Agree it appears that there are way too many people are testing.

Media did not create the long lines of people in their cars waiting to get tested. Bet 80% of them were OK and not needing a test to do something like travel.

Makes me glad I don't live in Canada at the moment. It looks like they are heading into another three weeks of no indoor dining at restaurants.

With over 90% of their teens and older vaccinated, it is little surprise that the people the virus finds to infect are primarily vaccinated - there just aren't many unvaccinated people left.

It looks like there are a little less than 100 cases for every 100,000 people in Ontario, CA. In Florida the number is currently 263 with a bullet. Whether it is their high vaccination rate or their restrictions, something seems to be working for Ontario.

According to the news, almost 199,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported during the week of Dec. 16-23, and children are being admitted to the hospital with Covid in record numbers. Experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated.

Kindly read my original post 44 and a question I received 51. It should give you more context to the post to which you responded.

Did you not read what I wrote?

There is a difference between being admitted to the hospital and having a positive covid test and being admitted to the hospital DUE TO COVID...

And you just gave a perfect example of what I was talking about. The HEADLINES vs reality...

Once again, children are NOT being admitted to hospitals in record numbers DUE TO COVID...

Now, define "a case" of COVID-19. Answer----a positive test. So more importantly, how many children are in the ICU and how many have died???? Last numbers I saw (yesterday) was that over 800,000 Americans died of?(with?) COVID and 779 were children. That's less than 0.1%. And the reason that most weren't vaccinated was that children who were vaccinated and then had a breakthrough case had very mild symptoms, almost indistinguishable from a cold. Also, note that vaccine approval for children 5-11 came fairly late in the game.

For purposes of "empathy"! No man (woman) is an island, therefore, if you are asymptomatic and have a viral load, then you MAY (?) want to NOT visit people in The Villages ( ALL are old) and KILL or hospitalize them. Just basic, "do unto others and etc"! So, you get tested.

Both a fast-moving fire and a slow-moving fire can burn down your home, but a fast-moving fire is more likely to KILL you!

You can control government (but slowly) by elections every other November.

I am reluctant to fly and would DEFINATELY not go on a cruise. Too much life to live right here in the good old US of A!

Yep... Biden ordered them... gotta use them.

Not in Florida

And so, according to your logic, we all need to be tested about once per week, for the foreseeable future, which, most likely, would be years. Otherwise, we wouldn't know if we deserve to be considered human. No thank you, I would not want to live in your world.

More like twice a day. There was no logic to the post you were responding to whatsoever.

absolutely ..

talked with a pt yesterday .. they were out running errands the wife sneezed .. off they went to get tested .. just because they might ... .. turn off main stream media and do your own research ..

Wow that’s pathetic. With all the available job openings some still choose to steal. Although I am curious if they actually prosecute these people any more.

Turn off the MSM----great advice

"Do your own research", well, not so much:

ah, but the point was that retirees don't have employment requirements any more, not about the news. . . and I dream about that day within the next 3 years. . . adult sleep over camp!


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One reason to get tested is to know you if may have gained some additional level of immunity.

Huh?????

Neither the rapid antigen or PCR Covid test will do that.

You could, in theory, get an antibody test, but the only commercially available one tests for only one antibody, and there are at least 5 involved in conferring immunity. Besides, if you were to find out that you had "an additional level of immunity", what would you do differently????

The working population have to be tested if they have have symptoms in order to return to work. Or if they are looking for a reason to not be at work 🤷🏼*♀️ But there are folks who have to get tested because they are symptomatic. Albeit, currently there are other viruses going around unrelated to covid that mimics covid symptoms and sadly this is causing the long lines as well. It’s also causing a lot of difficulty in getting to see a doctor for something that is not covid but just sounds like covid.

I spoke with my daughter yesterday, both her, her husband and my 7-year-old grandson
tested positive even though they have all been vaccinated. My daughter and husband both work from home, but school just started, and she is keeping him home, so he does not infect any other children. I think the panic is ridiculous, but it you are fully vaccinated, and you feel like you have flu, and you can get test why not.

Agreed

I would think if you were really sick with covid you wouldn't be able to stand in these lines

Over 1 million new cases of Covid in one day in the U.S is driving testing.

Got that backwards------millions of people rushing to get tested for whatever reason is driving the 1 million "new cases". (and the tragedy is that they consider a positive test a "case").

I would suggest that the powers that be make a true definition of what a "case" of COVID is.

Might be something like 5/9 clinical criteria with a positive COVID test AND a negative flu test. (Since amazingly, there has been no seasonal flu for 2 years)

Or, increased testing is discovering the 1 million "new" cases...

Or are they?

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The need is to know if you are safe to be by people who can't or won't vaccinate but you almost need to do it the same day. Radio story about researchers going to a antarctic remote location tested and quarantined for 9? days and still got covid there. They said a test a couple days ago means nothing

Exactly. The best comment I saw on TV was by a taxi driver at JFK who had an IQ of about 70. He said, right on day one of omicron being discovered in S. Africa, that we are kidding ourselves if we think it isn't here already when it is first "discovered" over there, and even more delusional if we think we are going to contain it. Too bad the experts are practicing politics (while the population is slowly getting stoned, to borrow a line from Billy Joel)

If you have no symptoms, and do not need proof of negative test, why queue with a lot of people, when many may be positive?
Or is the testing station the new, old fashioned, 'Measles Party' we had when I was a kid?

Well, let’s make some guesses, it you have something to sell and it only take one then eventually you will go out of business. But, if you make something that have to be repeating brought $$$$$$$$ gold mine.

But, you’re only safe till you venture out or be around someone. Which means unless you get tested every day or two or week or month…….plus you might have caught it on way home it you stopped anywhere..… :)

Not anywhere else that served it purpose.

And you still believe the media?

They in most cases are trying to protect their loved ones , co-workers and their community by being tested to know whether to
Quarantine.

Ditto!!

Want to read an eye-opener? Pick up a copy of Robert F. Kennedy Jrs' book about Gates, Fauci and Big Pharma. Doesn't matter what party you support because aside from party lines it affects everyone. It's very heavy reading and more like a text book.

Also you may to look up the topic online of "mass formation pyschosis." There's lots of material published and even a 7 minute video on You tube.

Well that’s a nice theory , testing is driving up Covid cases , really ?
If people do not know they have Covid and do not quarantine watch what happens to the numbers .

No symptoms should cost $50.00 per test and you will have plenty of test available.

Would be nice to think so, but I doubt those that are on a line for many hours are that altruistic. They are either:

a) required to have a negative test to return to work
b) planning on travel that requires a negative test
c) mistakenly believe that a negative test is somehow going to save the world or themselves
d) or just plain covidiots

I wish you were correct and that most people are testing out of concern for their fellow citizens, but alas, I am doubtful.

So a person that tests positive, that gets tested next week to see if they still have it, tests positive again....that is counted as two "cases".
And again the following week = 3 cases!

Until the media and the government find advantage for their agenda in positive results....there will be none!