*I suspect that doesnt mean one swab does 30 kids :D
Quote from: tomtom on September 16, 2020, 08:55:15 pm*I suspect that doesnt mean one swab does 30 kids :DNah, 30 swabs for 30 kids all pooled then processed together. This would mean the testers intially only have 1 reaction to process to detect covid, rather than 30. In theory, the reaction they use to detect covid is so sensitive that a single intact RNA molecule from the virus could be detected. Only concern would be false negatives which could easy be mitigated.(I'm a molecular biologist, partner worked at one of the testing centres for a bit during lockdown)
So completely and utterly possible then! Good grief! (aimed at UKGovt)
I really don’t understand what people are allowed to do or not do now... I even followed a couple of news website QA pages and it still didn’t completely make sense. Doesn’t help that Manchester seems to have different rules from all the other places locked down. I think most people here are making it up... / using (gulp) common sense.
Possible, yes absolutely. But say one comes back positive, you have to isolate everyone tested and associated with the group until you can go back through and retest everyone individually. For a class or year group at a school, this could mean absolutely loads of people are isolating. Probably unnecessarily.
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-two-week-national-lockdown-in-october-proposed-by-top-scientists-report-12074645Be most unhappy if it his happens over school holidays; kids in close contact all day every day, as soon as there is a break in this they want to impose a lockdown?
Even if you have to stay and home and don't spend any money that would keep the economy going?
Despite my testing carping - we are far more informed now about its spread across the population and country now than we were in March. I really hope this means we can manage Wave2.0 better than the last time.
I think its just shit system design... whilst this might help people cheat the system in the short term - it makes it look more mickey mouse than heath robinson... Give yourselves a round of applause Deloitte / Serco / Dido.
A small point of interest; the Cheltenham festival was mentioned a lot as a failure in March that increased transmission. I've seen it said in several places that the government was lobbied by a prominent member of the Jockey club to keep it running, as they were considering calling it off. The prominent figure in question with strong connections in government was Dido Harding.
Quote from: TobyD on September 19, 2020, 10:34:17 amA small point of interest; the Cheltenham festival was mentioned a lot as a failure in March that increased transmission. I've seen it said in several places that the government was lobbied by a prominent member of the Jockey club to keep it running, as they were considering calling it off. The prominent figure in question with strong connections in government was Dido Harding. It’s not a small point Toby, it strikes to the heart of the corruption flourishing under this administration.....Given its track record, what will this administration do once unrestrained by EU state aid laws in directing public money to private business?
I had missed that she was also going to be heading up the national institutefor health protectionhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-national-institute-for-health-protectionAs she sits in the back benches and works and votes for the gov, that’s a massive conflict of interest for heading a public, apolitical body.Plus she is obviously chosen for her compliance with policy (ie privatisation).Anyone over the age of 8 who could not foresee that tourists returning from abroad, massively increased attendance at workplaces and the resumption of school for 12milliion children would cause a big increase in testing demand is unfit for the role.