Topic: Why would anyone pay for Covid testing? - page 2. (Read 312 times)
So they can travel somewhere that requires a recent negative test.
In my country it's a bit different, you can get free test at the airport after travelling, but the results usually take 48 hours. And if you are in a hurry and need a faster test result you can get a test in 8 hours but have to pay for that. This is a pretty good trade off because not everybody can afford to pay for a test, so you get the basics for free, but for fast results you have to pay. This is of course only for the quick test that shows if you are infected with Covid-19 right now. The bigger blood test that shows if you had the corona virus in the past you don't get for free and cost around 80€ here. But who really needs that test?
I'd happily pay for the results I want as will most people who have money. 'Testing' will be a great business opportunity, and obviously there is zero oversight in the 'new normal' with it's 'public/private partnerships.'
If I needed to travel I'd pay for a negative result.
When I need to argue that it is 'altruistic' for me to give up my place in line for the covid-19 so-called 'vaccine' to a 'poor person' who 'needs' it, I'll pay for a positive result. That's why all the media personalities and politicians are getting it on-record that they 'caught covid-19' of course.
Why would anyone pay for Covid testing?
franky1 might do it, just to promote doctors, etc.
franky1 might do it, just to promote doctors, etc.
I don't see the point either.
The other day I was talking to some nurses and they told me that this kind of quick test is unreliable. I guess a lot of people will end up paying to have them done, simply because of the fear and hysteria that has been created.
The other day I was talking to some nurses and they told me that this kind of quick test is unreliable. I guess a lot of people will end up paying to have them done, simply because of the fear and hysteria that has been created.
first lets correct jetcash's falsehoods
it wont get triggered by 'other viruses'
it will trigger when at near-peak infection. but wont trigger at low infections period before or after
it wont trigger due to the low 'shedding' of dead viruses
it has nothing to do with antibodies
yes the 'rapid test' is for those at the peak of infection.
pre symptomatic - post infection wont really detect it. so yes there is some issues with best timing to be tested
the idea of these rapid tests is only good in a situation where everyone is tested regularly, eg every 3 days. thus when an infection is at peak they can spot it and act the same hour.
having someone pay for it. well thats just foolish especially if it means a potential sick person has to go to a shop and get it(thus interacting with people) but also people wont pay out for a test every couple days just to find out when they are most infectious because they might only get sick 2 times a year. so thats like 10 tests a month for 6 months to get one positive. (60 tests).. costs soon add up
yes 60 tests per person at the true manufacturing cost is still cheaper than a single PCR test. and yes if government funded to just distribute 60 tests to every citizen for free has many many benefits over all
but a single test where people have to buy it from a retailer.. seems oppertunist profit for the retailer while negating the proper usage/method of best effectivity
by al this im not saying the 'rapid test' does not work. but the timing of when you take the spit test is critical.
no point taking it a week after feeling symptoms to find out if you had covid.
more so it can be used to show you are no longer in the infectious stage. but that too could be where you are pre-symptomatic to not yet be at the peak infection.
so regular testing using rapid testing is the best effective method. not sporadic/random testing
it wont get triggered by 'other viruses'
it will trigger when at near-peak infection. but wont trigger at low infections period before or after
it wont trigger due to the low 'shedding' of dead viruses
it has nothing to do with antibodies
yes the 'rapid test' is for those at the peak of infection.
pre symptomatic - post infection wont really detect it. so yes there is some issues with best timing to be tested
the idea of these rapid tests is only good in a situation where everyone is tested regularly, eg every 3 days. thus when an infection is at peak they can spot it and act the same hour.
having someone pay for it. well thats just foolish especially if it means a potential sick person has to go to a shop and get it(thus interacting with people) but also people wont pay out for a test every couple days just to find out when they are most infectious because they might only get sick 2 times a year. so thats like 10 tests a month for 6 months to get one positive. (60 tests).. costs soon add up
yes 60 tests per person at the true manufacturing cost is still cheaper than a single PCR test. and yes if government funded to just distribute 60 tests to every citizen for free has many many benefits over all
but a single test where people have to buy it from a retailer.. seems oppertunist profit for the retailer while negating the proper usage/method of best effectivity
by al this im not saying the 'rapid test' does not work. but the timing of when you take the spit test is critical.
no point taking it a week after feeling symptoms to find out if you had covid.
more so it can be used to show you are no longer in the infectious stage. but that too could be where you are pre-symptomatic to not yet be at the peak infection.
so regular testing using rapid testing is the best effective method. not sporadic/random testing
It seems that Boots ( a UK retail pharma chain) is going to offer fast testing for Covid infections. Now I can't see the point of this, as there seem to be a number of results from the tests.
Your test is negative. Now you don't know if that is a false negative, or if you have long term immunity and no recent infections. The other alternative is that you have no immunity, and you are at risk of infection.
Your test is positive. Now this has a variety of possibilities, assuming that you have no serious symptoms ( in which case you wouldn't be walking into a shop for testing).
- It is a false positive, and some other virus has triggered the result.
- You have no idea of the live load of the virus, so you don't really know what to worry about.
- You have a load of dead viral particles, but no active viruses.
- You have antibodies resulting from the activity of your immune system.
- If it is a mucosal test, you don't know if the virus is active in any serious organs in your body.
So it seems to me that if you do test positive, it is an indication that your immune system is working, and you should not do anything to try to reduce it potency. Of course a retail chemist will try to sell you products to suppress symptoms and thus prolong the recovery process.
Your test is negative. Now you don't know if that is a false negative, or if you have long term immunity and no recent infections. The other alternative is that you have no immunity, and you are at risk of infection.
Your test is positive. Now this has a variety of possibilities, assuming that you have no serious symptoms ( in which case you wouldn't be walking into a shop for testing).
- It is a false positive, and some other virus has triggered the result.
- You have no idea of the live load of the virus, so you don't really know what to worry about.
- You have a load of dead viral particles, but no active viruses.
- You have antibodies resulting from the activity of your immune system.
- If it is a mucosal test, you don't know if the virus is active in any serious organs in your body.
So it seems to me that if you do test positive, it is an indication that your immune system is working, and you should not do anything to try to reduce it potency. Of course a retail chemist will try to sell you products to suppress symptoms and thus prolong the recovery process.
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