Why is there, such a "need" by so many to get covid tested....
 

I don't recall test sites/locations having blocks/miles long lines of people waiting to get tested.

If the omicron strain is more flu like than delta.....with less need for hospitalization and less incidences of death....why the "seemingly" panic to get tested?

The demand during the regular covid strain and then the delta strain during 2021 did not seem to result in such demand?!

Because people are idiots. How many asymptomatic people are testing? It's like the tree falling in the forest lol. lf you test positive for covid, but have no symptoms, does it count? Well, answer is yes - which is why our positivity rate is way up, yet our hospitalizations arent.

Media hype

Only at free sites.

I was wondering about that myself. Am I missing something?

Yep---those would be the "free" sites that we, the taxpayer, are funding

But, you don’t have to pay out of pocket at free sites. Why no line at pay sites which are over charging. We the people have NO control how governments spend taxpayers money.

I have no need or desire to be tested. I have only been tested 3 times and 2 of those were because I was in urgent care not feeling well. The other time was when I needed a negative test to enter a state.

With as many new cases as we're seeing each day in this state right now, why bother? If people were dying in the street or the hospitals were warehousing people in the parking lot I might get tested. For now if I think there's a chance I might have it I'll just try to stay away from people or wear a mask when I go out. For now I'm feeling good and will continue on with my life.

Fake testing sites are popping up in Philadelphia, used to steal identities. They’ve been doing it for weeks, the city just figured it out. They put pop up tents up in the streets.

City warns residents of fake pop-up COVID-19 testing sites

I've been asking myself the same question and waiting for some pundit to explain it.

I realize that some people need to be tested - health care workers, teachers, international travelers, and a few others.

I don't see the point for the majority of us if asymptomatic. If one tests today and is negative the peace of mind gained only last until their taillights clear the parking lot. A person is just as likely tomorrow to contact the virus as they were today.

WAY too many people buy the administration/media hype and just rush to follow the crowd.

are we going to have to go back into lockdown? gees I hope not! Really miss being out and about!

I agree with all of the above.
Where the heck are the therapeutics? I thought they passed the FDA weeks ago. Just like Tamaflu they can treat the virus so if you get it you recover quickly.

I don't think there's any more need than previously. I think it's more a matter of increased quantity based on stagnant percentages.

HYPOTHETICAL EXPLANATION:

Two months before "Omicron", 100 people felt some general symptoms of covid, including minor cold or flu symptoms.
In addition, 100 people wanted to fly to countries that required testing.

Immediately before Omicron, more people felt comfortable about travel, and more countries relaxed some of their requirements. And so immediately before Omicron, 200 people booked trips instead of previous 100 people.

In the first weeks of Omicron, 200 people felt symptoms, compared to 100 people who felt them previous to Omicron.

PLUS it's Flu and Cold season, so people don't know what they're sick with, and 50 people would rather be sure so they can treat their sickness appropriately.

So if there's a 50% increase in people demanding tests, it's probably because there's a 100% increase in people who are doing the things that would prompt them to get tested than there were months ago.

A doctor told a friend of mine that he cannot get the pills.

The friend has tested positive with some pretty significant symptoms. He was told to take his pulse/ox and go to an ER if the numbers drop significantly. The doc said that the fact that he has been vaccinated and boosted is very much in his favor.

The ERs are full of Covid patients. The news in my home city in Ohio just reported that some of the hospitals are prioritizing necessary surgeries and postponing elective surgeries. One hospital even clearly announced that they are clearing beds for an onslaught of the unvaccinated. . .Just imagine someone needing a heart surgery but being put off because of somebody who refused the vaccine for no good reason.

Boomer

I get tested just for fun. I'm just curious to see if I've had it. So far no.

I always make sure to not let them file against my insurance either. I don't want to incentivize the Government apparently having funded Chinese research to create the virus in the first place.

Hey, Why not start a thread with that comment? Oh wait, you did! So far the only 2 posts you have made since you since you joined the forum in 2011. Where have you been for 11 years? Where do these accounts come from. :1rotfl:

You cannot underestimate the gullibility of the masses.

testing hysteria
 

from reading many of the responses, I'm glad to see that so many have figured out the hysterical nonsense being pushed by the WH in their attempt to control and divert attention from their socialist/communist activities

It's called fearmongering. It's all about government control

You nailed it

The unvaccinated are being lumped in with people who had Covid early pre vacc and have better resistance than the vaccinated….most conversations about this are muted by media that take advertising money from big pharma….if the vaccine is so good why do you need 3 or 4 of them? Think about it….Covid is leaving us as evidence is it’s half life potency….. but capitalism is going to squeeze every last dollar out of it…..and yes as a prior poster noted….people are stupid…

By the way
 

BTW …. the government, big pharma and insurance companies now have everyone’s DNA….convenient right? That nose swab well…. We’re just going to keep that on record for future NIH studies…. Thanks Dr. F

If the DPT vaccine is "so good", why did we all get 4 doses of that???? If the polio vaccine is "so good", why do we give 3 doses of that???? Sorry, but not all vaccines are a one stop shopping trip. And what is a "half life potency" of a viral pandemic????(Sounds intelligent, but unfortunately it's not)

Don’t worry about that, there will be no unknown soldier. Since the Vietnam war everyone that has been in the military, incarcerated, hospitalized or had a blood test has been DNA sequenced. Most people falling for those Heritage searches like 23andMe have WILLING paid for a saliva smear to be analyzed. This information is now part of the company and sold to insurance, pharma OR highest bidder. Enjoy Q much

We are trying to come back on line and…….Air travel requires testing, cruise lines require testing, medical workers require testing, etc. (some of the demand is not self imposed). We get our tests @ $40 a pop and hear it is going up to $50 soon. Believe me we don’t relish that added expense to fly or cruise

Have some more cool aid….

Back to the original question: The statistics show the same number of tests being preformed now as were performed back in September and before that in last December. Were there long lines for those too or has something else changed?

I'm from Missouri---Show Me.

Q
 

Q is the character on Next Gen, voyager and yes one of the best guest stars on the show….he thought humans were impetuous.( and stupid)

Free
 

Because it’s Free, they think! Nothing is Free you and I are paying for it😡 To date I haven’t been tested once! We’ve traveled in a motorhome from Florida to South Dakota and in between last year for six months. We’ve done the same thing through this Chinese Flu as we have always done, wash our hands and stay away from people! It’s that simple! I don’t like crowds and I keep a small circle!! Ride motorcycles in East Tennessee 6 months and fish in Florida for 6 months! We might just be lucky but, I look at it as being blessed😉 The crazy’s are always out there but, 2022 will slow things down an bit and 2024 will put us back on track🇺🇸

Because this flu has a political oversight, the politicians have made a medical condition a political issue - need to live our lives

So we can get the reported case numbers to rise, so the media can report it, so the government can rationalize another shut down (while slamming Florida and DeSantis).

Went to the doctor yesterday, early afternoon, non covid related. He told me the office already performed 19 covid test, 3 positive. Seems everyone wants a test these days.

Don't tell me the 'Wokes' have cancelled 2023!:faint:

If you have possible symptoms but a negative test, you don’t have to go into quarantine. If you have symptoms and a positive test, then if you are a person with morals who deserves to be considered human, you go into quarantine until you are negative so you don’t spread it. If you’ve spent time with someone positive, you could have an asymptomatic case that spreads to others and may put them in the hospital—or the graveyard. Again, it comes down to whether you have morals and live your neighbor as yourself or are just selfish.

Hospitalizations are at a all time high in Illinois. Governor Pritzker
said yesterday in his news conference 85% of hospitalized Covid patients are unvaccinated.
95% of Covid patients on ventilators are unvaccinated.
Major health crisis . Staffing shortages in the hospitals here due to Covid infections and employees quitting due to burn out and stress of caring for patients with Covid. ,
They don’t want to put their loved ones at risk . If your not vaccinated, you are 10 times more likely to end up hospitalized as we see now the vaccinated are less likely to require
hospitalization .

First let me say that this is my opinion. Many people have spent the holidays with family and friends and are now panicking. Yes, if you are leaving or re-entering the country, a negative result is required which means you need to be tested. Now this part is a fact..a PCR test will remain positive for weeks after infection, while a rapid test (which is not always accurate and can give false positive and negative results) will not continue to give a positive result for weeks following infection.

As a politician who I will not name has said, “we are getting positive results because we continue to test, so stop testing!” I’m not sure that is the answer. As for another lockdown, I seriously doubt that will happen, and that is my opinion.

So omicron is a highly contagious as the measles was, so just figure your going to get it. Good thing is it is milder and has no lung component. Aches, fever 102, chills , etc like flu. Lasts 3-5 days. Good news this variant will build up antibodies against delta the more deadly version. So why test you either got or you don’t, so test is pointless now.

Exactly