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Caronimo said:
They are college kids. They will have their share of fun whether or not they are supposed to. Hopefully the kid is fine and nobody else gets the virus.
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Hopefully everyone stays healthy and this puts a scare into them with a renewed sense of vigilance.
 
freescooter said:
That actually makes sense, but I have no idea what living situations are. But I think you need to use caution and probably shut down initially and retest every few days. The problem with testing only once a week is that somebody might be spreading for 4-5 days before you find out. Then you are in a mess.
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I don't know if it is still the case, by my BIL who is an MD told me a little while back that the PCR tests might not even detect the virus during the first 4-5 days of infection. I will admit that I might not have a clear understanding of what he was describing. He has also more recently described how, as time goes by, there is more evidence that even those who have mild cases or are even asymptomatic can have issues. CT scans of lungs show damage. They find markers for heart damage via echocardiography. He did not state the prevalence of these but I guess what I'm saying is that this might not be a two-outcome disease (death or recovery).

At my daughter's college, every student is tested 3x/week and I think she said athletes are tested daily.

ps: I'm taking no position as to how the current situation should be handled.
 
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8893 said:
I love coach, and I agree with him, but I have to chuckle a bit when I think about Andrea's interview with Goodman in the spring, when they hadn't left the house for a month, weren't allowed to bring packages or mail inside until they sat outside for three days, etc., etc.

We've all learned a lot since then--I hope.
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The thing is, it’s around and it’s easy to make assumptions about what’s safe that don’t work. We have a friend who wore masks outside the home, but apparently caught COVID by eating inside a restaurant here in CT. Just improving after a month isolated at home. She was retry sick but luckily no lung issue. Her husband tested negative but they had pretty much no direct contact for over 3 weeks.
 
goskis2018 said:
You are so soft on Covid it's scary. I'm not worried about a college aged athlete contracting Covid, not one bit. Hell, I hope it runs through the team so they're all immune during the season.
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Ignoring the ridiculousness of this, getting Covid once doesn't make you immune from getting it again
 
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Peacefrog said:
At my daughter's college, every student is tested 3x/week and I think she said athletes are tested daily.
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That’s a pretty aggressive schedule. Where does she go to school?

I heard that in September U of A was able to detect issues in dorms by testing the sewage then doing comprehensive tests in dorms that’s showed problems
 
Didn't Lamont just come out and say no sports teams will be allowed to leave the state and they have to wear masks??
 
M.S.G. said:
I highly doubt it will happen, they just pushed back the start... But yeah, the consensus from people I've talked to say it's highly unlikely that we play. I teach with a guy who's the varsity coach at my school and he's been ADAMANT that we're playing and it's going to be fine.. King of Optimism.. Can't wait to see him tomorrow morning!
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I've been doing preseason lifts with my team every morning. Kids don't think there will be either. Hadn't heard about the date getting pushed back... no surprise.

Bball with a mask--just not feasible.
 
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navery12 said:
Ignoring the ridiculousness of this, getting Covid once doesn't make you immune from getting it again
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Not that I'm at all advocating for a herd immunity approach, but the current thinking is that having Covid gives you immunity for at least 5-7 months post infection, in which case they would be immune during the season. Of course, it's a nonsense hypothetical.
 
husky429 said:
I've been doing preseason lifts with my team every morning. Kids don't think there will be either. Hadn't heard about the date getting pushed back... no surprise.

Bball with a mask--just not feasible.
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All HS fall sports in my district are being played with masks (in PA). That includes soccer and football. It sucks but they’re doing it.
 
Stlh8L8ner said:
While this sucks, I'll look at the positive side and say they've been on campus holding workouts and practice since, what, June, and this is the first case? They shouldn't get complacent, but they've done a great job up until now.
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They are athletes. young and in great physical condition - I wouldnt expect cases
Did anyone confirm it was a player? Did the person have at least two different type tests?
 
NJHusky said:
That’s a pretty aggressive schedule. Where does she go to school?

I heard that in September U of A was able to detect issues in dorms by testing the sewage then doing comprehensive tests in dorms that’s showed problems
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She attends a certain ACC school that shall not be named here. And she has corrected me,all students get tested 1-2 times/week, not three. Also, all students have been put in singles. In-season athletes are tested daily.
 
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NJHusky said:
I heard that in September U of A was able to detect issues in dorms by testing the sewage then doing comprehensive tests in dorms that’s showed problems
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UConn has been utilizing the same concept in Storrs:
www.wtnh.com

UConn using creative methods for COVID-19 testing to try to stay ahead of the virus on campus

Governor Ned Lamont says Connecticut is testing more people per capita than the rest of the country. Now, the University of Connecticut is leading the way with some new, creative techniques.
www.wtnh.com www.wtnh.com
 
Thanks for posting about this waste water testing. That was new information to me. On the other hand it is almost unbelievable that they were reporting ZERO new cases at UConn for 9 days straight thru Oct 21st so you'd think there would be less chance to get the disease from contagious carriers. Despite that extended period of no cases, within 10 days or so, out of the whole campus population, its one of our 15 highly protected, most supervised, and regularly tested kids that is infected. Come on man. How about some good luck for a change. These kids have been working hard to have a season.
 
gtcam said:
They are athletes. young and in great physical condition - I wouldnt expect cases
Did anyone confirm it was a player? Did the person have at least two different type tests?
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Young and great physical condition means they'll probably have an easier recovery. Doesn't mean they can't get it.
 
Who is it that has it?
 
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Caronimo said:
They are college kids. They will have their share of fun whether or not they are supposed to. Hopefully the kid is fine and nobody else gets the virus.
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Coach Hurley realizes when someone tests positive, it most likely is unrelated to playing basketball. Of course, do the separation/quarantine until testing clears a positive result but the best way to keep these wonderful young men healthy generally is for them to play basketball.
Chief isn’t taking the bait regarding identity. As far as Chief is concerned it’s a confidential PHI type situation.
 
8893 said:
I love coach, and I agree with him, but I have to chuckle a bit when I think about Andrea's interview with Goodman in the spring, when they hadn't left the house for a month, weren't allowed to bring packages or mail inside until they sat outside for three days, etc., etc.

We've all learned a lot since then--I hope.
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I leave dry cleaning and packages out for a couple days now on my porch. Agree, the danger is mostly virus concentrated in the air though.
The best thing UConn can do is upgrade the ventilation system in the practice facility and Gampel to one the kills the virus - as Mohegan did. That’s why they are getting the bubble tournaments.
 
Peacefrog said:
She attends a certain ACC school that shall not be named here. And she has corrected me,all students get tested 1-2 times/week, not three. Also, all students have been put in singles. In-season athletes are tested daily.
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Our neighbor is a prof at Wesleyan. They are doing the same thing. So is Colby College where my daughter is slated to do a visiting prof job in the Spring, and I suspect the rest of the NESCAC. 95% of students live on campus and those schools are very small which makes some things feasible that wouldn’t be at a larger State university.
 
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