On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:02:39 -0800, Gregg Ballou wrote:

On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 1:46:05 AM UTC-5,
wrote:
It's my understanding that there are now several rapid tests available
that generate results in less than an hour, can be self-administered
and have sensitivity of 95-98% and selectivity of 97-100% (false
negative of 5% and false positive of 3%). Obviously you'd want to set
up testing such that there is no cross-exposure of pilots, staff, etc.
prior to getting a test result. You could give out little green "good
to go" badges to everyone with a negative test. Seems like unless we
can get everyone vaccinated, this is the main method available to
provide higher confidence to everyone involved. A mixed combination of
vaccinations and testing is a likely outcome given the pace of
vaccinations and the age of pilots (older with higher priority to get a
stick), volunteers, etc. With the new more infectious strain now
circulating in the US it seems like some extra care would be in order.
Early season contests are likely to face more concerns than later, but
it's really too early to forecast much.

Things are still very much in flux, but at least the trajectory on
vaccines and testing - if not hospitalizations - are headed in a
positive direction.

Andy Blackburn 9B

As I understand the latest claims the vaccine does not prevent the
vaccinated from getting or spreading covid just lessens their personal
symptoms. Launching a fleet of vaccinated pilots is still potentially
sending out angels of death upon the world.

Citation please.

Which vaccine does this apply to?

A surprising number of vaccines, for which initial and stage 2 trials
have been completed, have been developed in various countries. Knowing
which vaccine you are posting about is important because there are
significant differences between these vaccines, consequently an efficacy
claim is meaningless unless the vaccine it applies to is named.



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