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Maybe my question sounds crazy, but hear me out. States are opening up despite doctors advising against it. Many of these states are not requiring face masks. Most patients don't have symptoms when they get the virus and you can get the virus immediately after testing negative anyway. If you have to go back to work no matter what, what difference does it make? The states don't seem to care if you have the disease or not. Plus there's the "herd immunity" idea which implies they want everyone to get the virus and get the process over with quickly. My wife, friend, and I were tested and they never even called us back with the results! Why be tested if we don't know whether we have it? I read an article that said that now that the country is finally getting its act together and tests are available, people aren't even getting them because they think it's too late; life is going back to normal. What do you think?
Maybe my question sounds crazy, but hear me out. States are opening up despite doctors advising against it. Many of these states are not requiring face masks. Most patients don't have symptoms when they get the virus and you can get the virus immediately after testing negative anyway. If you have to go back to work no matter what, what difference does it make? The states don't seem to care if you have the disease or not. My wife, friend, and I were tested and they never even called us back with the results! Why be tested if we don't know whether we have it? I read an article that said that now that the country is finally getting its act together and tests are available, people aren't even getting them because they think it's too late; life is going back to normal. What do you think?
I never understood why it makes sense to "increase testing testing testing!" either...considering:
A) The tests are not accurate at all...many false negatives and false positives
B) The tests don't test for the actual virus, but for an RNA Sequence reaction
C) If we're going with the herd immunity approach, then what's the point of freaking out if you're asymptomatic and test positive?
I personally don’t think it does any good for most people with no symptoms at all to go out of your way to be tested. If you have no other reason to be there, you may be putting yourself at more risk going through testing in a place where a bunch of sick people may have been.
And you can come in contact with it on the very next thing you touch, so it might even cause a false sense of security that leads to careless behavior..
I think the right answer is for all of us to walk around acting as if we think we might have it... That will make us more careful. And we should assume everyone that we come in contact with might have it also and take appropriate precautions for the situation.
And then do what you need to do! I think for most, the test wouldn’t really change anything. Testing can be reserved for those who feel sick so that they know what they have, and for those in the medical field so they can stop coming in close contact with people if they are positive.
I would look at the wider big picture of what’s going on in your town county and region and try to accurately gauge the real risk, and take appropriate defensive steps.
I think that this whole episode was pointless except with the vulnerable who should be protected. The rest of us should be allowed to go about our business. Strangling the economy was just stupid.
All this is just a knee jerk overreaction that was not planned out or had any common sense applied.
I think that this whole episode was pointless except with the vulnerable who should be protected. The rest of us should be allowed to go about our business. Strangling the economy was just stupid.
All this is just a knee jerk overreaction that was not planned out or had any common sense applied.
What should have been done for most of our country was common sense regulations enforcing social distancing. Much like what we are doing in Texas now. New York City probably needed to be shuttered due to over reliance on mass transportation.
I think that this whole episode was pointless except with the vulnerable who should be protected. The rest of us should be allowed to go about our business. Strangling the economy was just stupid.
All this is just a knee jerk overreaction that was not planned out or had any common sense applied.
You can't make perfect decisions about a disease you know nothing about. That's why it's called a new virus.
I think that this whole episode was pointless except with the vulnerable who should be protected. The rest of us should be allowed to go about our business. Strangling the economy was just stupid.
All this is just a knee jerk overreaction that was not planned out or had any common sense applied.
More than half of Americans are considered vulnerable.
Testing is important for data collection, hospital planning, and state response. If your county seems under control, but no one is getting tested, you're helping set back the control. By the time cases start rolling into the hospital, it can be too late.
Remember, NYC's hospitals were overwhelmed. Boston's hospitals were over 120% of ICU capacity. Both locations can reshuffle resources in their hospitals, but that can take time. Rural and even many suburban areas don't have the resources to manage an out of control outbreak.
I don't want to shut back down again. That's an absolute guarantee if we get another spike. Getting tested helps keep the spike under control.
I used to think it is important but now your chances of dying are like 1% under 40 years old so why bother. In fact, if you are conservative you shouldn't do it because the liberals rely on the numbers to force shut downs.
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