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Originally Posted by Bugface
The purpose of the test is to not only discover whether you have Covid, but to also find out if you are still contagious. You can still be contagious after you are symptom free. This protects others from getting Covid. I know a number of people who have died from Covid as well as many who suffer debilitating long term effects that have seriously impacted their quality of life. Having survived both cancer and an autoimmune condition, I appreciate every day of good health!
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This is what most people don't realize. Because many just get mild symptoms we forget those many who either have bad symptoms and long term illness or even die from Covid. We know people who had a mild case of Covid the first time then died the second time. I hear many stories of people who have a mild case of Covid and still go out and do their normal business spreading it to everyone. But as you mentioned, if you don't test your symptoms could go away but you are still contagous and spreading it to people you come in contact with and this is the big problem. The people who don't take Covid seriously are not going to be satisfied until we all start dying from it again and hopefully that doesn't happen.