Posted on 08/02/2021 7:23:46 AM PDT by 2aProtectsTheRest
When you get a Covid test, does it distinguish between the original and the delta variant? Do over the counter tests test for this? Only the hospital tests?
Thanks!!
... and there is no single, public repository for data by state or data on breakthrough infections, since the CDC stopped monitoring them. [May 1]
“The success of the vaccinations is measured by the number of vaccinated who get the flu.”
Yes, a booster may be in order. ;^)
I do not think those that have had confirmed covid need the vaccine
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So I’ll try my question again.
Why no discussion about those with immunity not needing the vaccine?
And why the need for the sarcasm in your first post towards ‘anti-vaxxers’ when you won’t even ponder and answer my question?
There’s some reason they want literally everyone to have this vaccine. Again, you’ll chime in with your sarcasm towards people who have great reason not to trust government leaders yet you won’t chime in on this question?
My friend’s mother was vaccinated. She still got Covid and ended up in the hospital for several days.
It is the same among Hazmat professionals. The propaganda may work temporarily on the uninformed but most of those with training are able to figure out when they have been misled. The big problem here is that the purpose of the misinformation is not the public's best interest... it is pure politics.
None of the tests for Covid done for individuals can distinguish between the original and the delta variant.
My brother and sister in law were vaccinated and both still got Covid. Neither of them became seriously ill, but they did manage to spread it to other people.
PCR tests may not distinguish, but would think a test using genetic sequencing would,
I don’t understand what you want me to chime in on. I already said I do not think those that have had a proven case of covid need to be vaccinated.
As for the sarcasm feel free to peruse the comments and see the hate directed my way for standing up to the wilder conspiracy theories and false information and daring to post that the vaccines are good for some people. Those that openly wish for my death and all those that have been vaccinated are likely saddened that we are still here and the vaccines are effective.
None of the tests used for individuals can distinguish. The testing technique you are describing is not used for individuals.
I appreciate your input and while not a medical professional, have been fighting the battle on another site.
It is very frustrating to read the wild comments from people who either read questionable literature, or read reliable information and then totally misrepresent what it says.
People in general seem to have a hard time with statistics, percentages, and the concept of distributions.
This seems to be the info I was looking for
We don’t always know [the variant] when we do the regular tests,” Winter said. “We do that in epidemiological studies ... The routine testing for COVID-19 will just tell you if you have the coronavirus. It doesn’t tell you what strain you might have.”
Health officials are able to identify COVID-19 strains through genetic sequencing, a process different from a standard COVID-19 test.
For example, earlier this month, Parkland’s chief medical officer, Dr. Joe Chang, estimated that 30-40% of new COVID-19 cases in North Texas were of the delta variant. But that was an estimate because, as Chang explained, it would be impractical for Parkland to test every COVID-19 test for genetic sequencing to identify the specific variant.
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RT-PCR testing gives you a positive/negative result for presence of SARS-CoV-2, but does NOT identify the specific variant. For that, CDC takes a random sampling of positive test specimens and does whole genome sequencing. It’s through this process that the actual variant is identified.
This is done on a subset of positive specimens because it costs about $130 to sequence the genome of a single sample. This is how the statistics are compiled on which variants are active.
The data in Table 1 shows reporting data from Jan 1 2021 - dates in July mostly ending around July 20th (depends on the individual state and how up to date their data is).
Thank you for the first-hand reporting! While the state-by-state data is important to look at, I also think it’s great to have actual eyes on the ground verifying whether it matches with the personal experience of professionals directly managing this.
Thanks! This is the conclusion I came to in the comment above.
ROTF!!
We're supposed to believe that the people responsible for the so-called infrastructure bill give a rat's hairy hind end about cost?!
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