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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Recommendations on where to get a quick test for infants/young toddlers? Our pediatrician does not do testing, so we’ve had our one year old tested in the ER (6 hour visit, but she was actually sick with a cough) and urgent care (90 minutes for a runny nose). [b]The testing site near us won’t test toddlers. I call my pediatrician for advice on whether or not to go to urgent care for a test, but would go more regularly for runny noses if it was as easy as going to the pediatrician instead of an ordeal with urgent care waiting rooms[/b]. [/quote] This. Some people don't seem to realize that testing for very young children isn't widespread. We've taken our infant and preschooler (they're in daycare) to PM Pediatrics several times for tests due to runny noses, but there's a 3 to 5 day wait for results. We can make do, but that isn't exactly practical for a lot of families, especially when it happens repeatedly and seems far more likely to be allergies. Our pediatrician doesn't consider a runny nose by itself a reason to be tested. Our daycare doesn't, either. We've been erring on the side of caution, but our older DD clearly has allergies (runny nose responds to Zyrtec) so, no, I'm not getting her tested every time that pops up now.[/quote] I could have written this almost word for word, except that our daycare does consider runny nose a symptom if combined with something else (e.g., cough). If there were easy access to rapid tests for young kids, then sure, I'll test him every time he sneezes. But that isn't the case. We've gone to PM pediatrics a couple times as well even though our ped didn't think it was necessary. Maybe it's the masks, but we've actually had very few colds since our kids returned to daycare last summer. But we are all prone to allergies and have a huge oak tree out front that is about to shower everything with pollen. If we all have our typical allergy symptoms during that time, it's ridiculous to risk exposure at urgent care and keep them home for several days waiting for a PCR test result.[/quote] I'm the PP you quoted. Same boat here...DH, older DD, and I all have seasonal allergies, and the pollen is already getting to us. Responds to allergy meds, so I see no point in exposure to urgent care for testing, either. The last time we were at PM Pediatrics for testing, there were at least 10 other families there...all for covid tests. Far too much exposure for my comfort, especially with an infant who can't wear a mask! You might have misunderstood my initial post...our daycare doesn't consider a runny nose by itself to be a reason for exclusion, but it is if combined with fever or any other symptom. Pediatrician has the same opinion. The masks and extra cleaning and distancing at our daycare do seem to be effective, since there were very, very few reports of illnesses over the winter. [/quote]
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