Rochesterfan Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 3 hours ago, whatdrought said: Really hope nobody round here owns stock in that lab... They are an enormous reference lab - I mean absolutely huge. They are doing most of the NYS non symptomatic testing (and many other states also) as they have agreements with many of the departments of health. I wonder if this will go beyond the NFL testing as I know that is where most of the upcoming college kids - returning to school in the north east - have their tests going through.
whatdrought Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Rochesterfan said: They are an enormous reference lab - I mean absolutely huge. They are doing most of the NYS non symptomatic testing (and many other states also) as they have agreements with many of the departments of health. I wonder if this will go beyond the NFL testing as I know that is where most of the upcoming college kids - returning to school in the north east - have their tests going through. Yuck. That is not good news at all. Hopefully it’s on the collection side of things, as some have suggested, and the lab itself isn’t that compromised.
Doc Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 Wait, they weren't planning on testing at least on Fridays before games?
Rochesterfan Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Doc said: Wait, they weren't planning on testing at least on Fridays before games? I believe the original agreement was testing - daily early in TC, then going to a couple of times a week during the season. The NFLPA wanted Daily testing during the season, but this is exactly why the NFL was looking at 2x per week during the season. The NFL wanted Monday and Thursday/Friday to ensure there was enough time to re-clear players before Sunday games. The NFL wanted to avoid any testing on Saturday or Sunday - unless to clear a player - because a false positive either day would rule them out of the upcoming game. That was a big part of the discussion between the league and the union as the players were still pushing for daily tests. 1
Greg S Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 https://nypost.com/2020/08/24/nfl-coronavirus-testing-debacle-rendered-77-false-positives/
Hapless Bills Fan Posted August 25, 2020 Posted August 25, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 8:11 AM, YoloinOhio said: In their defense, PCR is hella easy to contaminate. Against that, if the analysts, the analyzers, and the reagents aren't the source of the contamination, the finger kinda points at the procedures and training 1
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29787498/nfl-latest-round-coronavirus-testing-shows-four-players-six-personnel-test-positive NFL's latest round of coronavirus testing shows four players, six personnel test positive A total of 10 NFL players and other team personnel tested positive for the coronavirus during the league's latest testing period of Aug. 21-29, the NFL and NFL Players Association announced Tuesday. 1
whatdrought Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) First positive test of the season. https://www.nfl.com/news/falcons-cb-a-j-terrell-tests-positive-for-covid-19-placed-on-reserve-list Couple questions that come to mind: 1. How did he get it? 2. How do they ensure it's not a false positive? 3. How ever will the Falcons sublime defense recover? I'm also really curious to see if he actually has it, and nobody else in the locker room got it. That seems like an overall positive development for the season outlook. Edited September 26, 2020 by whatdrought
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