re: Bama student body at 29% Covid positivity rate

My nephew's son 15 yo healthy athletic kid got Covid in July.
Symptoms were 101 fever, body aches & bad cough. The pediatrician tested him to confirm. Doc sent family home without any medication & said "he needs to ride it out. Use OTC meds when needed". They were quarantined for 14 days. No one left home. He is fine now & back to normal.
Interesting-doc said since no one else had any symptoms, the family DID NOT NEED TESTING. None of them got sick.
So young healthy kids can get Covid. But the survival rate is extremely high.

But all we hear is "get tested". Why? If there's no symptoms why get tested?

I'm 57 & have high blood pressure. Called my doc last month at OLOL asked if I needed testing. He asked if I had any symptoms. I said no. He said "no need to get tested".
And if a family who's child had Covid didn't need testing, why does anybody without symptoms need testing?
But Gov Honor Code keeps telling me to get tested. Why? Screw him.
If you don't have symptoms you do not need to be tested!
Sorry for length; it's early.