Redneksioux

Sure it's not the only risk, it's just the biggest risk to those.

This sounds like a problem. So why is the White House's coronavirus task force not addressing this instead of trying to reduce the number of people tested?

What percentage of people in the US have underlying conditions making them high risk with covid? And what about essential workers? Should they stay home in their basements too? Live your lives I don't care. Just keep your droplets to yourself.

How many of those allergic to peanuts have died from walking by peanut butter in the grocery store, or by going to a football game where peanuts are served?

Can't disagree with any of this. But how do you suggest people protect themselves?

I understand that everyone dies. There's things we do that bring on death quicker and there's things we can do to prolong life. I understand that sometimes death can be out of one's control. Trust me, I'd like to be done with this as well. But as I've heard, it is what it is. Some believe the deaths are under-counted, while others believe they are over-counted. I'm tired of watching lives being ruined as well, but to think we are just instantly going to go back to pre-covid normal is not realistic.

Interesting, let me guess you vote right instead of left? The medical experts reports I've seen say we are under-counting covid deaths.

What percentage of the tests are believed to be flawed? Would you agree that the White House's coronavirus task force should be more concerned about figuring this out instead of reducing the number of people tested?

So are you implying we should wait 2-3 years before making any decisions on how we act/react?

I understand that. If they counted flu deaths the same way they count Covid deaths we'd have between 3,000 to 16,000 flu deaths annually. Instead they take that actual number and multiply it by 6 due to undertesting. Still well below Covid deaths.

What CDC clarification are you referring to?

I don't know. What I do know is it's killing more than any other respiratory virus that we've lived with our entire lives.

It was a statement from one person. Sure I heard it, but based on asymptomatic spread being documented as already happening, I didn't buy into her statement.

Nope.

Zero cases would be nice, but I understand not realistic. Let's put it this way, I'd like less cases instead of more.

I believe asymptomatic carriers can spread the virus and that is a problem. Oxbow would like you to believe that is an ignorant stance though since Altru has just three patients hospitalized with covid right now though. Big picture, I know.

That's a good question for the White House's coronavirus task force.

It's disturbing to me. Obviously he did not support the decision. You had asked what experts we can trust, I'd trust Redfield over the experts that pushed this decision through.

The testing flaws if true are concerning, you'd think we'd have the test down 6 months into this. Increased testing shouldn't be leading to fear though, it should lead to some comfort. Identifying those infected so the infected can isolate should be helping to prevent further spread. We already know you can catch Covid more than once, so there's no such thing as letting it course through society until it's done. The faster it spreads the worse off we all are. At this point I can't see us ever getting back to "pre-covid normal". Maybe a vaccine will help get us there. Hopefuly.

My point is the goal should be to accomplish the same thing, which is to reduce the spread of covid. Impractical because the quantity? Or impractical because the cdc wants less testing and not more?

So why will Redfield not stand behind the decision? https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/513946-cdc-director-walks-back-change-in-coronavirus-testing Trump has been downplaying the need for testing and has insisted we need to be testing less. And the Coronavirus task force meeting just happened to take place while Fauci was in surgery.

What is the White House and professional sports looking to accomplish with surveillance testing? Who gets tested there and how often? Waiting for the new CDC, (White House) guidelines.

I'll tell you who I wouldn't trust right about now, the CDC, I mean the White House.

The white house gets regular surveillance testing. So do professional sports. Why don’t schools?

It sounds like he’s not exactly happy about the inconsistency (und mask mandate vs no mandate off campus). He’s gone so far to comment that they want to keep kids here in school but if things get worse students will be sent home and this will hurt grand forks’ economy. Ball is in the mayor’s court.