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That headline ("alarming") is just not helpful. Standard epidemic science indicates once a virus with R0>1.5 grows past 1% community transmission, eradication t
by mrandish 6y ago
That headline ("alarming") is just not helpful. Standard epidemic science indicates once a virus with R0>1.5 grows past 1% community transmission, eradication through lockdowns and full test and contact trace will be futile and a tremendous waste of resources better focused more productively.
If someone is not in an at-risk group (elderly/frail, immuno-compromised, multi-comorbidities) nor a medical provider or care-giver to the at-risk - as long as they remain asymptomatic, there's no reason to test them. They should simply stay away from the at-risk and monitor for symptoms.
It was odd to me that the CDC changed their guidance on this a few months ago from standard best practice. Now they are just putting it back to what it was.