I've been reading and listening to stuff this morning. I listened to this interview with Dr. Dave Petron and it had a lot of good information. He is advising the Pac-12 and talks about myocarditis and testing and cardiac testing.
I know myocarditis can be something that develops from the common cold and the flu just like a lot of viruses. It seems like it's something that has been used to shock and scare people. But Petron said there are fairly easy ways to mitigate those concerns with cardiac testing after someone recovers from the virus. The NFL actually has a cardiac testing plan in place as part of their COVID related return to play procedures.
So that really shouldn't be a concern. And he didn't really make it out to be a major concern that is going to stop people from playing or practicing.
What Petron's main concern seemed to be is that they are not able to test athletes every day. And they used a system to measure how often players should be tested that took into account the percentage of positive tests in their local communities.
It was like if the positive test rates are 9% then you should test every day. It it fell below 7.5% then it should fall to once every two days.
But Petron admitted that getting back test results in a quick manner isn't going to be possible for college teams in certain areas as well.
He also admits he knows it's not possible for universities to test every day.
So basically the doctors talking to the Pac-12 aren't really going nuts about myocarditis or how sick people will get. They are advising against contact practice and games because they can't test enough for their liking.
Which seems ridiculous to me. I'm sorry. I'm not trying to present judgment one way or the other. But to me, if you know you can't prevent everyone from getting it but you feel you can do the proper testing to assure they don't have a heart condition when they get back on the field, then I don't really see the problem here.
He also said that major universities should all be able to easily give the cardiac testing needed. That wouldn't impede anyone from adding that component.
So now, you'll just find and even angrier business owner if the Big 12 elects not to play this season. I just don't see any reason why they shouldn't try to play.
Now, will there be outbreaks because they aren't testing enough? I bet there will. Will it shut down the season before it can finish? Maybe. But let's freakin' give it a shot.
Rant over.
I know myocarditis can be something that develops from the common cold and the flu just like a lot of viruses. It seems like it's something that has been used to shock and scare people. But Petron said there are fairly easy ways to mitigate those concerns with cardiac testing after someone recovers from the virus. The NFL actually has a cardiac testing plan in place as part of their COVID related return to play procedures.
So that really shouldn't be a concern. And he didn't really make it out to be a major concern that is going to stop people from playing or practicing.
What Petron's main concern seemed to be is that they are not able to test athletes every day. And they used a system to measure how often players should be tested that took into account the percentage of positive tests in their local communities.
It was like if the positive test rates are 9% then you should test every day. It it fell below 7.5% then it should fall to once every two days.
But Petron admitted that getting back test results in a quick manner isn't going to be possible for college teams in certain areas as well.
He also admits he knows it's not possible for universities to test every day.
So basically the doctors talking to the Pac-12 aren't really going nuts about myocarditis or how sick people will get. They are advising against contact practice and games because they can't test enough for their liking.
Which seems ridiculous to me. I'm sorry. I'm not trying to present judgment one way or the other. But to me, if you know you can't prevent everyone from getting it but you feel you can do the proper testing to assure they don't have a heart condition when they get back on the field, then I don't really see the problem here.
He also said that major universities should all be able to easily give the cardiac testing needed. That wouldn't impede anyone from adding that component.
So now, you'll just find and even angrier business owner if the Big 12 elects not to play this season. I just don't see any reason why they shouldn't try to play.
Now, will there be outbreaks because they aren't testing enough? I bet there will. Will it shut down the season before it can finish? Maybe. But let's freakin' give it a shot.
Rant over.
