Testing twice a week?

[julieca]

I read someone say that we should all be testing twice a week. This was news to me. I know that people in some jobs are supposed to test twice a week. But surely we don't all have to?

I'm sure it's advised for everyone to do it. It's certainly promoted where I am in Scotland. I try and remind ds to do his for school. The rest of us do it more sporadically

Are you in England? , tests have been readily available for months here and yes it’s twice a month. of course not everyone does I only do it occasionally now if I feel under the weather maybe but I’ve had covid.

Apart from MN, I’ve never come across it.

If they have promoted in england, they haven’t done a good job of it Imo.

Children yes
Some professions yes
Some companies yes

As a general rule for everyone? Nope

Yes I am in England. I know they are easy to get, But is this really official advice? I have never seen it anywhere.

@gettingolderandgrumpy

Are you in England? , tests have been readily available for months here and yes it’s twice a month. of course not everyone does I only do it occasionally now if I feel under the weather maybe but I’ve had covid.

The fact tests have been readily available doesn’t equate the fact we are all supposed to do twice weekly LFT

@PerfectlyUnsuitable that was my understanding. So teacher friends do them twice a week. And we have done them before visiting anyone vulnerable. Also had to do it before going to the theatre. But twice a week - not required as far as I knew.

Yes, it’s been advice for a good while. We’re boring, don’t do much but do test before meeting up with anyone outside of the family. It’s not difficult.

It’s been advertised in newspapers and magazines it was more so at the beginning.
www.gov.uk/government/news/new-campaign-urges-public-to-get-tested-twice-a-week

I am not asking whether it is difficult. @MrsSkylerWhite how do you know you are supposed to test twice a week?

Okay it has been a pretty crap campaign then. I am a news junkie and don't know this.

@dementedpixie

I'm sure it's advised for everyone to do it. It's certainly promoted where I am in Scotland. I try and remind ds to do his for school. The rest of us do it more sporadically

Yes Nicola made a big deal about us being able to get these tests to do at home when it was first started and encouraged us all to regularly test in our families .

ulieca

I am not asking whether it is difficult. @MrsSkylerWhite how do you know you are supposed to test twice a week?“

It was recommended on various broadcasts months ago, when restrictions began to lift. There were tv ads too, pointing out they were free.

@gettingolderandgrumpy that’s exactly why I’m saying the campaign has obviously not been very good.

I don’t buy newspapers or magazines, like a lot of people really.
Never seen anything like this on my feeds (Twitter, fb etc…)
Don’t have a Tv
Like more and more people nowadays

My local council (in London) has been promoting this lots for months now and it was definitely talked about in the government press conferences. www.gov.uk/guidance/understanding-lateral-flow-antigen-testing-for-people-without-symptoms

I've been doing mine before a weekly appointment I have and whenever I meet more vulnerable people - just attended a party this weekend and we all took a test that morning as agreed with the host as some guests were elderly.

I go to the sports centre regularly and they have had test kits available to collect every time I've been there recently (scotland)

I remember the government saying they were free and you can get them on the government website. Friends told me where you can pick them up locally. But I thought they were use when you think you should.

I’ll be honest, I don’t know many people who test twice a week.

People who do a LFT if they have symptoms yes. Even though I’m that case, they are supposed to do a PCR.
People who do it for a cold, yes.

People who do it wo any symptoms at all? Nope.

FWIW I’ve been to a funeral recently. people were asked to do a LFT before hand to protect the (many) older people in attendance. I know most people did the test. But none of them did them as a matter if fact either.

and whenever I meet more vulnerable people - just attended a party this weekend and we all took a test that morning as agreed with the host as some guests were elderly.

Yep, I’ve seen that quite a lot too. Testing when meeting up with more vulnerable people or just meeting up in big(get) groups

I've never seen anywhere it saying twice a week. I know they're easy to get and use but it's only recommendations not a mandated requirement. I certainly haven't been doing that or will do that. I'm fed up of the whole thing now!

@julieca there is a thread running asking if people have some test boxes at home as a matter if fact.

Many people don’t….

We've been asked by work to test twice a week. We have people that will supply and help you do the test at work if you like, but I just order boxes from the NHS and do it myself at home which is also fine by them.

We’ve got tests and advice to do them twice a week from DD’s school last year. It’s just an advice not necessary so she did them but DH and I didn’t ( we’re both at home) Now she moved to college and the advice stayed the same. We all do them once a week now and before appointments etc.

Yes the message has most certainly been for all people to test twice a week with the additional request of before going places with vulnerable or larger groups.

Not quite sure how one can be a news junky and not know this.

@Orchidflower1 I use four news apps and have never read that anywhere.

@julieca

I read someone say that we should all be testing twice a week. This was news to me. I know that people in some jobs are supposed to test twice a week. But surely we don't all have to?

Yeah it's heavily pushed here (Scotland) and there are loooooooads of adverts telling you to test twice a week