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Post by crittsmom on May 6, 2020 4:50:59 GMT
We had mandatory testing at work (healthcare) because of possible exposure from patients. It is an uncomfortable test, although some did complain of pain afterwards for awhile. The biggest problem was a few people had to get retested because of inconclusive results. I'd like to get the antibody test, but not enough to pay for it myself.
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Post by samantha25 on May 6, 2020 4:53:01 GMT
We had mandatory testing at work (healthcare) because of possible exposure from patients. It is an uncomfortable test, although some did complain of pain afterwards for awhile. The biggest problem was a few people had to get retested because of inconclusive results. I'd like to get the antibody test, but not enough to pay for it myself. Pain like after getting a cervical pap smear and pain during menstruation? Boo hoo... |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 5:20:56 GMT
No, I’ve heard it’s painful. I hear you on that. I had one done for whooping cough. The aide used a wire brush and she really pushed that brush hard, and it wasn’t a quick swab. I cried, actual sobbing. Then had to go to urgent care to get the bleeding to stop. Now if they were doing a blood test. |
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Post by Peal on May 6, 2020 5:33:17 GMT
My state is ramping up testing. They really want to know where the virus is. However I probably would not. I live in rural community that has had very few active cases, as of today, my entire county has had 18 tested cases total. I've been home for most of the past two months and the places I have gone were low risk and I took precautions. Also, I think if anyone in the house got it, it would have passed to others and I think my immuno suppressed ds would have gotten sick.
I know that is a lot of assumptions, but my circumstances make me a low risk candidate. I don't see the need to waste a test on me.
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Post by dewryce on May 6, 2020 5:51:28 GMT
I’m saying yes because even though I haven’t been in public in approximately 2 million years DH still has to work daily. And since he works in a nursing home I’d like to know if we could be putting his residents at risk. And of course for research purposes as well.
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Post by AussieMeg on May 6, 2020 6:08:46 GMT
Yes, for research purposes I would get the test as long as I didn't have to pay (you have already said that it's free). pjaye do you know where they will be doing the testing, and how one gets to be included in the 100,000 that they wish to test? My daughter has been working (physiotherapist) throughout the whole isolation period, she might be interested in getting tested to see if she is an asymptomatic carrier. |
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Post by sassyangel on May 6, 2020 6:14:13 GMT
I definitely would. I’ve heard they’re not fun, but I still would. I believe the more testing they do, and the more different kinds of people they test, the more they will understand about it - which is maybe just that much closer to a treatment plan, or vaccine.
That won’t happen here, unfortunately.
My state was on a testing blitz, but had most of their next lot of tests, taken by the Feds. :/
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Post by craftykitten on May 6, 2020 6:29:20 GMT
I haven't seen anyone or been anywhere for weeks, so I feel like it would be a waste of a test. Other than that, sure I would do it.
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Post by pjaye on May 6, 2020 6:30:33 GMT
Yes, for research purposes I would get the test as long as I didn't have to pay (you have already said that it's free). pjaye do you know where they will be doing the testing, and how one gets to be included in the 100,000 that they wish to test? My daughter has been working (physiotherapist) throughout the whole isolation period, she might be interested in getting tested to see if she is an asymptomatic carrier. she should be able to find a test site close to you there I'm surprised she hasn't had an email from where she's working, it feels like we have 50 emails a day on some aspect of covid! Although the asymptomatic testing ones only started at the end of last week. |
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Post by dewryce on May 6, 2020 6:38:28 GMT
I definitely would. I’ve heard they’re not fun, but I still would. I believe the more testing they do, and the more different kinds of people they test, the more they will understand about it - which is maybe just that much closer to a treatment plan, or vaccine. That won’t happen here, unfortunately. My state was on a testing blitz, but had most of their next lot of tests, taken by the Feds. :/I have read about the intercepting the tests, which I confounds me because I thought states were supposed to get their own and it wasn’t the federal government’s job to provide them. What are they doing with them once they confiscate them? And how are they legally doing that? And their reasoning? And they took them after they were in your state’s possession? Where is this? So many questions. How is this not a bigger story? |
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Post by AussieMeg on May 6, 2020 6:39:48 GMT
Thanks pjaye. I will mention it to her when she gets home from work. Just out of curiosity..... have you / will you downloaded the COVIDSafe app? I haven't yet, and I get getting reminder texts on both my personal and my mobile phone. |
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Post by pjaye on May 6, 2020 6:54:09 GMT
Thanks pjaye . I will mention it to her when she gets home from work. Just out of curiosity..... have you / will you downloaded the COVIDSafe app? I haven't yet, and I get getting reminder texts on both my personal and my mobile phone. It's tricky for work, official hospital policy is that we don't have our phones on us while we are at work (I have mine at the desk, but don't carry it around with me). Then officiall policy is also that Bluetooth is off at work, and finally there's the issue of false positives - because we work in healthcare if we are in the vicinity of a covid patient, then we should already be in PPE...but it will still show up as a positive contact. I haven't read all of the info in detail, but for doctors & nurses it's a much more complicated issue and it sounds like they won't get accurate data from/for us anyway, all the emails I get through work say "of course we support the Govt & the use of the covid-safe app BUT..." so I haven't. If I didn't work in a hospital - I think I would. |
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Post by sueg on May 6, 2020 7:04:11 GMT
If they were offering tests for asymptomatic people here, I'd definitely be tested. I've been pretty much housebound for 6 weeks and am not sick in any way, but I'd still do it for science.
I would also be part of the antibody testing they are doing here, if I were asked. They are doing random samples across the country, and I have a friend who was asked if her family would be part of it, and said yes.
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Post by gar on May 6, 2020 8:49:03 GMT
I haven't seen anyone or been anywhere for weeks, so I feel like it would be a waste of a test. Other than that, sure I would do it. Will you be downloading the app later this week for track and trace? |
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Post by gillyp on May 6, 2020 9:27:39 GMT
I haven't seen anyone or been anywhere for weeks, so I feel like it would be a waste of a test. Other than that, sure I would do it. Will you be downloading the app later this week for track and trace? I know this was directed to craftykitten and I've just jumped in.  I've been reporting to an app for the last couple of weeks, run by King's College, London, mainly for statistics. I just say if I've had a test and if I'm well and as I've, thankfully, not been unwell, I don't know what the further questions would be. I'd happily download an app or take a test that would help my future health and that of people around me. People who are saying the testing is painful etc. are surely just latching onto the very few who have complained about it, imho. What about the thousands who have not complained because there really isn't much to be concerned about? |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 9:53:02 GMT
I haven't seen anyone or been anywhere for weeks, so I feel like it would be a waste of a test. Other than that, sure I would do it. Will you be downloading the app later this week for track and trace? I know you were asking craftykitten but on the same subject I found this detailed explanation of how it works really useful. If it gets rolled out to all after the the I of W I have no problem in downloading it. I limit the time I am out, only for food shopping but I do go out so I could be exposed at any time. Some on FB are saying a definite no as they don't want the government to track where they are! That really doesn't make sense to me when they are actually posting everything about their lives on FB and other social media. I'm sure FB, Google, Apple and everyone in between knows far more about me than the government does!! |
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Post by gar on May 6, 2020 9:56:20 GMT
gillyp - I’m reporting daily with that app too - and on behalf of Dh. I did have some additional questions about ethnicity etc a few days ago but thankfully have only reported feeling well 😊 I’ll have a look at that @dottyscrapper.
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Post by purplebee on May 6, 2020 9:59:19 GMT
Yes, especially if I were around COVID-positive patients. I would definitely do the antibody test if available as I may have had a mild case in February and I would like to know if so.
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Post by gillyp on May 6, 2020 10:01:45 GMT
@dottyscrapper your link just comes back here I'm afraid.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 10:08:33 GMT
@dottyscrapper your link just comes back here I'm afraid. Oops! I need more coffee! Try this one |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on May 6, 2020 10:17:55 GMT
I said yes, but I’m not sure we will ever get to the point where tests are done under the circumstances you listed. Testing has been a mess in most of the US. Ditto all this. |
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Post by gar on May 6, 2020 11:04:11 GMT
People who are saying the testing is painful etc. are surely just latching onto the very few who have complained about it, imho. What about the thousands who have not complained because there really isn't much to be concerned about? I agree. We've all seen clips on the news of people being tested in their cars and they were't sobbing or even wincing so I think that must be the case. |
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Post by coaliesquirrel on May 6, 2020 11:09:48 GMT
I said maybe/other. If the authorities wanted me to, I would, but I wouldn't seek it out myself. For both contacts and symptoms reasons, we believe DH, DD, and I all had it over the last week of February - first week of March, so I'm very interested in getting an antibody test once those are easily available, free, and reliable (my understanding is the error rate on the ones currently out is huge).
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Post by littlemama on May 6, 2020 11:23:55 GMT
Yes. I know of a company that tested 320 workers and 10 of them were completely asymptomatic, but positive.
One of the meat processing plants had 17% of the workforce come back as positive, but asymptomatic. (I dont know why i said the same thing 2 different ways)
So, the lesson here is that there are a lot of carriers spreading the disease without knowing it, that temperature checks are useless, and that we (the US) need to be able to test a lot more people than we are able to now.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 11:39:11 GMT
Will these results be used for good? In my mind for good means for science or to help people... then do it. But if it is used to say that the virus is not that big of a problem? I heard a politician saying see....all these asymptomatic people...they can't spread it...WHAT??? Perpetrating false info.
if you trust the research people I would do it.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 11:53:31 GMT
Will you be downloading the app later this week for track and trace? People who are saying the testing is painful etc. are surely just latching onto the very few who have complained about it, imho. What about the thousands who have not complained because there really isn't much to be concerned about? I agree. My aunt got tested last week.( She's only 10 years older than me so she's more like a cousin really) She works at a Doctors surgery and she came out with a really bad sore throat and an irritating dry cough. Fortunately it was negative but she said there was nothing to it, they just swabbed the back of her throat at the testing station on Thursday and she had the results via a text on Saturday afternoon. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 12:06:50 GMT
As a nurse I would definitely be tested even though I'm not doing direct patient care at this time. We have had a few employees at the hospital I work at test positive so I'd really like to know.
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Post by psiluvu on May 6, 2020 12:21:02 GMT
Where I live they've been doing lots of tests, now we are at the point where most people with symptoms have been tested and they are expanding the tests to people with no symptoms. They want to test 100,000 asymptomatic people to try to better understand how this virus is behaving in the community and if there are people with no symptoms who still have it and may potentially be spreading it. Of course if you test positive you'll be in forced lock down for the next two weeks. They are testing at work the next few days, and I plan to go in (the only downside is that the test days are not days I am working so will have to go in on a day off). I've already decided I will get tested - to add to the research information and as a health care worker, so I'm not looking to be convinced - just wondering what others would do? The test is for active virus - it's not an antibody test The test is free My area is pretty much also at the point where most people with symptoms have been tested and they are expanding the tests to people with no symptoms. And yes both DH and I will get tested at some point in the near future. I was thinking I wouldn't want to get it because of the tests themselves being painful but my 80yr old mom who lives in a long term care home (that is still virus free) has had both the nasal and throat swab and says neither of them are a big deal. |
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Post by theshyone on May 6, 2020 12:21:26 GMT
Alberta has done something similiar with interesting results. Of 800 people tested on a Just because basis zero had tested positive.
At one of the meat packing plants that has a small outbreak 36 were tested and 1/3 were positive but asymptomatic. Our health lead Dr Hinshaw said that general community doesn’t seem to carry it the same way those close to an outbreak does. It would be scientifically interesting to see the results with a much bigger number.
Two of ALberta’s meat packing plants have huge numbers of positive, ill, and even dead, not so much because of the plant, but because of living conditions, shift change, carpooling, and cultural issues. It’s very sad.
Alberta has an app too,I did download but it doesn’t work properly. Phone has to be on, and the app actually running on Apple, it won’t run in background.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 6, 2020 12:32:49 GMT
You don't carry the virus indefinitely whether asymptomatic or not. So if you had it "back in whenever," swabbing for the active virus really won't tell you anything.
The only way this mass testing is fully informative for research is to test ALL (or as close as you can get to all) in as closed an environment as possible in as short an amount of time as feasible. Unless they were hitting those parameters, I don't think I'd be inclined to get tested "just because."
The testing as described in the OP sounds more like they are trying to do what I describe above. I would get tested in that scenario.
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