Big Ten teams will be able to isolate players before they’re contagious with COVID tests
By SDS Staff
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One reason the Big Ten may now feel more comfortable with fall football is advanced COVID-19 tests.
Chicago Tribune sportswriter Teddy Greenstein shared an interesting tidbit from Northwestern Director of Sports Medicine Jeff Mjaanes: Big Ten teams will be able to isolate players before they are contagious by detecting COVID-19 before they become infectious with daily antigen tests.
Early isolation will be important for Big Ten teams to be able to play a full season. The conference has revealed that a 5 percent infection rate will be the threshold for teams to shut down football activities and that players who test positive will be in a 21-day quarantine.
Northwestern Dir of Spts Medicine Jeff Mjaanes says antigen testing is so good, it can “detect a level of virus thought to be below the level of infectivity.”
So positive cases can be identified and isolated before a player is contagious. HUGE.
— Teddy Greenstein (@TeddyGreenstein) September 16, 2020
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