We just got an email from our university that says that there will be a program in the next few weeks to do mass testing of staff and students...who only live in campus/uni accommodation. Which I do not think actually accounts for most of the population who work/study there
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
Isn't the point in the email that there's two different types of testing going on - diagnostic testing for symptomatic cases by the health centre and opt-in screening (as distinct from testing, i.e. antibody prick tests) in residences? I may have misunderstood though
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Replying to @NiallOSuill @AdmiralHip
The reason that distinction is important is that screening is (or was, back in May when the UK was trying to roll it out nationally) waaaaaaaay less accurate, w/ best case scenarios @ 70% accuracy, and too many false negatives.
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Replying to @NiallOSuill
I think screening may be more accurate now, but I am unsure. The screening recommendation was from Luke O'Neill, who said that anyone who screened positive could then get a PCR test.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @NiallOSuill
In an ideal world everyone should just get tested right away, and I am unsure why this wasn't just planned from the start.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
I think the reason is that it runs into huge logistical/financial problems very quickly. If we're testing everyone, how often? Where does testing take place? Who pays? It could very quickly exasperate problems rather than relieving them
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Replying to @NiallOSuill
Yes, there is definitely a financial aspect to it. Which is why Ireland should have rolled out general testing ages ago. But tests do not need to be that expensive. I was under the impression they are actually much cheaper than advertised.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @NiallOSuill
But again, this is something they should have been planning for. It should have just been in the reopening plans from the start. Not to mention Luke O'Neill has been discussing this stuff in the news for months now, and TCD loves to promote him but not onboard his advice
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At least not until the nth hour.
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