Even more reason not to waste time lining up to catch a cold. I’ll just go to Costco.
Would you agree to submit a neg-COVID test to see an SP/MPA if she also provided one to you?
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To be clear the only way to "share" results is if you are trading your Health Card with each other...
I am skeptical ANY provider or user would ever want to know each other that well...
Name / address / dob / etc are all there if someone looks
I am skeptical ANY provider or user would ever want to know each other that well...
Name / address / dob / etc are all there if someone looks
Rapid tests is something I didn’t think of. What is the turn around time on a rapid test? Anyone know?
The one Canada just approved can give a result in almost 15 minutes.
If I remember correctly Canada just ordered 8Mln tests.
So that changes things a little.
Would you guys give a rapid test done at the door?
Of course, this is assuming we can even get our hands on tests as normal citizens.
Not me.
As the rapid tests are mostly at about 90% efficacy. If they were at the same efficacy as the PCR tests which is 99.99% yes I would. 10% difference in efficacy is a significant number
I don't want to be the one to catch it and pass it on to others, specially family members who could be in a higher risk category than myself.
They tend to be false positive more frequently than false negative
So it does decrease your exposure to virus, however it also forces many people to quarantine when they have no real medical need to do so
These are TeeJay facts meaning not true
, the ones that Canada has ordered are roughly at 90% efficacy,Off course if the general consensus you are referring to are those who lack any understanding of which test Canada has ordered.
Hold on, wait a second...you saying TeeJay isn't 100% accurate?These are TeeJay facts meaning not true
Off course if the general consensus you are referring to are those who lack any understanding of which test Canada has ordered.
The Abbott PanBio Covid -19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test device approved by Health Canada is a point of care test ( where you take the test to the patient ) that does not have to be performed in a clinical lab . Drop 20 microlitres of blood on to a cassette , add a reagent and wait 10 minutes. No machines or equipment required. You then look at the little red lines at the end of the cassette to see your result. It techniclly requires a licensed medical professional to perform the test - like a doctor, nurse, lab tech etc. . A blood sample like a finger prick is required - whole blood sample Abbott reports a specificty of 100% and a sensitivity of 96.2 %. A highly sensitive test should capture all true positive tests and a highly specific test should rule out all true negatives. So you're going to miss a few positives this way but supposedly get ( or have a high confidence of getting ) all of the negatives. I'm not sure how to use this on a practical level. Abbott has certainly improved on this method but I'm not sure if I would rely on this 100% of the time. Maybe in a few months a better performing antibody type point of care test will be approved and maybe even available to the general public like pregnancy and glucose tests sold in drugstores.
Also - There are quite a few other PCR type testing devices on the maket but they require more time and a qualified tech . Some of the more portable systems still need to improve.
https://www.globalpointofcare.abbott/en/product-details/panbio-covid-19-igg-igm-antibody-test.html
Also - There are quite a few other PCR type testing devices on the maket but they require more time and a qualified tech . Some of the more portable systems still need to improve.
https://www.globalpointofcare.abbott/en/product-details/panbio-covid-19-igg-igm-antibody-test.html
You can still get infected the same day you got the test before you went to see someone
So yeah
Its worthless
If the tests actually worked there would be no transmission and this would have gone away months ago
Tests also fail to catch most asymptomatic people
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These are TeeJay facts meaning not true
Off course if the general consensus you are referring to are those who lack any understanding of which test Canada has ordered.
Here
Harvard U says 37% inaccurate
Happy?
There are TONS of site to look up
But I know most of you fools who are afraid of Covid cant read very well
And remember a false negative test is due to a failure to detect
A false positive test (normally caused by lab or agent) is far higher
Show me 1 source from any credible medical source that shows anything close to 90%These are TeeJay facts meaning not true
Off course if the general consensus you are referring to are those who lack any understanding of which test Canada has ordered.
Unless you just like to pull numbers out of your ass
First one would need to understand which test we are talking about. Now start reading to see which rapid test people are talking about.
I am willing to bet you googled rapid test and the first article you found is the one you quoted, even googling relevant information properly is too difficult a task for you
