Testing

[Jolly]

The Resident said he's ordered a half-billion rapid COVID tests for home use.

Just a small observation...There have been multiple studies looking at trained lab personnel running urine pregnancy tests vs. the general public. The labrats achieve the published standards for the test used. The public usually is not just a little worse in performance, they're usually quite a bit worse...Say, 95% correct vs. 75% correct.

A lot of the performance of COVID tests is the quality of specimen obtained. Wonder what lab vs. public would look like?

[George K]

@jolly I call bullshit on that.

Just two weeks Psaki told us that there was no way that they would be ordering home tests.

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[LuFins Dad]

Here’s a question, do the home test kits self-report? If I swabbed myself and it came back positive, am I supposed to report it online somehow? Are these home tests included in the reported numbers?

[Jolly]

@george-k said in Testing:

@jolly I call bullshit on that.

Just two weeks Psaki told us that there was no way that they would be ordering home tests.

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Shirley, you jest...

[Jolly]

@lufins-dad said in Testing:

Here’s a question, do the home test kits self-report? If I swabbed myself and it came back positive, am I supposed to report it online somehow? Are these home tests included in the reported numbers?

Doubt it. Why self-report, if you can lie seven ways from Sunday? And if you include them in the reported numbers, you're trying to manufacture chicken salad out of chicken shit.

[LuFins Dad]

@Aqua-Letifer Did the Mrs. and The Droplet’s test results get reported in any way?

[Aqua Letifer]

@lufins-dad said in Testing:

@Aqua-Letifer Did the Mrs. and The Droplet’s test results get reported in any way?

Pffft have you seen Maryland's numbers? Seriously, have you? I haven't. It's like reporting no longer exists.

We asked around for how to go about it. We weren't even allowed in to a medical facility unless O2 was consistently testing below 90. I don't know what the hell is going on with our state but testing is currently horseshit.

[LuFins Dad]

@aqua-letifer said in Testing:

@lufins-dad said in Testing:

@Aqua-Letifer Did the Mrs. and The Droplet’s test results get reported in any way?

Pffft have you seen Maryland's numbers? Seriously, have you? I haven't. It's like reporting no longer exists.

We asked around for how to go about it. We weren't even allowed in to a medical facility unless O2 was consistently testing below 90. I don't know what the hell is going on with our state but testing is currently horseshit.

So there was no online reporting if your home test came back positive?

[Copper]

Cases are up


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A miracle occurred on Dec. 4, nice


[LuFins Dad]

I just confirmed with my guy, there was no information about reporting his case, so we have no frigging idea how many symptomatic cases are out there

[Aqua Letifer]

@lufins-dad said in Testing:

@aqua-letifer said in Testing:

@lufins-dad said in Testing:

@Aqua-Letifer Did the Mrs. and The Droplet’s test results get reported in any way?

Pffft have you seen Maryland's numbers? Seriously, have you? I haven't. It's like reporting no longer exists.

We asked around for how to go about it. We weren't even allowed in to a medical facility unless O2 was consistently testing below 90. I don't know what the hell is going on with our state but testing is currently horseshit.

So there was no online reporting if your home test came back positive?

None. And we asked around: doc's office, state health dept. We left a message with the local health dept but received no word.

[George K]