Re: Covid Antibody Testing
Well, here's one person's take on the matter but ultimately only you can decide.
https://youtu.be/uATMbGK__Tg
Re: Covid Antibody Testing
Well if they offer me a test l definitely will take it this is surely a positive thing, they said yesterday they will be rolling this out to all frontline workers and care homes l'm in that category bring it on that's what l say
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Re: Covid Antibody Testing
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Pamplemousse
Wow this was very interesting. I have never watched this gentleman before but I will be following more of him.
It makes sense that the reoccurring positive swabs could be overly sensitive tests (which is a great thing) causing false positives. That they are simply picking up the dead RNA and that they are unlikely to have been reinfected.
I think I will have a test soon. I wanted to go today but may have to put it off slightly longer. I am interested to know if I have been exposed and hope that it would mean atleast a slight immunity. Of course, I still think we should remain vigilant in protecting ourselves even if we do have antibodies just bc it's a new virus and we are still learning. This explanation in his video has really made the think and thank you for sharing!
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MRS STRESS ED
Well if they offer me a test l definitely will take it this is surely a positive thing, they said yesterday they will be rolling this out to all frontline workers and care homes l'm in that category bring it on that's what l say
best wishes
Oh I agree. My post wasn't really about me being undecided on whether I would have it done but more about how confident should I feel to move about more freely if it comes back positive for antibodies. I may have worded it differently.
You for sure need to have it done being on the front line. I hope they are available to you soon. We have to have our front line workers! I was one but then the hospital I worked for closed down due to lack of funding. During a global pandemic can u believe this?? Thankfully, so far, the area is so rural that there has only been single digits cases there. Praying it stays that way.
If you get to have it soon let us know how it goes.
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whome
Wow this was very interesting. I have never watched this gentleman before but I will be following more of him.
It makes sense that the reoccurring positive swabs could be overly sensitive tests (which is a great thing) causing false positives. That they are simply picking up the dead RNA and that they are unlikely to have been reinfected.
I think I will have a test soon. I wanted to go today but may have to put it off slightly longer. I am interested to know if I have been exposed and hope that it would mean atleast a slight immunity. Of course, I still think we should remain vigilant in protecting ourselves even if we do have antibodies just bc it's a new virus and we are still learning. This explanation in his video has really made the think and thank you for sharing!
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We are definitely still learning but at least the situation is already much better defined now than say, this time two months ago, on the eve of the UK lockdown.
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Lencoboy
We are definitely still learning but at least the situation is already much better defined now than say, this time two months ago, on the eve of the UK lockdown.
You're are right Lencoboy. We have come a long way since the beginning. Praying we continue to make progress at the same rate.
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Originally Posted by
whome
Oh I agree. My post wasn't really about me being undecided on whether I would have it done but more about how confident should I feel to move about more freely if it comes back positive for antibodies. I may have worded it differently.
You for sure need to have it done being on the front line. I hope they are available to you soon. We have to have our front line workers! I was one but then the hospital I worked for closed down due to lack of funding. During a global pandemic can u believe this?? Thankfully, so far, the area is so rural that there has only been single digits cases there. Praying it stays that way.
If you get to have it soon let us know how it goes.
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Thank you l will definitely let you know if it happens but l wont hold my breath the government say one thing and do something completely different xx
best wishes
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I just saw about the antibody testing. I'm having surgery in July so I'll need to get a bunch of blood work and plan to ask my doctor if they can add this. My whole family was also sick the first week of January. I distinctly remember saying to my mom that this was the weirdest virus because It started immediately with a cough that lasted for weeks but I never had a runny nose/congestion. The cough was really rough. This was also right after we'd been in the hospital with my kindergarten for a major infection in her lymph node. I had assumed that had occurred because of how frequently she'd been sick all school year. I am wondering if it was an overactive immune response to Covid. The cough lasted so long that I had actually made an appointment with a pulmonologist to test for asthma, but then the pandemic started and I cancelled the appointment. Eventually I got better and haven't had any problems since then.