Testing Megathread Part 4 - See OP for threadbans

WoollyRedHat

antodeco wrote: »

If someone had Covid and coughed near you, it is still not a guarantee that you would become infected. The fact that this person is more than likely not affected, reduces your chances even more so drastically. People cough all the time, not related to Covid. Someone coughing close to you, does not mean you've been exposed to Covid. They coughed. They're not showing symptoms nor have they been diagnosed with Covid. You'll be ok.

Thanks probably being a bit of a hypochondriac alright, it's just because now I have a bit of cough too, so probably overthinking it.

greenheep

Does anyone know where are the test centres in Dublin now? Is it stil Croke Park? Any others?

odyssey06

greenheep wrote: »

Does anyone know where are the test centres in Dublin now? Is it stil Croke Park? Any others?

Do you mean the walk in ones?
This is the list for this week - Tallaght, Liberties, Coolock, Mulhuddart.

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/testing/covid-19-walk-in-test-centres.html

greenheep

odyssey06 wrote: »

Do you mean the walk in ones?
This is the list for this week - Tallaght, Liberties, Coolock, Mulhuddart.

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/testing/covid-19-walk-in-test-centres.html

thanks but I was wondering about the non walk in ones, don't see them listed anywhere

is_that_so

greenheep wrote: »

thanks but I was wondering about the non walk in ones, don't see them listed anywhere

You can't just walk in there you have to get a test booked for those, usually via your GP.

greenheep

is_that_so wrote: »

You can't just walk in there you have to get a test booked for those, usually via your GP.

Yeah but I was just wondering where those ones are

omicron

Anyone know what turnaround times are like at the moment? Tested yesterday afternoon, just wondering should I expect to hear today or later.

Edit: if anyone's wondering tested at 3pm Sunday result at 8.30pm Monday.

muddypuppy

A friend of mine that recently got back to Ireland was offered a free PCR test. I didn't see any discussion of this, but maybe we're finally giving free tests to people coming here - it's a nice way to reduce transmission by travel, and I have no idea how this wasn't done before MHQ.

EireLemon

Anyone know if you can go to a walk-in test centre if youre not within 5km of it? Do they ask for an address or anything?

Corholio

EireLemon wrote: »

Anyone know if you can go to a walk-in test centre if youre not within 5km of it? Do they ask for an address or anything?

Why 5km? That restriction is gone now.

EireLemon

Corholio wrote: »

Why 5km? That restriction is gone now.

It says that you're supposed to live in the area of the walk-in test centre if you want to use it, but there aren't any in my area at the moment. Wondering if I can get away with attending one a 15 minute drive away

drunkmonkey

Supermarket chain Lidl is to begin selling Covid-19 antigen tests in Ireland.

The discount supermarket will begin selling packs of five test kits from tomorrow.

The kits will cost €24.99 and will be limited to five per customer.

Positive news a retailer is making these available to the general public, businesses are using them a long time, hopefully this leads to a better acceptance of their usefulness within Government, all the revellers in Liverpool at the weekend had to have a negative antigen test before admission to the gigs.

They aren't as accurate as the pcr tests for finding Covid but are more accurate at finding an active case which is the transmissible ones.

There was new guidance issued around antigen tests a few weeks ago, a simple swab in both nostrils is sufficient they don't need to be inserted the same distance as a pcr test any longer.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40282703.html

Jim_Hodge

Roll on lots of false negatives.

Beasty

Threads merged

drunkmonkey you are threadbanned from this megathread - that remains in place

Technocentral

Hopefully these won't sell out in a flash

Technocentral

Technocentral wrote: »

Hopefully these won't sell out in a flash

Edit just got pack in Smithfield Lidl.

frankled

Technocentral wrote: »

Edit just got pack in Smithfield Lidl.

Out of curiosity where in the shop where they positioned?

berocca2016

frankled wrote: »

Out of curiosity where in the shop where they positioned?

At the till when I went into Walkinstown this morning.

Garlinge

The boxes are very small and high value item so they are being kept in the office and fetched by the cashier when requested.

odyssey06

New walk in test centres announced:

* Whitemills Industrial Estate, Wexford, Y35 VK59
* Cavan Swimming Poll and Leisure Complex, Drumalee, Cavan, H12 Y9W4
* Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence, Milltown, Convoy, Donegal, F93 DK4C
* Ardee walk-in test centre, St Bridget’s Campus, Kells Road, Ardee, Louth, A92 DRN0
* Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Dublin 24, D24 FNK6
* St Fintan’s Hospital, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 YFW6
* Unit 10A Mastertech Business Park, Longford, N39 K535
* GAA Club, Carndonagh, Donegal F93 EF65

https://www.thejournal.ie/walk-in-test-centres-eight-locations-donegal-5431285-May2021/

is_that_so

odyssey06 wrote: »

New walk in test centres announced:

* Whitemills Industrial Estate, Wexford, Y35 VK59
* Cavan Swimming Poll and Leisure Complex, Drumalee, Cavan, H12 Y9W4
* Donegal GAA Centre of Excellence, Milltown, Convoy, Donegal, F93 DK4C
* Ardee walk-in test centre, St Bridget’s Campus, Kells Road, Ardee, Louth, A92 DRN0
* Tallaght Stadium, Whitestown Way, Dublin 24, D24 FNK6
* St Fintan’s Hospital, Dublin Road, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 YFW6
* Unit 10A Mastertech Business Park, Longford, N39 K535
* GAA Club, Carndonagh, Donegal F93 EF65

https://www.thejournal.ie/walk-in-test-centres-eight-locations-donegal-5431285-May2021/

Longford one is interesting in light of recent events!

Technocentral

frankled wrote: »

Out of curiosity where in the shop where they positioned?

Cash register

Necro

drunkmonkey's threadban lifted after discussion with poster

https://antigentest.bfarm.de/ords/f?p=110:100:6081400534632:::::&tz=2:00

https://www.lidl.de/de/5er-set-hygisun-covid-19-rapid-antigen-schnelltest-spucktest/p379856

If that is the same product then Tony Holohan is not telling the truth.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0507/1217601-covid-antigen-tests/

It is quite an accurate test.

Martina1991

Deleted User wrote: »

https://antigentest.bfarm.de/ords/f?p=110:100:6081400534632:::::&tz=2:00

https://www.lidl.de/de/5er-set-hygisun-covid-19-rapid-antigen-schnelltest-spucktest/p379856

If that is the same product then Tony Holohan is not telling the truth.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2021/0507/1217601-covid-antigen-tests/

It is quite an accurate test.

No you linked a saliva test. That is not the one for sale.

The one that is for sale I believe is from Boson Biotech.
The instructions for use that come with the kit include the following:

Intended use
Rapid SARS-COV-2 antigen test card is an immunochromatography based one step in vitro test. It is designed for the rapid qualitative determination of sars-CoV-2 antigen in nasopharyngeal swabs from individuals suspected of covid19 by their healthcare provider within the first seven days of symptom onset. Rapid SARS-COV-2 antigen test card can not be used as the basis to diagnose or exclude SARS-COV-2 infection.

Precautions
1. For professional in vitro diagnostic use only
2. The product is strictly for medical professional use only and not intended for personal use.


The CMO is right to not authorise the use of these tests when
A) they miss cases and
they're not even being used as they are intended to be

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/lidlireland-covid-antigentest-lockdownshopping-portmarnock-20543968
This is what it looks like.
That test is a Health Ministry approved antigen test in Germany which would have been tested by Paul-Ehrlich-Instituts but if not approved for personal use then LIDL shouldn't be selling it over the counter but the German users guide says it is approved for personal use:
https://cdn.dein-corona-selbsttest.de/media/pdf/89/de/cb/20210304-IFU-BfArM_DE_final.pdf
"Für den privaten Gebrauch / Selbsttest"


Tests are being used to keep Germany open. Here is an educational video with puppets for young children explaining how antigen tests work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0EqaSBurX0

The CMO in Ireland has other opinion on Antigen tests than the Health Ministry in Germany so he isn't going to bend to help get the test approved for private self-test.

Martina1991

There are tonnes of private companies selling antigen tests. They are just companies selling products.

They are intended for use by professionals on symptomatic people, but if the public choose to ignore that and spend their own money on them, the onus is on the public for buying them.

The kits meet safety standards for their intended purpose so its not their problem if people use them incorrectly or misinterpret them.

Countries went from the manufactures sales pitch to buying them in bulk for use before trialing them to see if they were worth buying. (The UK spending 1.7 billion on them)

Ireland had a scientific committee that assessed all these rapid tests, and none were good enough for mass use on asymptomatic people so they're not recommended because it would be a waste of resources.

Martina1991

Martina1991 wrote: »

The CMO is right to not authorise the use of these tests

That is your opinion. The Germans Health Ministry has taken a more pragmatic approach which has not injured the personal freedoms of their Citizens to anywhere near the same extent.

Martina1991

Martina1991 wrote: »

Ireland had a scientific committee that assessed all these rapid tests, and none were good enough for mass use on asymptomatic people so they're not recommended because it would be a waste of resources.

...and yet the Germans went another way.
The German Health Ministry appointed an Institute to test the products against the claims. Listed on the Ministry website the products which fulfilled their claims , struck off the ones which didn't and gives those antigen tests FOR FREE to residents of Germany in Doctors Surgeries across the Land.
In the schools the self-tests are used to keep the kids in School so that their educational development is not undermined. They compel employers to provide antigen tests for their employees.
They are using Antigen tests exactly the way they are intended to used to minimise spread while NPHET say "over my your dead body".

Martina1991

Hospitalised cases are falling, 10s of thousands of vaccines are being administered daily, restrictions are easing.

Our personal freedoms are looking better by the day.

This is Germany.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/04/26/german-coronavirus-new-lockdown-rules-could-last-until-june.html