Why are people still testing for COVID

[Anonymous]

Bunch of gubment lemmings on here...

[Anonymous]

I need to see a neurologist. The blanket policy for the office is that you must present two negative tests taken 72 hours apart. Moreover, he suggests that people delay their appointments if they’ve had Covid in the past 60 days as he’s found it can temporary mess with findings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Covid is lethal for some people, that's why. Even if it's not you, it could be a loved one or a stranger out there you'd infect.

I mean stay home when sick. Just like flu.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I probably won't go visit my elderly parents if I have Covid. I had it in the past and it presents like a really mild cold for me, so it's not obvious that it's COVID.

Is that a good enough reason for you, OP?

I could easily think of at least 10 different reasons why someone would want to test. Why can't you?

You might want to work on you post- pandemic anxiety and lack of empathy.

So you test EVERY time you visit, because you could have asymptomatic COVID?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Covid is lethal for some people, that's why. Even if it's not you, it could be a loved one or a stranger out there you'd infect.

Not more lethal than anything else like the flu.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I probably won't go visit my elderly parents if I have Covid. I had it in the past and it presents like a really mild cold for me, so it's not obvious that it's COVID.

Is that a good enough reason for you, OP?

I could easily think of at least 10 different reasons why someone would want to test. Why can't you?

You might want to work on you post- pandemic anxiety and lack of empathy.

So you test EVERY time you visit, because you could have asymptomatic COVID?

NP here. Yes, I see my parents once a twice a week and I test every time before I see them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre Vax I was very adament about social distancing, masking, testing etc. But in our current era, COVID is just an annoyance for most like a flu or cold or similar random viral infections.

Why do people still test if they are not an extreme risk population -- work and schools no longer require, new variants are so contagious that masking at home is theater.

Using up old tests? More people aiming for paxlovid?

I'm all about people staying home when sick, are we keeping people home even when well but testing pos

Because some of us understand science and recognize that getting covid 4, 5, and even more times is not healthy for us. Your risk of long covid greatly increases each time you get covid.

We also care about others, even those we might casually cross paths with. So if we are sick or contagious, we protect others

I am a scientist, albeit physical not biological

But my understanding is that a test won't stop you from catching COVID. Are you keeping track so once you hit lucky number 3 you mask up for the rest of your life? Do you maintain Level 1 containment in your house to prevent infecting family members living with you (who likely were already exposed prior to symptoms)?

I'm 100% for getting vaccinated, that should reduce severity and maybe even prevent illness. I've got all the boosters.

We don't test for flu or COVID as the antivirals have their own side effects and need to be started so early. We do test for strep as that can advance to scarlet fever without antibiotics

The tests cost like $15 a pop, so you are shelling out $50 every time someone gets a sniffle?

And you test positive well after you have recovered so it is no way an indicator of contagion risk.

I advocate staying home and isolating to reasonable amounts for any sickness; even "allergies" with sniffles and cough -- work from home and skip the class party if your zytec isn't cutting it

But testing seems pointless; will people restock when pandemic supply is exhausted?

[Anonymous]

Because I have places to go?

I have a runny nose and congestion so I tested. It’s not Covid, so I will wear a mask to my nail appointment this evening. If it was Covid, I would have cancelled.

I will wear a mask for camp carpool pick-up. If it was Covid, I would ask to swap days or wear a mask and walk the kids home from the bus stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre Vax I was very adament about social distancing, masking, testing etc. But in our current era, COVID is just an annoyance for most like a flu or cold or similar random viral infections.

Why do people still test if they are not an extreme risk population -- work and schools no longer require, new variants are so contagious that masking at home is theater.

Using up old tests? More people aiming for paxlovid?

I'm all about people staying home when sick, are we keeping people home even when well but testing pos

Because some of us understand science and recognize that getting covid 4, 5, and even more times is not healthy for us. Your risk of long covid greatly increases each time you get covid.

We also care about others, even those we might casually cross paths with. So if we are sick or contagious, we protect others

I am a scientist, albeit physical not biological

But my understanding is that a test won't stop you from catching COVID. Are you keeping track so once you hit lucky number 3 you mask up for the rest of your life? Do you maintain Level 1 containment in your house to prevent infecting family members living with you (who likely were already exposed prior to symptoms)?

I'm 100% for getting vaccinated, that should reduce severity and maybe even prevent illness. I've got all the boosters.

We don't test for flu or COVID as the antivirals have their own side effects and need to be started so early. We do test for strep as that can advance to scarlet fever without antibiotics

The tests cost like $15 a pop, so you are shelling out $50 every time someone gets a sniffle?

And you test positive well after you have recovered so it is no way an indicator of contagion risk.

I advocate staying home and isolating to reasonable amounts for any sickness; even "allergies" with sniffles and cough -- work from home and skip the class party if your zytec isn't cutting it

But testing seems pointless; will people restock when pandemic supply is exhausted?

The antivirals have side effects. The covid vaccines also have side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pre Vax I was very adament about social distancing, masking, testing etc. But in our current era, COVID is just an annoyance for most like a flu or cold or similar random viral infections.

Why do people still test if they are not an extreme risk population -- work and schools no longer require, new variants are so contagious that masking at home is theater.

Using up old tests? More people aiming for paxlovid?

I'm all about people staying home when sick, are we keeping people home even when well but testing pos

Because some of us understand science and recognize that getting covid 4, 5, and even more times is not healthy for us. Your risk of long covid greatly increases each time you get covid.

We also care about others, even those we might casually cross paths with. So if we are sick or contagious, we protect others

I am a scientist, albeit physical not biological

But my understanding is that a test won't stop you from catching COVID. Are you keeping track so once you hit lucky number 3 you mask up for the rest of your life? Do you maintain Level 1 containment in your house to prevent infecting family members living with you (who likely were already exposed prior to symptoms)?

I'm 100% for getting vaccinated, that should reduce severity and maybe even prevent illness. I've got all the boosters.

We don't test for flu or COVID as the antivirals have their own side effects and need to be started so early. We do test for strep as that can advance to scarlet fever without antibiotics

The tests cost like $15 a pop, so you are shelling out $50 every time someone gets a sniffle?

And you test positive well after you have recovered so it is no way an indicator of contagion risk.

I advocate staying home and isolating to reasonable amounts for any sickness; even "allergies" with sniffles and cough -- work from home and skip the class party if your zytec isn't cutting it

But testing seems pointless; will people restock when pandemic supply is exhausted?

The antivirals have side effects. The covid vaccines also have side effects.

True. For me it's the limited window of getting them. But Vax reduces mortality; antivirals less so unless you are high risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because I have places to go?

I have a runny nose and congestion so I tested. It’s not Covid, so I will wear a mask to my nail appointment this evening. If it was Covid, I would have cancelled.

I will wear a mask for camp carpool pick-up. If it was Covid, I would ask to swap days or wear a mask and walk the kids home from the bus stop.

If you are sick with anything, don't do carpool or go to freaking nail salon! That's the problem with tests, they give people license to be terrible.

Also, tests don't always match current variants.

[Anonymous]

I don’t test. I don’t want to know . We treat every illness the same. Fever = stay home. Everything else, life as usual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t test. I don’t want to know . We treat every illness the same. Fever = stay home. Everything else, life as usual.

I didn’t have a fever with Covid so I went to work. Several kids started the summer sick with fevers because they got Covid from their teacher. Sorry! Should have tested sooner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t test. I don’t want to know . We treat every illness the same. Fever = stay home. Everything else, life as usual.

I didn’t have a fever with Covid so I went to work. Several kids started the summer sick with fevers because they got Covid from their teacher. Sorry! Should have tested sooner.

You were sick and went to school to teach?just no fever?

[Anonymous]

For the same reason I test for the flu.