That whole thing that’s written is a complete fiction.
You don’t have to have a virtual visit before being tested – you do have to have an appointment (at least in my state) so you call and make an appointment – they give you a date and time. I’ve done this, it’s simple.
They don’t test for antibodies, why would they test if you HAD the virus, they’re testing for the virus which would indicate that you HAVE the virus. An antibody test would be a blood test, the virus test is the swab… pretty obvious this person doesn’t know what they’re talking about.
14 days is the quarantine period if you believe you’ve been exposed. So, if you believe you’ve been exposed you can schedule the test, if it comes back negative, but you feel you’ve been exposed, that’s where the 14 days comes in.
It’s not like you have covid and it magically goes away after 14 days… in most cases it takes longer than that.
If you have covid they assign someone to your case to check in daily. You’re told to stay away from everyone, stay to your part of the house, a separate bathroom if possible etc. If they determine your symptoms would require you to be admitted (about 20%) then they send an ambulance to pick you up. If you determine you need to be admitted you can call for an ambulance or have someone drive you but they recommend the ambulance.
I’ve been through this procedure, that’s how it goes. If they test you for the virus and you tested positive they WILL NOT test you for the antibodies, what’s the point, you will have antibodies because you HAD the virus.
Whomever wrote that is dumb as hell, and has no clue how this process works.
Now if you were to go in for the test and test positive and for some stupid reason go in again to get another test and test positive again (why would you do that?) they will count it twice because in the US they have to – the lab only knows you tested positive, not how many times YOU tested positive. Again though, if you test positive there’s no sense in going in again to test positive, also no sense in an antibody test (when they become widely available because that would be pointless.) The antibody test is for people that never tested positive for Covid but believe they had it.
I think the person that wrote that believes people who tested positive for the virus one day get tested for the antibodies – just doesn’t happen, why would it?
Reading that again, so here’s what’s kind of true. Before they will schedule an in-person appointment in most cases you will need a virtual appointment.
However, you this has nothing to do with covid, if you suspect you have covid you just call or go on-line and schedule the test. They will not see you at a clinic, it’s test positive and home/hospital only.
Usually the covid test is a drive up, they give you a time/date – turned out it was pouring rain when mine was scheduled so they had a sign on the parking space to come in (which was a crazy experience.)
Also, it’s not like these tests are rare, the line went out the door and down the hall. I got lucky and had the first appointment I’m guessing on the next shift and they were still setting up having moved it indoors. It was just me and one other guy, the test took about 5 minutes total and by the time I was walking out the room had filled up and people were lined up in the hallway… probably 25-30 people.
If you’re going to have any sort of non-emergency or minor emergency surgery you do need a negative covid test before you can get the surgery. I’m not sure what happens if the test is positive, I suppose someone in the covid wing needs to perform it. Luckily I was negative.
My daughter was exposed twice, she’s an auto mechanic and other mechanics have been turning up positive. So, she’s done the test and been sent home for 14 days twice now – both negative. If symptoms develop in the 14 days she’d need to be tested again but without symptoms she just goes back to work again after the 14th day.
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That whole thing that’s written is a complete fiction.
You don’t have to have a virtual visit before being tested – you do have to have an appointment (at least in my state) so you call and make an appointment – they give you a date and time. I’ve done this, it’s simple.
They don’t test for antibodies, why would they test if you HAD the virus, they’re testing for the virus which would indicate that you HAVE the virus. An antibody test would be a blood test, the virus test is the swab… pretty obvious this person doesn’t know what they’re talking about.
14 days is the quarantine period if you believe you’ve been exposed. So, if you believe you’ve been exposed you can schedule the test, if it comes back negative, but you feel you’ve been exposed, that’s where the 14 days comes in.
It’s not like you have covid and it magically goes away after 14 days… in most cases it takes longer than that.
If you have covid they assign someone to your case to check in daily. You’re told to stay away from everyone, stay to your part of the house, a separate bathroom if possible etc. If they determine your symptoms would require you to be admitted (about 20%) then they send an ambulance to pick you up. If you determine you need to be admitted you can call for an ambulance or have someone drive you but they recommend the ambulance.
I’ve been through this procedure, that’s how it goes. If they test you for the virus and you tested positive they WILL NOT test you for the antibodies, what’s the point, you will have antibodies because you HAD the virus.
Whomever wrote that is dumb as hell, and has no clue how this process works.
Now if you were to go in for the test and test positive and for some stupid reason go in again to get another test and test positive again (why would you do that?) they will count it twice because in the US they have to – the lab only knows you tested positive, not how many times YOU tested positive. Again though, if you test positive there’s no sense in going in again to test positive, also no sense in an antibody test (when they become widely available because that would be pointless.) The antibody test is for people that never tested positive for Covid but believe they had it.
I think the person that wrote that believes people who tested positive for the virus one day get tested for the antibodies – just doesn’t happen, why would it?
Reading that again, so here’s what’s kind of true. Before they will schedule an in-person appointment in most cases you will need a virtual appointment.
However, you this has nothing to do with covid, if you suspect you have covid you just call or go on-line and schedule the test. They will not see you at a clinic, it’s test positive and home/hospital only.
Usually the covid test is a drive up, they give you a time/date – turned out it was pouring rain when mine was scheduled so they had a sign on the parking space to come in (which was a crazy experience.)
Also, it’s not like these tests are rare, the line went out the door and down the hall. I got lucky and had the first appointment I’m guessing on the next shift and they were still setting up having moved it indoors. It was just me and one other guy, the test took about 5 minutes total and by the time I was walking out the room had filled up and people were lined up in the hallway… probably 25-30 people.
If you’re going to have any sort of non-emergency or minor emergency surgery you do need a negative covid test before you can get the surgery. I’m not sure what happens if the test is positive, I suppose someone in the covid wing needs to perform it. Luckily I was negative.
My daughter was exposed twice, she’s an auto mechanic and other mechanics have been turning up positive. So, she’s done the test and been sent home for 14 days twice now – both negative. If symptoms develop in the 14 days she’d need to be tested again but without symptoms she just goes back to work again after the 14th day.