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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand the cries to drop testing.  Measurement is the LAST thing that should be dropped, even after masks, quarantines etc.  Otherwise, how will we know how many cases and whether dropping protective measures remains warranted?   I want an off-ramp to normalcy too, and I’m optimistic we can drop masks by late spring if we can get more people boosted, but testing seems more the least intrusive and most informative step we take. [/quote]

No you don’t. You want zero risk and complete guarantee of “safety.”  That is never going to happen and this testing madness is an expensive way to pretend that we have control over the spread.  Agree with the others; it’s time to drop this pretense. [/quote]

No I don’t what?  You don’t know what I want.  I don’t expect zero risk. In fact I’m in favor of treating it as an endemic to be managed than something to be solved IF we have the data to support doing so.  Testing provides that.  You seem to want to take the head in sand approach and just live in a fantasy that may or may not reflect reality.  Why are you afraid of testing. At our school if costs the parents and the school next to nothing in dollars. Most of the tests occur during breaks so don’t even require missed class time.  Insurance pays for it.  So what if the testing companies are making a buck. It’s valuable data to have.  Our US had about 5% positive right after break but has dropped to about 1-2 cases per week the last couple weeks. I don’t think testing should go on forever, or needs to be universal.  If the trend continues as it has been maybe they start going random around spring break and then phase it out after that. Why is this so bad?[/quote]

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