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What's the point of testing at all in places that aren't taking steps to reduce the spread? Testing isn't the goal, it's data to use for an informed response.
by flukus 6y ago
What's the point of testing at all in places that aren't taking steps to reduce the spread?
Testing isn't the goal, it's data to use for an informed response. If the response isn't going to come it's just a morbid and useless statistic.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoEven in places that are willing to accept some amount of spread, testing allows people to make informed decisions before doing particularly risky things. I have friends who for example take a test just before visiting their grandparents - if we lived in an area with week-long turnarounds, they wouldn't be able to do that, and would have to choose between a significant risk of infecting them or leaving them isolated for months on end.