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If you were with a small group of people last Thursday evening and two of them have now tested positive should you take a test now or wait and see if you have symptoms. It was a meeting in a church for couple of hours. It wasn't me! But I have had close contact with the person. Should this person concerned self isolate. I ask for safety reasons not for rules!! I dont think there are any now or are there?
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They are now saying there will be Autumn ones as well.
So that will be our 5th
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So that will be our 5th
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Why are these people testing themselves for Covid? What other respiratory viruses do they test themselves for?
Covid is now endemic in the UK. We shall all be exposed to the virus (SARS-Cov-2) multiple times in our lives. There is no need for anybody to routinely test themselves. The only time a test is necessary is if someone develops symptoms of a respiratory illness sufficiently serious that they need medical help, and only then to determine what treatment they need.
If you've had four jabs that's all you can do. You will not avoid exposure to the virus unless you isolate from every other human being for the rest of your life.
Covid is now endemic in the UK. We shall all be exposed to the virus (SARS-Cov-2) multiple times in our lives. There is no need for anybody to routinely test themselves. The only time a test is necessary is if someone develops symptoms of a respiratory illness sufficiently serious that they need medical help, and only then to determine what treatment they need.
If you've had four jabs that's all you can do. You will not avoid exposure to the virus unless you isolate from every other human being for the rest of your life.
NJ, your views on COVID are well-known. If folk want to test themselves, that is up to them.
This is the guidance from NHS England after contact with a COVID-positive person.
It also gives links to guidance outwith England.
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This is the guidance from NHS England after contact with a COVID-positive person.
It also gives links to guidance outwith England.
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Of course it's up to them, Corby. I'm asking why they do it. I'm genuinely interested why people should test themselves for an endemic virus which literally millions of people currently have at any one time.
Covid is now no different to any other respiratory illness (that's why I asked what other respiratory diseases are being tested for). If you fell unwell enough that you don't want to go out, then stay in. If you're so unwell you need medical attention. seek it (and good luck with that). All that testing is doing is unnecessarily prolonging an atmosphere of fear and stress among the population. In either of those circumstances you may wish to limit your close contact with others outside your household ("don't come too near me, I've got a bit of a cold")..
The pandemic is over. The disease is now endemic and for the vast majority of people it presents no greater threat than many other endemic diseases.
Covid is now no different to any other respiratory illness (that's why I asked what other respiratory diseases are being tested for). If you fell unwell enough that you don't want to go out, then stay in. If you're so unwell you need medical attention. seek it (and good luck with that). All that testing is doing is unnecessarily prolonging an atmosphere of fear and stress among the population. In either of those circumstances you may wish to limit your close contact with others outside your household ("don't come too near me, I've got a bit of a cold")..
The pandemic is over. The disease is now endemic and for the vast majority of people it presents no greater threat than many other endemic diseases.
Neqjudge your not interested in testing but if I have clear covid symptoms or flu symptoms I may not test but will avoid close contact with as many as possible inc elderly relatives. If I feel might have covidor if I know my wife as got it I will test sothatif I'm positive I know to be considerate if others and avoid close contact say with elderly relatives...its called being considerate
//I would always tell anyone who I spend time with that there is a chance that I could have covid.//
Nothing wrong with that, Miss T. It's courtesy in the same way as you would tell them you might have 'flu or any one of a number of other infectious diseases. It's the testing I'm interested in. You began with this:
//...two of them have now tested positive...//
Why did they test for Covid? What's the purpose?
//Should this person concerned self isolate.//
Why? Somewhere in the order of 2m people are currently suspected of having Covid. What possible benefit will one person self-isolating have?
And then:
//...should you take a test now or wait and see if you have symptoms.//
Why test at all??
I'm not having a go at you. I simply fail to understand what this testing regime is achieving. How long do you aim to continue this regime? What do you want to see before you end it? I'm just completely bewildered by it.
// If I feel might have covidor if I know my wife as got it I will test sothatif I'm positive I know to be considerate if others and avoid close contact say with elderly relatives...its called being considerate//
So how long will you keep that up, bob? And what do you want to see before you end it? When your supply of tests (which were presumably provided when they were free) runs out, will you continue testing by buying them?
There is simply no logic to this routine testing.
//NJ is at last saying the right things at the right time for the right reasons.//
What d'ya mean "at last"??? No, no, don't bother!! :-) :-)
Nothing wrong with that, Miss T. It's courtesy in the same way as you would tell them you might have 'flu or any one of a number of other infectious diseases. It's the testing I'm interested in. You began with this:
//...two of them have now tested positive...//
Why did they test for Covid? What's the purpose?
//Should this person concerned self isolate.//
Why? Somewhere in the order of 2m people are currently suspected of having Covid. What possible benefit will one person self-isolating have?
And then:
//...should you take a test now or wait and see if you have symptoms.//
Why test at all??
I'm not having a go at you. I simply fail to understand what this testing regime is achieving. How long do you aim to continue this regime? What do you want to see before you end it? I'm just completely bewildered by it.
// If I feel might have covidor if I know my wife as got it I will test sothatif I'm positive I know to be considerate if others and avoid close contact say with elderly relatives...its called being considerate//
So how long will you keep that up, bob? And what do you want to see before you end it? When your supply of tests (which were presumably provided when they were free) runs out, will you continue testing by buying them?
There is simply no logic to this routine testing.
//NJ is at last saying the right things at the right time for the right reasons.//
What d'ya mean "at last"??? No, no, don't bother!! :-) :-)
