Sigh. It's quite clear by now that the CDC is an economic body rather than one concerned about human health.
I can understand the virus still being classified as BSL-3 from the standpoint that there is no reason for governing bodies to hurry up and change a classification that is overly cautious when it comes to workplace practices, especially given the narrative about the virus potentially having been the result of a lab leak. So, a lot of political factors affecting the classification decision, in addition to what we do or do not know about what the virus does.
It's frustrating to have more limited information from the wastewater testing these days. On the other hand, I'm grateful that much of the newly developed wastewater testing infrastructure is continuing to be used, and is also helping with tackling trends for other infectious diseases (e.g. polio cases).
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I can understand the virus still being classified as BSL-3 from the standpoint that there is no reason for governing bodies to hurry up and change a classification that is overly cautious when it comes to workplace practices, especially given the narrative about the virus potentially having been the result of a lab leak. So, a lot of political factors affecting the classification decision, in addition to what we do or do not know about what the virus does.
It's frustrating to have more limited information from the wastewater testing these days. On the other hand, I'm grateful that much of the newly developed wastewater testing infrastructure is continuing to be used, and is also helping with tackling trends for other infectious diseases (e.g. polio cases).