To think no one is testing for Covid anymore?

I work in early childhood, my service is still big on us testing and masking up when sick. We take little ones from 6 weeks old, so not worth the risk. Even before covid times, we took precautions again influenza (we have a heavy Asian population so mask wearing wasn't/isn't looked down upon).

No not testing. If I feel well enough (which I did whenever I’ve had covid before but due to rules had to stay home) then I’ve got to go to work/am going to take my children out and not isolate for days. If I knew I was seeing someone vulnerable then I would be more cautious.
But generally day to day I would carry on as normal. If I felt unwell then I would stay home (same as any other illness if I felt unwell).

There’s no requirement to test now.

I can’t work from home and so unless I physically can’t get to work in I go - same as always
this is what ‘learning to live with it ‘ looks like

I test if I am going into the office as two of my colleagues have lost close family to Covid and I know they worry. Otherwise not.

@Bustelo

very true. I must stop opening there threads as some people are never going to understand and just parrot dumb crap.

DD does as she works with very clinically vulnerable people. Getting Covid for them could kill them.

Viral illnesses that go around the uk are
Covid,
flu and
norovus.

Generally the elderly are the ones that die from a bad bout of the flu and they get a vaccine.
Norovirus can be dealt with by taking those salt/sugar sachets if you’ve had it a few days.
Covid is the real killer and causes long term health problems in all ages.

all the clinically vulnerable people still testing and asking others to test - wouldn’t any other viral illness that you can’t test for be just as bad. Mad now as it was then.

👏👏👏👏

You can buy tests on Amazon.

I work with vulnerable people so test if I'm suspicious of symptoms. Good job I did as I tested positive this week.

Vulnerable people can die of Covid. I know of one, they died to soon because of catching Covid. It's nothing for us to test to protect those who need protecting.

Yeah I mean this is the reality that many people refuse to acknowledge isn’t it.

Hugely grateful for this heads up @Eze have just booked my dh s appointment as we weren’t informed by the GP

Nah. If I feel crap I work from home and otherwise get
on with my life.

haven’t thought about covid testing for ages actually. What a fucked up period that was.

I'd still test if I had obvious symptoms because I don't want to inflict it on other vulnerable people. It was difficult to access antivirals when my breathing got scary so I'd want to try to find out as soon as I could.

I don’t care enough about testing to actively search for and buy the tests. Most people aren’t testing unless they have a medical need to. It’s back to normal for those without.

Yes, we test for cold symptoms in our household. We have medically fragile family member.

i also work somewhere that doesn’t allow people onsite if they have cold symptoms.

I would be furious with a coworker for not only coming to work sick, but for not even bothering to test. Also for not wearing a mask if they did come out with something contagious.

people should be considerate of others and take precautions.

I still test if I'm feeling really awful, but if I feel OK, I wouldn't do a test. I think people stopped testing regularly when the tests stopped being free.

I think it's hugely irresponsible.

I tested myself last November, because I had plenty of kits leftover - I was positive for Covid.

I had to stay off work for 9 days, until I was able to produce two consecutive daily negative tests - which I did.

9 days off work for me has been pretty catastrophic financially. I haven't caught up on my bills yet, and I don't know when I even will.
I'm already paid less than NMW (in real time). I'm on a zero hour contract, so I don't get paid when I'm off. And, it's hard to catch up with getting my hours after taking time off sick.

I completely understand the ethics, but I'm financially destitute if I take time off.

I had a fever last month, aches & pains struggled to get out of bed, along with a cough from hell, I tested it was negative.

When it wasn't shifting I made GP appt, I'm asthmatic I wore a mask to the GP & to the pharmacist to pick up my antibiotics!

I mean for gods sake Covid or not now we know that wearing a mask can help stop the spread why wouldn't you? 🤷‍♀️

Shocking isn’t it. No reporting and no one’s interested anymore !
The Govn will only become interested when more and more people become unable to work due to long covid and new research on long term effects actually ‘costing’ the nhs.

I didn't feel too well at the weekend and had Covid-like symptoms, and so did a test. I don't want to put vulnerable people at unnecessary risk if I've got Covid and I don't think it's much of a hardship to do a test. .

What I get out of testing is knowledge and a bit of time, I have a day or two before I get very sick to arrange cover for my work, sort food for the DC, get ready for my sickness & prepare the DC, and last time it happened I had to liaise with my holiday insurance, doctor and travel agent to cancel my holiday. 😓

Those of you who have your health and can dismiss covid out of hand now are incredibly fortunate.

This may be the company policy and I’m not surprised as that what the UK Govn are telling people.
However
Given your work with the elderly do you think your companies policy is responsible.

You will always get the people who don’t give a shit about spreading viruses. You will always also get individuals who trot out the “oh we never tested before covid”. These are the people who probably deny covid ever happened or those not affected by it.

Pretty sure my DH has Covid and we've got tests in the cupboard but neither of us see the point in him taking one.

If he's well enough to work (which he is) then he has to go to work.

And before anyone suggests it, no he doesn't have the privilege of working from home.