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[RoughDraft]

Yes, absolutely!  I'd want to know if I were one of those who are asymptomatic and possibly spreading it around like Typhoid Mary.

As far as discomfort and pain, it's no worse than sinus treatments I've had i the past.  I got over it.  I don't know if the physician who administered it still has the scars though.

Edited because I can't type worth a da** today.  lol

[SusieQ_2]

"Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti announced today that all Angelenos, even those without symptoms, can now get tested for COVID-19, at no cost.

"Los Angeles will become the first major city in America to offer wide-scale testing to all of our residents, with or without symptoms," he said in his daily press briefing, adding that those with symptoms will always have first priority.

The mayor said this policy will start tonight."

A quote from the mayor:

"You can't put a price on the peace of mind knowing that you 

can't infect somebody around you."

Which is true until you stop at the store for a carton of milk and then all bets are off. As I said, I don't understand it. I do apologize for sounding negative-- which is great for the test but not for the attitude, lol. 

[QueenDanceALot]

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@RoughDraft wrote:

Yes, absolutely!  I'd want to know if I were one of those why are asymptomatic and possibly spreading it around like Typhoid Mary.

As far as discomfort and pain, it's no worse than sinus treatments I've had i the past.  I got over it.  I don't know if the physician who administered it still has the scars though.

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@RoughDraft 

ITA.

And having gone through sinus surgery and follow up I was accustomed to the feeling.

[QueenDanceALot]

I am not convinced by the argument that you could test negative today and positive tomorrow so why bother.

I think it's good to know who has the virus (and doesn't know it) TODAY.  Hard to make intelligent decisions without information.

IMHO.

And yes, testing should be ongoing.  Until there is a vaccine, we need to know how many are affected.  There are many other things we need to know as well, for example, how useful an antibody test is (whether it assures immunity, and for how long), but we don't just throw out one test because we don't have another test.

[SusieQ_2]

"I think it's good to know who has the virus (and doesn't know it) TODAY.  Hard to make intelligent decisions without information." @QueenDanceALot 

Absolutely, Kitty. I'm not saying we should throw out the test but to me it seems it's really more useful for someone who tests positive who now knows to careful, stay quarantined, and watch for any symptom that may need hospitalization. 

For those who test negative it's a good test for a day. Not so much for the next day though especially if being tested to return to the workplace.

The result you get today means nothing for tomorrow. That's the problem. 

[Whosits]

Of course.

[PA Mom-mom]

@Anonymous032819  I think we will get tested to see if we have the antibodies. We received this from LabCorp in our inbox yesterday.

LabCorp currently offers several options for COVID-19 tests that identify if individuals are infected or may have been infected with the coronavirus. Testing is an important part of health and safety, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to get critical information.

We now offer COVID-19 antibody blood tests nationwide through our patient service centers and tens of thousands of physician offices. There are no upfront out-of-pocket costs to people who receive an order for a test through a doctor or healthcare provider

[Alison Wonderland]

If I had any reason to believe I had it, I would. But I've been isolated for 6 weeks and the only people I know who have had it are people I haven't seen in person for months.

I have asthma and can't get a simple cold without it turning into bronchitis and having to use steroids and antibiotics to help with a cough that lasts anywhere from 4-6 weeks. I can't imagine I'd be one of the people who had it in February or March and didn't know it.

If I had to come out of isolation, I'd get an antibody test then.

[Still Raining]

Eventually a test that proved immunity, if the immunity was permanent, would be wonderful.  So useful.

[Icegoddess]

Not until they decide what a positive or negative test result actually means.  Currently, a negative Coronavirus test only means you were negative when you took the test, not that you are currently negative.  I wouldn't want to be taking one every day to prove I was negative.  

Also, unless I was looking to donate plasma to Coronavirus patients, I see no reason t take the antibody test.  They haven't decided what having the antibodies means except that you have had the virus in your system.  At this point they don't know if that means you have immunity much less how long that immunity would last.