How many people are getting a lateral flow test twice a week?

[Lucaslucas1612]

Just that really. Was talking to a school mum this morning and was wondering how many people are doing this?

We're not doing it in our household

Not twice a week. Around once a week (adults only as our daughter is primary age). There are fewer than three cases in our local area. We tend to do them if we are seeing grandparents or others outside our usual group.

I am. Twice weekly.

I’m on the yougov daily survey site and they asked this question the other day - I think it was around 70% of respondents not taking tests, when I looked anyway.

Here we are: 79%

yougov.co.uk/topics/health/survey-results/daily/2021/05/17/0b807/1

We are. DD has to for work and DS is for school so I'm doing them too. Only cos it makes me feel like a scientist and I'm bored 🤓

I am. I’m a peripatetic teacher and schools don’t want me in unless I can prove I’m doing them.

I'm not at the moment but I might start. DS at primary school. They're available at my workplace but not mandatory.

For my son's secondary school he has to do two home tests a week. We always do them on the same days - tues and fri as it's easier to remember.

I would be if I was in work but I'm working from home.

Eldest DC and I are for school and work. Primary DC and DH (WFH) aren't.

Yes - me (nhs) husband (deputy head) and two secondary school daughters - just not primary aged son
It does make me feel safer going to work and everyone going to school

I am. 2 dc's are secondary also doing them.

No I think they are a horrendous waste of money and single use plastic.

However I have done one when I needed to sit in a tiny room with someone for 30 mins. I felt it was the polite thing to do, but going about my day to day business chances of me catching and transmitting covid are low.

I am, don't now many other parents that are though.

Only one a week, but I'm only going somewhere (public transport/close contact with someone outside my household) once a week for the time being as well. No kids and I WFH so chances of catching covid or giving it anyone really low. Waiting until my 1st vaccine has started offering me more protection before I start mixing indoors with anyone else...

Both dds, secondary school, are required to take them twice a week. Dh, keyworker, also twice a week. I’m a sahm so don’t really bother. Don’t go out much anyway.

We’re not at the moment, though do all have monthly once’s via the ONS survey. Might start doing them more regularly though as dh is a vicar and we are about to restart in person worship so will be seeing a lot more people close up, some of whom will be vulnerable.

There was a thread on this just the other day. One person in my house is (out of 3)

No. Did when they were first introduced for a week or 2 but not now.

As for keeping you safe/feeling safe. That only works if others are doing it. Testing wontmake you any safer just tell you if you have the virus (or a false positivd and associated problems - this is the fear for us, so we will only test if symptoms.)

I completely understand people in roles facing others (ie the vicar) doing it to keep others safe and think thats important.

Yep. Sunday and Wednesday. DH works in schools and 3 secondary aged children.

We do. I had 3 full blown Covid tests last week done by a HCP for work.
We have test kits in the house as well

@wendz86

I am, don't now many other parents that are though.

Same here. My son's college haven't mentioned the rest of the household do ing it as well but makes sense

No. Never done any sort of Covid test.