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Original poster

Retired DH doing weekly LFT for no reason …..

174 replies

GoodnightGrandma · 30/10/2021 10:53

…….. other than he wants to. No symptoms, no requirement to do it.

YANBU - It’s a waste of resources and it’s adding to landfill unnecessarily.

YABU - none of your business, he can do what he wants.

OP posts:
HesterShaw1 · 30/10/2021 13:33

@Thingstodotoday

“The plastic waste is horrific, and no one should be doing one "just because".

The Covid hysteria is still alive and well on here I see.”
More like the low IQs and lack of logic being alive and well.

Oh hush.
Sparklybanana · 30/10/2021 13:39

If I'd have done regular tests I might have picked up that I had covid before seeing my entire family. As it was, it was a week wait to find out that they were OK. The only reason I tested was because everyone commented about a bad smell and I couldn't smell it all. Losing smell isn't something instantaneous that you notice.

thegameisafoot · 30/10/2021 13:46

@chaosrabbitland

personally i think its madness , no offence to your husband op , i work in a large beauty store with a pharmacy and only the other day this stupid woman came up and was wittering away she wanted one , and then promptly said i dont need it really , iv got no symtoms i just like to be sure , fucks sake . i would only do a bloody test if i had any symtoms of covid , is this really how nuts its all got ? more than half the uk doing lateral flow test for a virus they have no symtoms of , just in case . and judging by the comments lots of those hysterical people are on here . iv never tested , neither has my 13 year old and we will do it when we have some symtoms of it and only then
You know that LFTs are precisely for people with no symptoms? I think you've misunderstood how testing works.
DumplingsAndStew · 30/10/2021 13:52

The UK really does seem to have such a representation of absolute fucking idiots.

RonaLisa · 30/10/2021 13:55

I'd isolate if I had flu, but only because proper flu is such a vile illness that anyone who had it wouldn't feel like getting up. They'd be too busy wanting to be put out of their misery.

I bet there isn't a single person on MN who has isolated while having flu simply to "protect the vulnerable", whatever they say.

As for If you can live with killing people then go for it : here we go again.

I have never had any reason to do a Covid test, so I can't imagine why anyone would want to do one every week, OP. However, I suppose it's up to your husband.

@HesterShaw1 is right.

notimagain · 30/10/2021 13:56

[quote 2389Champ]There’s plans afoot to stop the free handouts for LFTs and if you want them, you’ll need to purchase them in future.

Watch those positive cases plummet…

www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-readying-payment-systems-charge-rapid-covid-19-testing-sources-2021-10-06/[/quote]
As I’m sure you know some/many countries already charge…and yes, as in result in those countries generally cases tend to be lower than UK (though perhaps not in direct proportion the relative testing numbers, there are of course other factors at play).

I guess the 64k dollar/pound/euro question is does the seemingly high amount of asymptomatic testing being done in the UK, and the data produced, actually result in the epidemic being handled better there than anywhere else?

RonaLisa · 30/10/2021 13:56

@DumplingsAndStew

The UK really does seem to have such a representation of absolute fucking idiots.
That's something we can all agree on.
JKDinomum · 30/10/2021 14:02

The only time I would agree that this is unnecessary and wasteful would be if he is someone who literally doesn't go out and mix with others at all. If he is someone who is regularly going out to shops, pubs, or otherwise mixing with other people then it is still sensible to test regularly. My DH works from home and is antisocial so doesn't tend to go out much, so he only tests when he is going to be going to the office or to any kind of social event. I had Covid a month ago so no testing for me at the moment but otherwise I would be doing regular tests as I mix with lots of people for work and socially.

chaosrabbitland · 30/10/2021 14:04

@thegameisafoot

You should do them twice a week, unless you and your entire household never ever leave the house and have zero contact with the outside world.

Whether or not he's working is irrelevant. Is he going out? Are you? Even if he's staying indoors but you're going out to work, he should be doing them.

Nothing wrong with that man. Carry on.

give over . i dont know anyone . anyone whos doing that shit . that includes my family. friends, people at work . in guessing its a small minority who insist on doing this
Parker231 · 30/10/2021 14:06

It’s scary after all this time that some people don’t understand the science behind regular testing. No wonder there are so many cases in the U.K. and people still being admitted to hospital.
It’s not difficult - test regularly. It might save someone else’s life.

Rainbowsandstorms · 30/10/2021 14:29

He’s being responsible, if he’s out and about he can catch it and pass it on. The more people who test regularly the easier it is to reduce transmission.

longtompot · 30/10/2021 14:33

I spoke to my dh and he along with me didn't realise we needed to be doing twice weekly LFTs so I have ordered some to be delivered. So thank you @GoodnightGrandma for posting about this.

MaxNormal · 30/10/2021 14:41

The more people who test regularly the easier it is to reduce transmission

How long do we all keep this up for then? What's the actual long-term goal?

Original poster
GoodnightGrandma · 30/10/2021 14:42

@longtompot

I spoke to my dh and he along with me didn't realise we needed to be doing twice weekly LFTs so I have ordered some to be delivered. So thank you *@GoodnightGrandma* for posting about this.
You’re welcome 💐
OP posts:
ImUninsultable · 30/10/2021 14:45

@MaxNormal

I would hope it would be a year more at the maximum. Long enough to establish a yearly booster programme of the vaccine for everyone, long enough for those too nervous to get the vaccine to see that we all survived and hopefully more people will get it, long enough for other countries to catch up on their vaccinations so we dont need to worry as much about travel.

MaxNormal · 30/10/2021 14:53

@ImUninsultable realistically not going to happen if they start charging plus I doubt any but the most dedicated are going to be testing themselves in a year's time.

SuddenArborealStop · 30/10/2021 14:53

Here in Ireland LFTs are roundly rejected by the department of health for no good reason so you have to buy them and they're not cheap. How much are they in the UK or are they NHS funded?

ThePoisonousMushroom · 30/10/2021 15:01

How much are they in the UK or are they NHS funded?

They are ‘free’ (ie they cost billions which will be clawed back from the tax payer)

StillWalking · 30/10/2021 15:41

I have clearly been living under the same rock as a pp .... I had no idea that we were supposed to do a LFT twice per week regardless??? I have a pack in the house but have never used them .... Confused

NothingSafe · 30/10/2021 16:10

I'm still doing them twice weekly, roughly - I travel about a lot for work again now things are open, and have vulnerable friends and family members, so I tend to do them just before I see people, and one other time in a week IYSWIM.

Would hate to catch it, not realise, and pass it on to one of my clients (many of whom are older) or my DH/aunt/sister etc who could get very ill.

NothingSafe · 30/10/2021 16:12

I'm slightly surprised by people who had NO idea we were supposed to be doing them regularly. Most people I know were doing it for a while, even if some have dropped off now or do one when they remember etc.

Shit government comms (as always!) and different social expectations/types of people I guess.

MaxNormal · 30/10/2021 16:34

I use an ad blocker and watch only streaming services, so tbf a lot of government comms probably pass me right by.
It's far pleasanter that way.

SnugKnights · 30/10/2021 16:40

People are arguing that we don’t isolate the whole house when people get chicken pox or flu etc. This is a new virus and people don’t have natural protection room from it. With chicken pox if a child gets it, it’s likely the others in the household have already had it or have been vaccinated, unlike Covid the vaccine mostly stops you from catching it. With flu, it’s not as dangerous as Covid for people who are CEV/EV and for younger people Covid is much more dangerous than flu is.

MaxNormal · 30/10/2021 18:04

Chicken pox is way more dangerous for adults who haven't previously had it than covid is likely to be though - and most adults won't have been vaccinated against it either. Or you can give someone shingles and that's not pleasant at all.

And if you're frail, elderly or immune compromised you'll be in plenty of trouble from flu. If you're young, flu is actually more dangerous than covid.

MaxNormal · 30/10/2021 18:07

Also:
This is a new virus and people don’t have natural protection room from it

Most of the country has either had it, been vaccinated, or both. I'm really not sure what else it's going to take?

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