What if all participants have to post a video of themselves taking a test that shows that they’re negative for COVID, and then of performing the variolation protocol?
Good tests will test positive a few days after a person gets infected and also take time to verify that the person has the virus.
Where I’m living in Germany people are also joking that the easiest way to get the virus might be to go get tested because that puts you into an envirioment where you are more likely to meet other patients.
A simple rule can be that anyone who has been self-quarantining for 14+ days can be considered negative at the start of the test. We wouldn’t lose that much data quality with that rule IMO.
That’s a good idea, but it doesn’t seem like tests will be widespread anytime soon, and maybe not available to individuals for even longer (or ever).
But the video idea is good. And maybe it could be used for participants to rehearse both the testing and variolation protocols before performing them for real.
Yes the study could have everyone get ready to kick off as soon as tests are widely distributed. Or it can just use proxy tests like temperature, heart rate and oxygen saturation. The study has the luxury of potentially compromising accuracy on one or two major variables because it’s looking to detect a 3-30x effect.
What if all participants have to post a video of themselves taking a test that shows that they’re negative for COVID, and then of performing the variolation protocol?
Good tests will test positive a few days after a person gets infected and also take time to verify that the person has the virus.
Where I’m living in Germany people are also joking that the easiest way to get the virus might be to go get tested because that puts you into an envirioment where you are more likely to meet other patients.
A simple rule can be that anyone who has been self-quarantining for 14+ days can be considered negative at the start of the test. We wouldn’t lose that much data quality with that rule IMO.
That’s a good idea, but it doesn’t seem like tests will be widespread anytime soon, and maybe not available to individuals for even longer (or ever).
But the video idea is good. And maybe it could be used for participants to rehearse both the testing and variolation protocols before performing them for real.
Yes the study could have everyone get ready to kick off as soon as tests are widely distributed. Or it can just use proxy tests like temperature, heart rate and oxygen saturation. The study has the luxury of potentially compromising accuracy on one or two major variables because it’s looking to detect a 3-30x effect.