Nah only one I saw doing it was in Clifton. Long that.
SARS CoV-2 coronavirus / Covid-19 (No tin foil hat silliness please)
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Nah only one I saw doing it was in Clifton. Long that.
Something is up with that site when looking for places to collect near you. When I looked yesterday it was showing loads of places near me to collect from and when I looked just now it's showing only one local place near me. I collected a pack from my local supermarket earlier in the day yet they're not on the site anymore.
Why are you all ordering those lateral flow tests? How will you be using them?
There will be instructions provided.
I'm going back to the gym this week and they are free to everyone now.
Feck off!
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Are you obliged to do one before going to the gym? Or just being a good citizen? What’s the general guidance about using these?
We're all supposed to make them part of our "daily routine" now. Apparently the first big adverts telling people to use them are going to be broadcast tonight.
COVID-19: Twice-weekly lateral flow coronavirus tests now available for free in England | UK News | Sky News
This is fine, and indicative of a totally normal country.
Nope, not required so I guess I'm just being a good citizen
I don't think there is much guidance, the government just want people to start testing themselves as much as possible as things open up.
Christ, as if things werent bad enough!
Think there will be a low take up on the lateral flow tests given the lack of financial support if you have to miss work.
Before I thought this was stupid but there were people queuing outside JD Sport so now this seems sensible in comparison.
A bit of good news on the early treatment front. A clinical trial run in Oxfordshire has found a type of asthma inhaler helps people to recover faster (when given soon after covid positive test) and reduces instances of serious disease. The thing that triggered the trial in the first place was that certain groups of asthmatics and people suffering from COPD seemed to be coping better with covid infections than their doctors had expected.
https://www.gponline.com/common-ast...k-patients/respiratory-system/article/1712535
Small scale trial and not enough hospitalisations in the trial to say how effective it is with severe cases, but enough to be statistically convincing that it helps people recover faster. And it's (relatively) cheap, available and they already have safety data for it.
https://www.gponline.com/common-ast...k-patients/respiratory-system/article/1712535
Small scale trial and not enough hospitalisations in the trial to say how effective it is with severe cases, but enough to be statistically convincing that it helps people recover faster. And it's (relatively) cheap, available and they already have safety data for it.
Seen some people saying herd immunity is approaching and a few other people saying some infections will reoccur in those vaccinated ('breakthrough infections'), especially with the SA variant. What's the overall consensus?
They've asked people to test themselves twice a week. Also I'm seeing a friend soon to get suits fitted for his wedding and I thought I'd be safe and get tested before potentially being around his baby and also his fiancee who has a pacemaker.
I'm on a daily dose of budesonide/formoteral and had very mild symptoms after contracting covid. I take 4 puffs a day and was expecting to be really poorly as a 54 year old asthmatic so could be something in it.
Nothing wrong with it. fair enough if you can tell which people from that camera angle are from different support bubbles as well as which ones ones aren’t standing far enough away from each other outside in the fresh air. Seems like a very minor thing to worry about
Cool. It’s an interesting idea. Just struggling to see what will motivate people to do it on a regular basis. Especially after the initial novelty wears off. Unless you’re visiting vulnerable friends/relatives anyway (which might still make it a worthwhile initiative)
Yeah you get seven in a pack which is pretty good. We can just use them as and when we need them. My gf has to go back to work soon so it will be nice to have that peace of mind I guess now that one of us is 'mixing' again.
formonide is the long-term inhaler for asthmatics. dexamethasone, which is used for emergency treatment during an asthma attack, is one of the main anti-covid drugs. interesting!
I can see it forming part of the H&S guidance in offices.
We have to submit a form every day to confirm we’ve not had any symptoms or come into contact with anyone blah blah, with these now being free and readily available I wouldn’t be surprised to see a “date and result of last lateral flow test” section added.
Can’t even get them here in Wales (unless we buy them I guess) - strange how differently parts of the UK are doing things.
Do you think they’ll stop being free once they become a part of daily routine? Like people buy toothpaste or whatever?
Whenever I go to the shops I still see a bunch of people (I think the average is about 8 per trip) who are wearing masks below their nose!
FFS children can be potty-trained faster than that!
FFS children can be potty-trained faster than that!
Some crowds out last night in the U.K. almost like it was all over.
Really good news. My mum has bad COPD/Asthma and I remember cheering her up probably 9-12 months ago now after reading that asthmatics were doing better than expected considering it was all about the cough at that time and it looks like there is a good chance those early observations had something to do with the asthma medicines being taken.
Very interesting to see the difference is mask usage in the UK and Oregon. I'm in Portland at the moment and mask usage here is flawless.
I haven't seen a single person wear one incorrectly or not at all inside or even queuing outside, having been in the city for 3 days in shops, restaurants, bars etc.
Not only that but a large % of people put their masks on when outside if someone is 10 metres away and walking towards them; lowering them when 10 metres past.
I haven't seen a single person wear one incorrectly or not at all inside or even queuing outside, having been in the city for 3 days in shops, restaurants, bars etc.
Not only that but a large % of people put their masks on when outside if someone is 10 metres away and walking towards them; lowering them when 10 metres past.
It is mad busy here in Anglesey , all the holiday homes filled up yesterday. I went to Tesco this morning, bad mistake , it was manic there so I didn`t bother going in as I wasn`t going to queue . Pubs and cafes are still closed in Wales for 2 more weeks so all the tourists were stocking up on supplies . Looks like we are in for a busy summer.
I’d imagine there’s as big a variety within the US as there is between where you are now and the UK.
Totally different here , didn`t see 1 mask outside Tesco this morning , Brits don`t wear them on holiday.
I don't even think masks are required to be worn outside here
That's definitely true. Speaking to some people here they say it's markedly different dependant on states and regions.
I was naively expecting the US to range between really poor and similar to the UK dependant on region. However as you say it seemingly ranges from worse than the UK in some areas to far better in others.
I can't recall anyone ever putting a mask on when crossing my path outside in the UK and even queuing outside a takeaway is very rare.
It isn't a legal require in the UK, but it also isn't here. I get the feeling that mask wearing in the UK is done to comply legally whereas here it's done to as a social courtesy.
I was literally in a giant Tesco as big as they come 30 minutes ago. Every single customer was in a mask, worn correctly. I can't disbelieve the other posters here, but it does seem there are parts of the country where people are stupider than others. Maybe our water is better in Lancashire, who knows?
What's wrong with that? Seems sensible enough practise.What
I got a text message from Connolly hospital saying that they are updating lists for vaccination and if I hadn’t already been I would be called in the next few weeks. All I had to do was reply yes
please please please please please make it so
@Pogue Mahone
please please please please please make it so
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The virus don’t go on holidays Trevor!
About time! Fingers crossed mate