Sat Oct 3, 2020, 11:37 AM
Raven123 (2,349 posts)
Think about multiple people testing positive shortly after testing negative
We are all familiar with super spreader events. However none of them had readily available pre-event testing that I am aware of. Yes, we know there are false negative tests. Nevertheless a few questions have crossed my mind.
1) Was everyone tested before the SCOTUS party last week? The Notre Dame president claimed he was, so I assumed all others were as well. Imagine a false negative from someone who sheds enough virus to infect that many people. It’s mind-numbing. 2) What test was used? I hear it was the Abbott test. Who administered it, who ran it and did they use the proper procedure and equipment? 3) If Chris Wallace was correct and the Tump team wasn’t tested before the debate, why did they do that? Were they concerned about a possible positive. It just doesn’t make sense to avoid testing when you claim to test a lot. The other possibility is that the SCOTUS party wasn’t a super spreader event, and these folks were just a bunch of irresponsible people all got caught the same time. Of course, both could be true.
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Response to Raven123 (Original post)
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 12:20 PM
dawg day (7,298 posts)
1. The Notre Dame president might have brought it with him from Indiana
[link:https://www.si.com/college/2020/10/01/notre-dame-leadership-covid-failing-students|
They've been having an outbreak there that has affected many on the football team.] |
Response to Raven123 (Original post)
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 12:24 PM
LisaL (40,372 posts)
2. Again, incubation period is up to 14 days.
Someone can be infected and still test negative within that period. Presumably that someone can already be infectious.
I also heard they haven't tested everyone at the event, only those expected to be close to Trump. |
Response to LisaL (Reply #2)
Sat Oct 3, 2020, 12:51 PM
Raven123 (2,349 posts)
3. Thanks for answering one of my questions, but seems like quite a few tested positive later
Notre Dame President, POTUS, FLOTUS, Hicks, conway
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