We shall never refuse any test or any other medical benefit like vaccination. It is pure scientific protection and mutual benefit to society. We even double down dosed on seasonal influenza vaccination (periodically spaced apart vaccination),
We are proactively periodically PCR asymptomatically tested. The disease is not being contained (let alone eradicated or naturally ceased) so therefore each test adds to the scientific knowledge database and can only be a good thing to test, trace track and isolate as necessary including alerting of evolving mutations.
The lateral flow are scientifically agreed to offer less accuracy compared to PCR polymerase chain reaction.
My child's central London primary school has already communicated the return to a whole reopening of school on Monday 8 March 2021 (subject to a decrease in local infections etc) as all 300 children and not just the current fifty supposedly vulnerable can return. This is based on the previous system of hand hygiene, staggered year groups and bubbles but no social distancing as physically impossible without additional Nightingale classrooms/schools. I am however still somewhat perplexed as to lack of use of all risk mitigation measures particularly lack of tests and face coverings (even clear ones etc). There is only a mention of vigilance for even minor pupil illness symptoms but children Covid disease is generally agreed to be asymptomatic or mild. Masks are and have been mandated for adults outside the school gates are not required by staff nor pupils inside!?
Is there an expectation for continued repeat periodic testing for all family members old and young? There is no reference from the school. In the Autumn full in person schooling term there were only two reported positive cases. Both very young children and remarkably reported the Saturday after the last school day of year. Otherwise either no testing or possibly no actual cases. However if no testing one would not know and we are concerned about a central London setting within short walking distance of a major TfL hub. More perplexed as to why some commute from way way out of borough pass their endless next door local schools using Covid tag high throughput hop on hop off TfL services playing Covid roulette being an obvious weak link to the school bubble.
Evidently Covid only "discriminates" again those with most likely potential of exposure - frequency and duration. This is particularly in any indoor or enclosed (eg public transportation) setting with no ventilation and over crowding.
Test test test!