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You aren't missing much. That's pretty accurate to the benefits and limitations of those masks.
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There's two reasons that a 5-day quarantine would probably be fine:
1>If you have such an amount of population that has been vaccinated or recovered and can show that after 5 days your viral load has such low transmission in this previously exposed population. Even if you still have viral shedding at days 5 through 10, it might not be clinically significant in terms of community spread.
2> If omicron variant sheds for a shorter period of time and it becomes the predominant variant.
I do not know data supporting the first scenario. The second scenario has data and was part of the justification to move down to 5 days. However, very shortly after that, estimates of omicron prevalence were dramatically lowered. The 5-day quarantine change is probably justified very soon, but it sounds like it was premature.
annnnndddd....... Ontario says don't bother getting tested anymore. Lol.
toronto.ctvnews.ca
Ontario introduces shortened isolation periods, new testing guidelines
Ontario is shortening its COVID-19 isolation period for some individuals and introducing new testing guidelines for the public, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore announced Thursday.
because PCR is wackannnnndddd....... Ontario says don't bother getting tested anymore. Lol.
Ontario introduces shortened isolation periods, new testing guidelines
Ontario is shortening its COVID-19 isolation period for some individuals and introducing new testing guidelines for the public, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore announced Thursday.
always was
This is a serious question, and I only ask because you've done it 2 nights in a row now. Why do you read "testing" and just assume the discussion has anything to do with the validity of PCR testing?
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Because PCR testing is whack jack
CDC finally admitted the PCR has numerous flaws, many experts already knew this from the start of mass testing.
I think your health officials are following suite.
I know that probably isn't the answer you want.
@Lars nailed the reality of the situation ^above^, even though I know you don't wanna hear it.
PCR tests cant melt steel beams bro
What are you basing that assumption on?
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From your link ...annnnndddd....... Ontario says don't bother getting tested anymore. Lol.
Ontario introduces shortened isolation periods, new testing guidelines
Ontario is shortening its COVID-19 isolation period for some individuals and introducing new testing guidelines for the public, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore announced Thursday.
Seems they know something I don't. I wonder if they've published this data on one of their their websites or something. Let me know if you see something from your health authorities on what they're basing this on.
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Repeating and misconstruing statements that PCR is not useful for contact tracing with our previous case densities.
PCR is a perfectly excellent test including for Corona virus testing to evaluate a symptomatic individual.
Makes sense to me.
I just find it frustrating that our government is cutting us off from tests, but also is telling us we have to be locked in our homes for 5 days if anyone has a single symptom. How many sick days do these people think we get?
Do you have a bunch of people on ignore? Or do you ignore their postings that don't fit your current understanding of the testing? Not talking shit just curious.
I posted about all of this a year or more ago. PCR should not be used as the test for this virus, source is the guy who won a nobel prize for inventing it(along with many other experts). Any "positive result" is also non specific for this particular coronavirus. Flu did not just disappear.
What was deemed misinformation and was silenced is now being admitted by the CDC.
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Also an update from Texas.
I think I've had one patient in the hospital with coronavirus before this month following our surge back in September. I think I've had a couple out in clinic.
Today alone I put two patients in the hospital and six positive at the clinic. Clinic patients are all young and one elderly. Nobody had very severe disease. Lots of complaints about throats burning. Lots of 101 temps and general body aches but not as severe as flu.
The elderly person at clinic was vaccinated and boosted. The two people in the hospital are both unvaccinated as is typical.
It's a noticable uptick. There's been a smattering of new cases over the last 10 to 14 days. But this is definitely up. Could be following Christmas because people were gathering and now they're showing symptoms. Could also be that they're all just coming in to sneak in before the upcoming weekend and this is the same smattering that's been going on for weeks. All come together on one day. Still that doesn't explain the hospitalizations. Will be interesting to see what happens during the next week or two
I think I've had one patient in the hospital with coronavirus before this month following our surge back in September. I think I've had a couple out in clinic.
Today alone I put two patients in the hospital and six positive at the clinic. Clinic patients are all young and one elderly. Nobody had very severe disease. Lots of complaints about throats burning. Lots of 101 temps and general body aches but not as severe as flu.
The elderly person at clinic was vaccinated and boosted. The two people in the hospital are both unvaccinated as is typical.
It's a noticable uptick. There's been a smattering of new cases over the last 10 to 14 days. But this is definitely up. Could be following Christmas because people were gathering and now they're showing symptoms. Could also be that they're all just coming in to sneak in before the upcoming weekend and this is the same smattering that's been going on for weeks. All come together on one day. Still that doesn't explain the hospitalizations. Will be interesting to see what happens during the next week or two
Are you even following the recent CDC press releases?
Serious question.
I feel like you guys are caught up in the previous narratives(which were faulty).
The government of Ontario is sighting testing capacity limits as the reason for changing who can get tested. You seem to be under the impression that it's because they don't believe the testing is accurate. So I asked where you're getting that assumption from. I'm not sure what's confusing about this.
I had that burning throat for a couple days, slight fever and aches.
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I followed the CDC guidelines and subscribe to said mailing list. I do not follow every press release. Feel free to show your work on the CDC showing that PCR is bunk.
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Man, I'm sorry you caught COVID three times.
I think they are using the testing limitations as an excuse to change the protocol for testing...because simultaneously many other countries and health orgs are also changing protocols very recently.
I'm not trying to convince you guys of anything, you can find all this information and it has all been posted here...most of it within the last week in this thread by others.
My posts on the topic are buried deep in the thread, but they are being confirmed by the same sources that called the claims misinformation previously.