The NFL has an extensive high-tech and automated contact tracing system—every person wears an electronic device that keeps track of their position and proximity to all other people with the same device. This is how the NFL has been identifying “close contacts” who then quarantine along with the person who has tested positive.
They report that there are “no indications of asymptomatic spread” - see ESPN.com link below.
This is an astounding development if true. For the entire pandemic, we have been told that the contagious period can start a couple days before symptoms begin, and also that asymptomatic people who test positive but have no symptoms at all can be contagious.
If true, what the NFL claims takes away a lot of the worry about spreading the virus to other people and not knowing it—to be responsible, all it takes is to be aware, sensitive, and truthful about all the possible symptoms, and immediately isolate and test.
My personal opinion is that it would also reduce the need to do routine antigen testing, and instead be vigilant about symptoms. (This is a good thing since we can’t find any more BinaxNow tests to buy.)
We’ll have an upcoming and useful post with a more comprehensive list of symptoms, including which are the “transmissible” ones.
Data Shows Asymptomatic Individuals Not Spreading Covid-19 NFL Chief Medical Officer Says - ESPN.com, December 23, 2021
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