements to back up the policy just released. Just say what it is: not perfect, owes to limited resources, etc
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I believe we should stick to facts when describing ideal policy & recommendations when ideal can’t be met
Rather than throw crucial tools under the bus
Fact: There is a LOT of data that rapid Ag tests correlate w active replicating culturable & likely transmissible virus
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Rather than throw crucial tools under the bus
Fact: There is a LOT of data that rapid Ag tests correlate w active replicating culturable & likely transmissible virus
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Rather than trying to undermine rapid tests and say they don’t indicate likely infectious virus…
Say
We recommend using a test at day 5 and if still highly positive, consider yourself still a high risk to others and remain isolating 3 additional days if possible”
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Say
We recommend using a test at day 5 and if still highly positive, consider yourself still a high risk to others and remain isolating 3 additional days if possible”
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