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Splitting between Testing and Vaccines

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patnor1011

Testing is finding "cases" which in absolute majority are not cases per se. I was part of 2 mass testing in a place where I work and first test found over 25% tested positive and second testing 3 months after first found again about 20% positive cases from tested individuals.
None of them had a single symptom or issue and never developed one.
Tested and positive people shared a rooms with 1 or 2 other people and their room mates did not get positive result.
2 pf the people tested positive both times were close to their seventies with some other health issues yet they managed just fine.
Whole covid situation is blown out of proportion to the extreme.

odyssey06

patnor1011 wrote: »

Testing is finding "cases" which in absolute majority are not cases per se. I was part of 2 mass testing in a place where I work and first test found over 25% tested positive and second testing 3 months after first found again about 20% positive cases from tested individuals.
None of them had a single symptom or issue and never developed one.
Tested and positive people shared a rooms with 1 or 2 other people and their room mates did not get positive result.
2 pf the people tested positive both times were close to their seventies with some other health issues yet they managed just fine.
Whole covid situation is blown out of proportion to the extreme.

Of course nobody "had symptoms".
If they had symptoms during covid they shouldn't have been at work.
If they had symotoms pre-covid they probably thought it was a cold or flu and still turned up on paracetamol or uniflu.
Meanwhile their vulnerable relations were ending up in hospital and the grave.

There's likely some confounding factor explaining why some people in same household are testing positive and others aren't, either some genetic quirk or previous exposure to another virus. People who currently have a cold can't get infected with covid for example, it blocks the infection.

None of this speaks to "covid has been blown out of proportion".
Countries are acting as they are as they started to see their hospitals fill up.

patnor1011

odyssey06 wrote: »

Of course nobody "had symptoms".
If they had symptoms during covid they shouldn't have been at work.
If they had symotoms pre-covid they probably thought it was a cold or flu and still turned up on paracetamol or uniflu.
Meanwhile their vulnerable relations were ending up in hospital and the grave.

There's likely some confounding factor explaining why some people in same household are testing positive and others aren't, either some genetic quirk or previous exposure to another virus. People who currently have a cold can't get infected with covid for example, it blocks the infection.

None of this speaks to "covid has been blown out of proportion".
Countries are acting as they are as they started to see their hospitals fill up.

There are about 15 staff where I work and about 80-90 residents - people who live there and share rooms. None of the staff had it despite being in daily contact with positive cases. None of people sharing rooms with infected people had it either. So much for confounding factor. I would rather attribute that to natural acquired immunity be it fom covid or other corona type previous infections. Pretty much in line of what some scientists tried to say from the start that 40-60% of the people are already immune to covid anyway.

ACitizenErased

HSE looking into the possibility for walk-in testing in regular testing centers - pilot scheme is underway in Dunmanway in Cork and another place that I missed

The Witches Cat

Hi. My wife tested positive for covid last monday. I was tested on Thursday and tested negative. Because i am in contact with my wife everyday do i need to get another test next week?????
Any info much appreciated

radiotrickster

The Witches Cat wrote: »

Hi. My wife tested positive for covid last monday. I was tested on Thursday and tested negative. Because i am in contact with my wife everyday do i need to get another test next week?????
Any info much appreciated

Is your wife not self-isolating in a room separate to yourself? You shouldn’t be seeing her every day if she’s positive.

normanoffside

radiotrickster wrote: »

Is your wife not self-isolating in a room separate to yourself? You shouldn’t be seeing her every day if she’s positive.

Are you living in the real world?
His wife tested positive on Monday, if she was infectious she would have already passed it on to him before that point, why would he be avoiding her now?

mightyreds

The Witches Cat wrote: »

Hi. My wife tested positive for covid last monday. I was tested on Thursday and tested negative. Because i am in contact with my wife everyday do i need to get another test next week?????
Any info much appreciated

You get one Thursday and 4 days later so should be due Monday/Tuesday not sure what day it counts from, so day 1 and day 5, I know alot of people tested negative day 1 and positive day 5

Mrs OBumble

radiotrickster wrote: »

Is your wife not self-isolating in a room separate to yourself? You shouldn’t be seeing her every day if she’s positive.

How many people live in houses large enough to follow this advice? I'm imagine very few.

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The Witches Cat

radiotrickster wrote: »

Is your wife not self-isolating in a room separate to yourself? You shouldn’t be seeing her every day if she’s positive.

Its a 1 bed apartment. I tried sleeping outside under a bush but got bitten by a hedgehog!:(

CIARAN_BOYLE

The Witches Cat wrote: »

Its a 1 bed apartment. I tried sleeping outside under a bush but got bitten by a hedgehog!:(

This is one place we have fallen down with imo.

There should be options put in place for people to move into quarantine hotels if unable to self isolate at home. Most transmission seems to happen in the household.

The Witches Cat

mightyreds wrote: »

You get one Thursday and 4 days later so should be due Monday/Tuesday not sure what day it counts from, so day 1 and day 5, I know alot of people tested negative day 1 and positive day 5

Thanks for that.

antodeco

HI all quick question (assuming heres the best place to post!) Can people self administer the rapid testing themselves, or does it have to be by a medical professional? Im hearing of other countries around europe where people are self testing, but everything ive read suggests ireland needs a medical professional to complete? There seems to be more and more options of rapid testing coming up (non-lab ones) but they all say to be used in a "clinical setting"?

Marcusm

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

This is one place we have fallen down with imo.

There should be options put in place for people to move into quarantine hotels if unable to self isolate at home. Most transmission seems to happen in the household.

There are rooms in CityWest Hotel in Dublin for just this cohort.

CIARAN_BOYLE

Marcusm wrote: »

There are rooms in CityWest Hotel in Dublin for just this cohort.

I'm aware that they are there in theory. It's just not really put into practice.

antodeco wrote: »

HI all quick question (assuming heres the best place to post!) Can people self administer the rapid testing themselves, or does it have to be by a medical professional? Im hearing of other countries around europe where people are self testing, but everything ive read suggests ireland needs a medical professional to complete? There seems to be more and more options of rapid testing coming up (non-lab ones) but they all say to be used in a "clinical setting"?

In theory testing can be self administered but the reliability goes down. There are no HSE offered tests that are self administered.

I'm aware of someone in the UK. Very bad covid dose. 3 negative tests. Admitted to hospital. Told doctors he couldn't have covid. Was told by the doctors that the error rate for self administrated tests was horribly low.

antodeco

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

In theory testing can be self administered but the reliability goes down. There are no HSE offered tests that are self administered.

I'm aware of someone in the UK. Very bad covid dose. 3 negative tests. Admitted to hospital. Told doctors he couldn't have covid. Was told by the doctors that the error rate for self administrated tests was horribly low.

Thanks for that. Theres a good few tests available in Ireland now, but all say "recommended" for a clinical person to be around. Just wasnt sure if that was an explicit rule for that

MonkieSocks

Got tested in Parnells Gaa club, Coolock, yesterday.(walk In Test)

Got positive result today.

Feel fine, No temperature, and oxygen saturation rate 97%

Wore KN95 mask everywhere I shopped and always had hand sanitiser with me.

Always wiped all items with Dettol wipes before bringing them into house

Don't know where I could have picked it up

antodeco

Has it always been the same mask or using different masks?

Living Off The Splash

MonkieSocks wrote: »

Got tested in Parnells Gaa club, Coolock, yesterday.(walk In Test)

Got positive result today.

Feel fine, No temperature, and oxygen saturation rate 97%

Wore KN95 mask everywhere I shopped and always had hand sanitiser with me.

Always wiped all items with Dettol wipes before bringing them into house

Don't know where I could have picked it up

Very strange all right. Must have been somebody that you were in close contact with? Good that you are feeling OK.

WoollyRedHat

What do you do if you're worried you could have been exposed to Covid. In the same office as someone and they coughed twice while their mask was off. Not displaying any symptoms at the moment but anxious.

antodeco

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

What do you do if you're worried you could have been exposed to Covid. In the same office as someone and they coughed twice while their mask was off. Not displaying any symptoms at the moment but anxious.

Does the office worker have Covid?

WoollyRedHat

antodeco wrote: »

Does the office worker have Covid?

No not confirmed to have it.

MonkieSocks

antodeco wrote: »

Has it always been the same mask or using different masks?

Hi Ad

Different KN95 Masks and always sanitised them in a sterliser afterwards

antodeco

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

No not confirmed to have it.

Not confirmed? Are they displaying symptoms and awaiting a test?

antodeco

MonkieSocks wrote: »

Hi Ad

Different KN95 Masks and always sanitised them in a sterliser afterwards

Ugh that's tough so. I think there's still alot to learn about this virus and it's transmission. Hopefully you remain ok.

embraer170

MonkieSocks wrote: »

Got tested in Parnells Gaa club, Coolock, yesterday.(walk In Test)

Got positive result today.

Feel fine, No temperature, and oxygen saturation rate 97%

Wore KN95 mask everywhere I shopped and always had hand sanitiser with me.

Always wiped all items with Dettol wipes before bringing them into house

Don't know where I could have picked it up

You have not spent anytime in a closed environment (office, home, doctor, car, public transport) with people outside your household in the past 2 weeks or so?

embraer170

MonkieSocks wrote: »

Hi Ad

Different KN95 Masks and always sanitised them in a sterliser afterwards

How does one sanitise masks in a steriliser?

WoollyRedHat

antodeco wrote: »

Not confirmed? Are they displaying symptoms and awaiting a test?

Nope but type of person that if they did display symptoms, they'd go into work anyway. Fact that they coughed close to me without a mask has me worried.

antodeco

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Nope but type of person that if they did display symptoms, they'd go into work anyway. Fact that they coughed close to me without a mask has me worried.

If someone had Covid and coughed near you, it is still not a guarantee that you would become infected. The fact that this person is more than likely not affected, reduces your chances even more so drastically. People cough all the time, not related to Covid. Someone coughing close to you, does not mean you've been exposed to Covid. They coughed. They're not showing symptoms nor have they been diagnosed with Covid. You'll be ok.

WoollyRedHat

antodeco wrote: »

If someone had Covid and coughed near you, it is still not a guarantee that you would become infected. The fact that this person is more than likely not affected, reduces your chances even more so drastically. People cough all the time, not related to Covid. Someone coughing close to you, does not mean you've been exposed to Covid. They coughed. They're not showing symptoms nor have they been diagnosed with Covid. You'll be ok.

Thanks probably being a bit of a hypochondriac alright, it's just because now I have a bit of cough too, so probably overthinking it.

greenheep

Does anyone know where are the test centres in Dublin now? Is it stil Croke Park? Any others?

odyssey06

greenheep wrote: »

Does anyone know where are the test centres in Dublin now? Is it stil Croke Park? Any others?

Do you mean the walk in ones?
This is the list for this week - Tallaght, Liberties, Coolock, Mulhuddart.

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/testing/covid-19-walk-in-test-centres.html

greenheep

odyssey06 wrote: »

Do you mean the walk in ones?
This is the list for this week - Tallaght, Liberties, Coolock, Mulhuddart.

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/testing/covid-19-walk-in-test-centres.html

thanks but I was wondering about the non walk in ones, don't see them listed anywhere

is_that_so

greenheep wrote: »

thanks but I was wondering about the non walk in ones, don't see them listed anywhere

You can't just walk in there you have to get a test booked for those, usually via your GP.

greenheep

is_that_so wrote: »

You can't just walk in there you have to get a test booked for those, usually via your GP.

Yeah but I was just wondering where those ones are

omicron

Anyone know what turnaround times are like at the moment? Tested yesterday afternoon, just wondering should I expect to hear today or later.

Edit: if anyone's wondering tested at 3pm Sunday result at 8.30pm Monday.

muddypuppy

A friend of mine that recently got back to Ireland was offered a free PCR test. I didn't see any discussion of this, but maybe we're finally giving free tests to people coming here - it's a nice way to reduce transmission by travel, and I have no idea how this wasn't done before MHQ.

EireLemon

Anyone know if you can go to a walk-in test centre if youre not within 5km of it? Do they ask for an address or anything?

Corholio

EireLemon wrote: »

Anyone know if you can go to a walk-in test centre if youre not within 5km of it? Do they ask for an address or anything?

Why 5km? That restriction is gone now.

EireLemon

Corholio wrote: »

Why 5km? That restriction is gone now.

It says that you're supposed to live in the area of the walk-in test centre if you want to use it, but there aren't any in my area at the moment. Wondering if I can get away with attending one a 15 minute drive away

drunkmonkey

Supermarket chain Lidl is to begin selling Covid-19 antigen tests in Ireland.

The discount supermarket will begin selling packs of five test kits from tomorrow.

The kits will cost €24.99 and will be limited to five per customer.

Positive news a retailer is making these available to the general public, businesses are using them a long time, hopefully this leads to a better acceptance of their usefulness within Government, all the revellers in Liverpool at the weekend had to have a negative antigen test before admission to the gigs.

They aren't as accurate as the pcr tests for finding Covid but are more accurate at finding an active case which is the transmissible ones.

There was new guidance issued around antigen tests a few weeks ago, a simple swab in both nostrils is sufficient they don't need to be inserted the same distance as a pcr test any longer.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40282703.html

Jim_Hodge

Roll on lots of false negatives.

Beasty

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Technocentral

Hopefully these won't sell out in a flash

Technocentral

Technocentral wrote: »

Hopefully these won't sell out in a flash

Edit just got pack in Smithfield Lidl.

frankled

Technocentral wrote: »

Edit just got pack in Smithfield Lidl.

Out of curiosity where in the shop where they positioned?

berocca2016

frankled wrote: »

Out of curiosity where in the shop where they positioned?

At the till when I went into Walkinstown this morning.

Garlinge

The boxes are very small and high value item so they are being kept in the office and fetched by the cashier when requested.

odyssey06

New walk in test centres announced:

* Whitemills Industrial Estate, Wexford, Y35 VK59
* Cavan Swimming Poll and Leisure Complex, Drumalee, Cavan, H12 Y9W4
* Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence, Milltown, Convoy, Donegal, F93 DK4C
* Ardee walk-in test centre, St Bridget’s Campus, Kells Road, Ardee, Louth, A92 DRN0
* Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Dublin 24, D24 FNK6
* St Fintan’s Hospital, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 YFW6
* Unit 10A Mastertech Business Park, Longford, N39 K535
* GAA Club, Carndonagh, Donegal F93 EF65

https://www.thejournal.ie/walk-in-test-centres-eight-locations-donegal-5431285-May2021/