hutchphd said:
Perhaps an antibody test could confirm thisHornbein said:
That's where the process failed for me. Two months ago I had a similar scare, and made a next-day appointment with CVS. Two of them, in fact, after I decided I wanted both a rapid and PRC test. This time? Nope, a week+ out. The only appointments available were on the day in the future that just got opened for appointments. Where (what type of service provider) did she make the appointment with?BillTre said:
You are absolutely correct and I should have mentioned that. But it is salient if you are worried aboutother folks being positive as a reason to get tested. Also it is difficult to generate accurate statistics for the efficacy of the test if the rate of infection is low . I do not know how good those tests are ( I don't think anyone does ) and I don't think generic testing really does much good. Get vaccinated, wear a mask (and yell at people who won't) and if you need a test for diagnostic reasons go for pcr testruss_watters said:
That's an interesting problem. There's more to my story:hutchphd said:
Yeah, and believe me I looked hard for an answer to that question last week!hutchphd said:
Still more to the story: I probably wouldn't have even bothered to get tested if I wasn't scheduled for minor knee surgery last Thursday. But a PCR test takes 3 days to get results and rapid tests aren't accepted as proof of negativity for clinical purposes. So I waited in that line at 7:30am on my day off for nothing (I found out later that day...).hutchphd said:
Yeah, the girl crowding you was like the NORM in my office line. I will say, though, that these lines are getting to be annoying everywhere across the U.S. Everyone's going in for COVID tests, due to work requirements and exposure and doctor's offices and pharmacies are getting slammed pretty hard right now.russ_watters said:
Who/What does accept rapid tests right now? Anyone know?russ_watters said:
Same here in Brisbane and Aus in general. Except people are not socially distanced. How close they are here makes me wonder if they are superspreader events considering how long you have to wait.kyphysics said:
My son was potentially exposed twice in two weeks by co-workers who tested positive. He was able to schedule a test for the next morning. The county was having low levels of cases, perhaps 10 to 20/day, and the number of active cases was falling (April) or very low (May). Now, since the beginning of the year, we have averaged more than 700 cases/day, and the number of active cases is more than 6200 (2.5 the previous maximum of last January), with 152 hospitalizations, which is close to where we were this time a year ago. We reached a peak hospitalization of 172 on 27 January, 2021. With the high number of positive cases, we'll have to see if the hospitalizations and mortality continue to increase for the next three weeks.russ_watters said:
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StevieTNZ said:
Pooping in gardens? How long were these lines?bhobba said:
That's correct, but it does impact the odds of whether your positive result is false, which is the main thing.russ_watters said:
Well, I just found out that through Walgreens, demand is so high in the region, that it might not be possible to get a test for about 1 week. My son has an appointment for testing tomorrow at a nearby walk-in clinic (one of few available), but it should be outdoors.Astronuc said:
1/6/22
Age Group Cum. Deaths New Deaths YTD Deaths YTD/Cum
90 and Over 7,687 32 123 0.016
80 to 89 13,107 37 168 0.013
70 to 79 12,711 40 162 0.013
60 to 69 8,988 23 117 0.013
50 to 59 4,278 15 73 0.017
40 to 49 1,526 4 23 0.015
30 to 39 635 2 10 0.016
20 to 29 198 1 7 0.035
10 to 19 25 1 3 0.120
0 to 9 21 1 3 0.143
Total 49,176 156 689https://www.beckershospitalreview.c...e-patients-with-covid-19-vs-for-covid-19.html
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/co...spitalizations-breakthrough-cases/9093930002/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coro...0220107-7av65zhpp5gwriiqiiixxwfnhu-story.html
The current peak of active COVID cases is just over 8300 in our county compared to the peak of 2600 during last January. Hospitalizations are only 155, which is under the peak of 162 about this time last year. I'm not sure about ICU capacity, since the data seem to be lagging by a couple of weeks, but last year, it was about 80 to 90% full.Ygggdrasil said:
Ygggdrasil said:
If cases haven't peaked, then hospitalizations haven't either. What's the lag, 1-2 weeks? This is crazy:Astronuc said:
It's hard to tell. The county just reported 5 deaths in one day, but that could actually be over two or three days. I don't think the cumulative deaths will increase by a factor or 5 or 10, but will increase. Last January, we had 119 deaths due to COVID, followed by 48 death in February, and 17 in March. I suspect we will repeat that, or something close, this year (maybe 200 fatalities by May). From the 1 May though 7 August, we had 7 COVID deaths, about 1 every 3 weeks, then during the second week of August, the cases and deaths started increasing again. In our county, we notice deaths (and cases) increase after holidays (people get together or congregate in close proximity in closed places) and when people relax mask wearing.russ_watters said:
I hope your son has a very mild case of whatever he has.Astronuc said:
I don't know the current protocols, but I'll try to find out from a local doctor. My GP/primary physician treated a patient with COVID.chemisttree said: