That, of course, is part of the beauty of sewage testing*. You don't get to individuals, but you get a handle on the community, whether folks are showing symptoms or not.
*That's a phrase nobody expects to see, isn't it?
D&D and the rising pandemic
That, of course, is part of the beauty of sewage testing*. You don't get to individuals, but you get a handle on the community, whether folks are showing symptoms or not.
*That's a phrase nobody expects to see, isn't it?
Istbor
Dances with Gnolls
I think many are thinking you get the sniffles or a little sick, so those that do, can simple use their judgement to quarantine. Not realizing that asymptomatic could potentially mean someone not even feeling slightly off, but still contagious.
(emphasis mine)
Ha! As if we had evidence that people did that! Ha, I say!
(Also, our culture is such that those on the lower end of the economic spectrum really don't have the choice to use judgement - if they aren't forced out of work such that unemployment is available, they have to work to put food on the table and keep a roof overhead.)
And it seems reasonable that the amount of Covid-19 RNA you spew into the stew is proportional to how much is coming out your mouth.
Ain't that a beautiful image. Just let is sit there, and taste it.
Asymptomatic people spread the virus less than symptomatic people (per person) and they stop emitting C19 RNA sooner, but they suspect more are transmitted by asymptomatic people (because they don't know to self isolate). Hence encouraging everyone to wear masks.
Istbor
Dances with Gnolls
Yeah, I felt I was opening myself up with that statement.
And correct, if your situation is go to work while a little under the weather, or lose your job/have hours cut, it's going to be tough not to choose money that keeps your family going over public safety.
Sure, which is why we have generous emergency unemployment insurance, working on a national paid-sick-leave policy, health insurance not connected to your job, and generous loans for companies who don't fire their workers during this pandemic.
Oh wait, you mean the USA. Well, get rich or die to make the rich richer. Good luck.
There was an Indian person who observed a few weeks ago that self-quarantining snd social distancing were luxuries, both in short supply in his country.
They’re not exactly common elsewhere, either.
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Levistus's_Leviathan
5e Freelancer
This whole year is getting screwed up by Covid-19. Everything's gone to hell in America.
Eltab
Lord of the Hidden Layer
I want to see the reality that a COVID test is available for say $10 (price of a pregnancy test) on the shelf at any Walgreens / CVS / Rite-Aid / &c, with no need for a prescription first, the thing is reliable, simple enough to be used at home, and provides an answer in a few minutes.
Invent something with most of those features and the general population will solve the problem themselves.
ad_hoc
(they/them)
Or just, you know, free.
