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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Help me clarify:

Is the idea that they catch the infected kids before or shortly after they become symptomatic (if they do) and then pull them out to quarantine before they spread to others?

If so, are the tests good enough to pick up infection before the kid starts to shed virus?

If they are, then testing designed to catch things in that narrow window sounds like a great idea. [/quote]

Q1:  I think that's the idea.  Or if they are asymptomatic to stop them from spreading in the off chance you test them.  Or at least spreading MORE than they would have.

Q2:  No idea.  Probably they are pretty good.  Probably they miss some positives.

I think, though, that when you look at school districts that have employed near-universal, repeated testing, they haven't found many cases, and therefore these programs don't seem to stop a lot of spread.  In the realm of needing to apply your limited covid-mitigation dollars where they have the most benefit, the random and limited testing that DC is doing is going to be relatively NOT cost beneficial.  Other testing regimes...maybe?  Idk, would you rather your school have a new HVAC system or a universal weekly testing program?[/quote]

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