The U.S. navy carrier with a COVID-19 outbreak has the most comprehensive COVID-19 testing and screening program on the face of the earth at this point.
Let's take a look at the information:
The Variables: Could the tests not be accurate? Possibly. The real problem is that these sailors developed symptoms twice --- weeks apart. This is the strongest indicator that the first infection does not provide natural immunity.
Bottom Line: Recovering from COVID-19 does not provide natural immunity to catching it again.
What it means: The COVID-19 strategy used by Sweden is most likely the worst public health decision in recent decades. Their non-lockdown strategy was done with no understanding if natural immunity was provided to victims after recovery from the first infection. As outlined by WHO the only path to "herd immunity" is via a vaccine.
The broader policy impact: Anyone proposing a "only lockdown the high risk people" strategy is proposing a public health disaster. In other words - these uninformed people are pushing an agenda that is completely irrational.
Sailors on sidelined carrier get virus for second time
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Five sailors on the U.S. aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to a COVID-19 outbreak have tested positive for the virus for the second time and have been taken off the ship, according to the Navy.
The resurgence of the virus in the five sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt underscores the befuddling behavior of the highly contagious virus and raises questions about how troops that test positive can be reintegrated into the military, particularly on ships.
All five sailors had previously tested positive and had gone through at least two weeks of isolation. As part of the process, they all had to test negative twice in a row, with the tests separated by at least a day or two before they were allowed to go back to the ship.
The Roosevelt has been at port in Guam since late March after the outbreak of the virus was discovered. More than 4,000 of the 4,800 crew members have gone ashore since then for quarantine or isolation. Earlier this month hundreds of sailors began returning to the ship, in coordinated waves, to get ready to set sail again.
In a statement Friday, the Navy said that, while onboard, the five sailors self-monitored and adhered to strict social distancing protocols.
“These five Sailors developed influenza-like illness symptoms and did the right thing reporting to medical for evaluation,” the Navy said, adding that they were immediately removed from the ship and put back in isolation. A small number of other sailors who were in contact with them were also taken off the ship.
Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said the outbreak has been a learning process.
“This is a very stubborn, infectious disease,” he told Pentagon reporters during a briefing on Friday. He said that because of the Navy’s quick action, medical crew were notified right away and determined who might have also been exposed and got them all off the ship.
As of Thursday, more than 2,900 sailors have reboarded the ship, and about 25% of the more than 1,000 who had tested positive have now recovered, according to the Navy.
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Let's take a look at the information:
- Five sailors catch COVID-19 with symptoms and recover.
- The sailors test negative twice and are restored to the ship.
- The five sailors come down with symptoms of COVID-19 and test positive again.
The Variables: Could the tests not be accurate? Possibly. The real problem is that these sailors developed symptoms twice --- weeks apart. This is the strongest indicator that the first infection does not provide natural immunity.
Bottom Line: Recovering from COVID-19 does not provide natural immunity to catching it again.
What it means: The COVID-19 strategy used by Sweden is most likely the worst public health decision in recent decades. Their non-lockdown strategy was done with no understanding if natural immunity was provided to victims after recovery from the first infection. As outlined by WHO the only path to "herd immunity" is via a vaccine.
The broader policy impact: Anyone proposing a "only lockdown the high risk people" strategy is proposing a public health disaster. In other words - these uninformed people are pushing an agenda that is completely irrational.
Sailors on sidelined carrier get virus for second time
https://apnews.com/0cae34376380ab4150002a58bd9934b9
Five sailors on the U.S. aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to a COVID-19 outbreak have tested positive for the virus for the second time and have been taken off the ship, according to the Navy.
The resurgence of the virus in the five sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt underscores the befuddling behavior of the highly contagious virus and raises questions about how troops that test positive can be reintegrated into the military, particularly on ships.
All five sailors had previously tested positive and had gone through at least two weeks of isolation. As part of the process, they all had to test negative twice in a row, with the tests separated by at least a day or two before they were allowed to go back to the ship.
The Roosevelt has been at port in Guam since late March after the outbreak of the virus was discovered. More than 4,000 of the 4,800 crew members have gone ashore since then for quarantine or isolation. Earlier this month hundreds of sailors began returning to the ship, in coordinated waves, to get ready to set sail again.
In a statement Friday, the Navy said that, while onboard, the five sailors self-monitored and adhered to strict social distancing protocols.
“These five Sailors developed influenza-like illness symptoms and did the right thing reporting to medical for evaluation,” the Navy said, adding that they were immediately removed from the ship and put back in isolation. A small number of other sailors who were in contact with them were also taken off the ship.
Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said the outbreak has been a learning process.
“This is a very stubborn, infectious disease,” he told Pentagon reporters during a briefing on Friday. He said that because of the Navy’s quick action, medical crew were notified right away and determined who might have also been exposed and got them all off the ship.
As of Thursday, more than 2,900 sailors have reboarded the ship, and about 25% of the more than 1,000 who had tested positive have now recovered, according to the Navy.
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