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Once there is a cheap and high reliability antibody test widely available, there are going to become two classes. Those who move freely about and do what they

by ck2 7y ago

Once there is a cheap and high reliability antibody test widely available, there are going to become two classes. Those who move freely about and do what they want, and those that live in fear of the others because they can still get infected and don't know who is who. Imagine a dystopian near future where you have to carry a government approved ID showing your immunities to get into establishments or to even move about the country.

thdespou 7y ago
Nope. We will just w8 for any vaccine and hopefully this would be over.
CydeWeys 7y ago
This is the world I'm already living in. I got coronavirus in mid-March and have since recovered from it. Now I'm walking about with impunity. I still try to maintain social distancing to keep others at ease, but I'm not worried when people violate it. If only there were restaurants for me to go to ... (And yes, I'm eagerly awaiting the blood antibody test because I want to know for sure; my symptoms were pretty textbook coronavirus, but not serious to warrant hospitalization, and hence no test was available for me.)
- ck2 7y ago
  mid-March? Be aware that while some studies say you still virus-shed for two weeks after, some say as long as five weeks it can still be detected. Just because your fever broke doesn't mean the virus is gone, just means your body is fighting it and "winning".
  - CydeWeys 7y ago
    I strictly self-quarantined for the recommended 14 days, plus 3 days following the end of symptoms. I doubt many people are going to be down for the ~7 weeks of strict quarantine you're suggesting.
steveeq1 7y ago
welcome to china.
csense 7y ago
> carry a government approved ID showing your immunities Bill Gates is funding an effort to tattoo it into your skin [1]. At best, Mr. Gates is dangerously naive, assuming that because he has good intentions, governments will never abuse his idea for evil purposes. Governments' track record on this subject is not great. (The last time a government tried to tattoo a unique identifier into a large number of people, it was the Nazis. They wanted to keep track of Jews and other undesirables, so they could more efficiently be run through the systematic processes of captivity, enslavement and mass murder.) [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill_melinda_gates/fkupg49/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill...

by ck2 7y ago

thdespou 7y ago

Nope. We will just w8 for any vaccine and hopefully this would be over.

CydeWeys 7y ago

This is the world I'm already living in. I got coronavirus in mid-March and have since recovered from it. Now I'm walking about with impunity. I still try to maintain social distancing to keep others at ease, but I'm not worried when people violate it. If only there were restaurants for me to go to ... (And yes, I'm eagerly awaiting the blood antibody test because I want to know for sure; my symptoms were pretty textbook coronavirus, but not serious to warrant hospitalization, and hence no test was available for me.)

ck2 7y ago
mid-March? Be aware that while some studies say you still virus-shed for two weeks after, some say as long as five weeks it can still be detected. Just because your fever broke doesn't mean the virus is gone, just means your body is fighting it and "winning".
- CydeWeys 7y ago
  I strictly self-quarantined for the recommended 14 days, plus 3 days following the end of symptoms. I doubt many people are going to be down for the ~7 weeks of strict quarantine you're suggesting.

steveeq1 7y ago

welcome to china.

csense 7y ago

> carry a government approved ID showing your immunities Bill Gates is funding an effort to tattoo it into your skin [1]. At best, Mr. Gates is dangerously naive, assuming that because he has good intentions, governments will never abuse his idea for evil purposes. Governments' track record on this subject is not great. (The last time a government tried to tattoo a unique identifier into a large number of people, it was the Nazis. They wanted to keep track of Jews and other undesirables, so they could more efficiently be run through the systematic processes of captivity, enslavement and mass murder.) [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill_melinda_gates/fkupg49/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill...