Re:Covid Booster Highly Effective Against Omicron
by smorgusofborg on Saturday January 22, 2022 @02:22PM
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I know a few people who test negative on PCR tests but have identical symptoms due to a flu. Given the insane rate of omicron I wouldn't assume all these tests were wrong if one of them now tests positive..
Re:Covid Booster Highly Effective Against Omicron
by Baloo on Saturday January 22, 2022 @04:11PM
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https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/01/20/center-for-covid-con...
The Center for COVID Control expanded so rapidly that it became unable to keep up with the thousands of tests sent its way — leading to workers leaving tests in garbage bags, unrefrigerated, around the office and lying to customers about their results, former employees said.
Re:Covid Booster Highly Effective Against Omicron
by smorgusofborg on Saturday January 22, 2022 @04:23PM
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I'm aware of that but my examples are not in the US.
Re:Covid Booster Highly Effective Against Omicron
by Baloo on Saturday January 22, 2022 @04:49PM
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Could similar problems not occur outside the US?
Re:Covid Booster Highly Effective Against Omicron
by smorgusofborg on Saturday January 22, 2022 @05:30PM
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That's a complicated discussion. To keep it short, I think different societies are prone to different institutions being centers of organized crime because organized criminals are rational evaluators of power structures and risk.
Re:Covid Booster Highly Effective Against Omicron
by ls15 on Saturday January 22, 2022 @02:28PM
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It was pretty obvious in my case, because I was in close contact with someone who had the same symptoms and had positive RTs (and then PCR).
Also this person had three RTs within 45 minutes, two positive (manufacturer A) and one negative (manufacturer B).
Wouldn't that apply to boostered people as well, since they catch and spread Omicron at similar rates?
But then, how realistic is it to quarantine for two weeks if almost everyone was in contact with someone who tested positive?
And for added difficulty: the rapid tests have really high false-negative rates for Omicron. I had 6 negative RTs (two manufacturers) after symptoms before my positive PCR test.