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We Need a Test For Those Who Had the Virus and are No Longer Infectious!

My question:

Is there a test that can tell us that someone had the virus already, and can no longer communicate the disease to others? This, for any who had symptoms, or had no symptoms at all. These would then be safe to join the workforce. Some official certification, like a pin or badge, could indicate to others that they were safe. The consequences of such a test that reveals to us those who are safe are vast.

We will know who is safe!

These will not have to sequester themselves, and therefore be available to help others. This especially applies to heath care and other essential personnel. These would be safe to congregate, among themselves and with others. We would know who can join the “emerging return to society” and hasten its return.

At the moment there are more pressing needs for testing and allocation of resources, but the time for this test SHOULD come.

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5 responses to “We Need a Test For Those Who Had the Virus and are No Longer Infectious!”

  1. joliesattic Avatar
    joliesattic

    The problem is, we don’t know what we don’t know. They call it “novel” because they have no clue what it will do. Are people okay once they’ve had it and gotten over it? That’s a very good question.

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    1. Ghoh Avatar
      Ghoh

      Yes! A very good question. It seems taken for granted that the virus is no longer infectious once its run its course, but I don’t see how that could have been confirmed already.

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  2. odonnelljack52 Avatar
    odonnelljack52

    we build up antibodies in our body, but as the above comment makes clear, it’s called novel, because DNA sequencing marks it as a departure from other corona-type-viruses such as SARS. To build up immunity we’d need to be at a before and after stage. We can say, you’ve got the virus. We can say you’ve not got the virus. What we can’t-yet-say is your immune. There’s not enough clinical data.

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  3. odonnelljack52 Avatar
    odonnelljack52

    children also seem to show some immunity, but it’s not clear if they act as carriers.

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    1. Ghoh Avatar
      Ghoh

      Very little is clear, but Governed Cuomo, yesterday and today, spoke of a test to determine infested persons, past symptoms and especially without sympfoms.Given the assumption that they are not infectious, these can go back to work. Given that assumption is confirmed, that is very hopeful, but the Governor just made the assumption. He didn’t mention a way for others to tell who is safe, but perhaps that tomorrow.

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