Tell me about testing

[Mik]

We need to get tested before Thanksgiving. Any suggestions as to where and how? I checked CVS' website and we don't qualify for a free test.

CVS are ageists, I tell ya.

[Jolly]

How good do you want it to be?

[kluurs]

It's different everywhere. I came down with some cold symptoms a while back and thought I should be tested. CVS and Walgreens both are doing testing but you must make an appointment - and to make an appointment one has to fill out a questionaire. The fact that I had a runny nose, congestion and a headache - along with being a geezer, were not considered sufficient reason to allow me to get a test. They were booked solid. In other areas- it might not be too challenging - so your experience may be different.

[kluurs]

I suspect if I'd said I'd been near a Covid infected person, it might have helped move me up.

[Loki]

The one most convenient for you. They range from free onsite where available to over $100 with an at home testing kit. We have a friend visiting from San Fran and you can get them for free whenever you want.

Nasal swab is best method.

[George K]

You can always lie....

Not that I'd ever suggest that, of course.

[LuFins Dad]

There’s a lot of free community testing... I think Fort Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton has something next week...M&M’s was talking to her aunt about it...

[Axtremus]

Donate blood to Red Cross, get results of antibody test in a few days.

[Jolly]

You probably want antigen, not antibody.