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
And I'm sure college is spending money on the other stuff but since they haven't really told anyone anything it's hard to know what they have spent money on specifically.
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Also, the older screening programme was to ID antibodies, whereas I think the screening done on campus would be more accurate to ID cases and then they would get an HSE test. That is the impression I got from this:http://www.universitytimes.ie/2020/09/widespread-testing-in-trinity-could-cost-e1m-per-year-says-luke-oneill/ …
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But without more specifics on what the screening actually is, it's hard to say for sure.
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I think my larger point it that the most effective proven strategy to reduce transmission is rapid targeted (i.e. 100s, not 1000s) PCR tests for symptoms + all close contacts, rather than mass prick-test screening, which might work but hasn't to date
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It doesn't seem like it's a prick test, I think we've moved past seriology tests but if that is what it is then it wouldn't be effective, I agree. Close contacts though break down in a university setting. Even with cohorts or whatever they are doing, it will break down.
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