I think we all should take a test



Frijj said:
So in other words, provide misleading data to the government so you can get back in the pub?
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There’s less than 0.2% of the world that currently have it and that’s while mass testing.
And only 0.00125% require medical assistance. That could be anything from bed rest to ventilators.
So if anything we would see a sharp increase in % of serious cases. The same way we judge Flu or similar.
We never report on someone who has flu with mild symptoms.
 
the dude said:
If everyone does them then although some asymptomatic people will test positive the the vast majority will come back as negative. This will push the positivity % down, this might lead to restrictions being eased.
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It will, but they already use the ONS survey data to understand what the population looks like as a whole.

Trying to rig the data to get a pint in is just selfish nonsense
safcforever said:
There’s less than 0.2% of the world that currently have it and that’s while mass testing.
And only 0.00125% require medical assistance. That could be anything from bed rest to ventilators.
So if anything we would see a sharp increase in % of serious cases. The same way we judge Flu or similar.
We never report on someone who has flu with mild symptoms.
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What’s your point? Is this just going to be another lockdown bad rah rah rah argument? Yes we know, lockdown is bad but if you fudge the numbers at a critical period, you destabilise the data and make it harder for them to make an informed decision.
 
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Roger said:
I have been taking at least one a week for a while now. Its not very pleasant, but it gives me some comfort that I will be less likely to be spreading the disease when I am out and about.

I have also now signed up as a participant for the ONS survey, so I will probably taking these for at least another year (one per month).

All negative results so far, hopefully that will remain the case.
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I've took part in the Ipos one so I guess I'll be getting more of these through the door
the dude said:
If everyone does them then although some asymptomatic people will test positive the the vast majority will come back as negative. This will push the positivity % down, this might lead to restrictions being eased.
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That's my thinking
 
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1more said:
I've got about 6 boxes on lateral flow test what my daughter has been bringing back from school.

I thought today I'll take a test for the sake of it. Negative result.

This got me thinking this week we should all take a test.

So who's with me in taking a test this week?
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you test yourself, ill try some cola, fruit juice and some other moist substances and see what we come up with
 
If everyone in the country took a test today there would be more false positives than real cases.

This is exactly why we don't test everyone for rare diseases as it doesn't help identify genuine cases.
 
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safcforever said:
There’s less than 0.2% of the world that currently have it and that’s while mass testing.
And only 0.00125% require medical assistance. That could be anything from bed rest to ventilators.
So if anything we would see a sharp increase in % of serious cases. The same way we judge Flu or similar.
We never report on someone who has flu with mild symptoms.
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Well not yet ;)
 
1more said:
I've got about 6 boxes on lateral flow test what my daughter has been bringing back from school.

I thought today I'll take a test for the sake of it. Negative result.

This got me thinking this week we should all take a test.

So who's with me in taking a test this week?
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I have to do two a minimum of 2 a week. I’ll give you a shout if I’m riddled 👍
 

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