It Is Time to Stop the Much Hyped Covid-19 Tests
Yes, real time PCR or any other test that seek antigens and its products must come to an end; not in the form it is being advocated for or done now. We may use antibody test to confirm previous exposure and ??immunity, especially for health workers that come into contact with susceptible groups (read about that). Are we dealing with the same strain of virus the world over? Somebody show me the gene mapping for the virus and for all the regions!
Points: We are better placed than before to know what it is all about. We are barely testing all that need to be tested. We have tested enough; yes 1% of the population is enough for this purpose. We already know that they respond well without treatment and those who need to die will die regardless of the level of intervention. Ask the US and their ventilator hype! FYI it is never just the ventilator… there is need for appropriate expertise, drugs, and general nursing care. I know of persons who die from pressure sore infections, nosocomials(hospital acquired infections) or other ailment that never prompted an admission in hospital.
There is no more need for “target” testing, profiling of regions or populations for neither testing nor random testing. The cost-benefit analysis shows that the pattern used to determine who should be tested must radically change by June 15, 2020! All regions are now free to open after that time. We thrive in the economies of scale, so the idea of for example bars operating at 50% occupancy is balderdash! Where do I get the info? We shall move the goal posts once the ball is near, just as the US “top” scientists have done with their models!
There are groups that must still be heavily cushioned from exposure (read about that). Also, social distancing must continue, including wearing of masks and working from home where possible! The drugs for control of the disease are already in the market! Choose from them! Modify a moiety! Why are humans more into academic lethargy, bureaucratic rigidity as some low-lives wallow in idiotic criticism?