“No testing for Covid-19 is required irrespective of the exposure risk, unless the contact becomes symptomatic. We further propose that contact tracing be stopped. As current testing only identifies a small minority of all Covid-19 cases, quarantining contacts of these cases serves no demonstrable general public health purpose,” reads the document.Crisp told TimesLIVE that the advisory is “probably authentic”, but he hasn’t seen it yet.
“Since quarantining contacts of cases no longer serves a public health role, identifying contacts of Covid-19 cases contact tracing equally serves very little role.” The advisory said quarantine is only likely to be effective and practical in certain circumstances as a control measure for a disease outbreak, and did not have a role for endemic diseases, where control is not possible.
The advisory noted that the proportion of people with immunity to Covid-19, either from infection or vaccination, has risen substantially, exceeding 60-80% in several serosurveys. “We have learned more about the manner in which Covid-19 is spread, and also now have to contend with variants of concern whose epidemiology differs from that of the ancestral strains of SARS-CoV-2. Crucially, it appears that efforts to eliminate and contain the virus are not likely to be successful. Therefore, it is critical that the role of containment efforts like quarantine and contact tracing is re-evaluated.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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