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It's not just about people with symptoms to get tested. It's about people who are known to have had contact with infected to get tested. Also importantly you wa
by cycomanic 7y ago
It's not just about people with symptoms to get tested. It's about people who are known to have had contact with infected to get tested. Also importantly you want to regularly (at least once a week) test health workers and others who are in contact with vulnerable people. And finally, by doing lots of so called sentinel tests (random testing around the country) you can get a much better picture of how the virus spreads.
In short it is not about your interest if you get tested it is about societies interest.
- o-__-o 7y agoHey I agree with you, but I am not a health worker. I think we need to remember what spawned this thread and not move the goalposts for talking points. Even if you are not showing symptoms stay inside so you are not spreading the disease. Getting tested won’t prevent the spread, staying isolated will. Look at China.
- landryraccoon 7y agoWhy do you keep saying China instead of countries that have contained the virus like South Korea and Taiwan? Aggressive testing are key aspects of their strategy for containing the virus.
- o-__-o 7y agoBecause South Korea govt was allowed to look at citizens credit card transaction data and cell phone location data to enforce quarantine, something US cannot do without creating very unpopular laws. US can do what China did, heavy handed lock people inside with supplies and test anyone who moves outside of the house. You test positive you either go into mandatory quarantine (hospital) or you get an ankle monitor. China method works better than SK method when you think about how we got the TSA and how it helps our daily lives