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Posted: 12/21/2021 11:32:13 AM EDT
Had the Wuhan death breath last year. Friend says he has Omicron, I asked how he knew and where he got the test for it? Do any of you know where to get the Omicron test?
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You can do it yourself in the privacy of your home.
Do you have the sniffles? Do you want to be part of the cool cids covid club? You have omicron. Death rate to date: 0 Omicron sold some tissues though, so there's that. |
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Is this turning into Pokemon? You guys want to catch all the variants?
Who gives a shit what DOOOOOMMMMMM variant it is? Treat the symptoms and you'll still be here in 7 days. |
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Not aware of a separate test. My understanding is that they will take random positive samples and subtype them...I don't know if they actually tell you if they do it to your sample though
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Quoted: Had the Wuhan death breath last year. Friend says he has Omicron, I asked how he knew and where he got the test for it? Do any of you know where to get the Omicron test? View Quote There's about 100000 to 1 odds he has no idea which variant he has. He's just guessing. |
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You wont have "it" unless you die in a car crash or something. They are desperately looking for that first confirmed omicron death so watch out!
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You don't determine which variant.
A few quality control samples from positive PCR tests are sent to state-approved labs for variant typing. Probably 1:1000 tests are actually analyzed (I don't know the number, but labs have fixed/limited capacity and can't test 'em all). So your friend was lying in all likelihood. Just imagine if we got all concerned about each strain of the cold. or flu. also, IBTM |
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When you get a rapid test or a PCR test they give you a negative or positive result. They send your sample to a lab to have it further tested for variants.
So you will never know. |
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Anyone that tells you they tested positive for a specific variant is full of shit. Friend is probably just trying to sound tough by saying he has the new big bad variant lol
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The rectal tests give a 5min result, including typing the sequence
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Quoted: True. However, most conservatives struggle to get their heads inserted far enough into the rectum to complete the test. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: The rectal tests give a 5min result, including typing the sequence True. However, most conservatives struggle to get their heads inserted far enough into the rectum to complete the test. Republicans can do it |
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Britain
Confirming that a suspected case is Omicron requires a full genetic analysis, which takes between four and five days. Swabs from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are sent to labs for analysis, can show if the variant causing the infection looks like Omicron, Delta or something else. Between a third and a half of UK labs - but not all - have the required technology to detect suspected Omicron cases. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59460252 |
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No standard test given can determine the strain. That takes an additional test that they normally don’t do because of cost and complexity. It doesn’t change the treatment or lack there of so why care?
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A guy from the government came to my door the other day, giving free Omicron tests. Told me to take off my pants.
I will say though, after half an hour or so, I started to get the feeling that he wasn't on the level. |
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I mean i know you guys are trying to be funny, but depending on the facility, they can do sequencing to determine variant.
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Omicron is less severe. So either he assumes that because he is not very sick, or he wants to be trendy and have the newest variant.
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Quoted: You can do it yourself in the privacy of your home. Do you have the sniffles? Do you want to be part of the cool cids covid club? You have omicron. Death rate to date: 0 Omicron sold some tissues though, so there's that. View Quote Nope. Supposedly there has been one in Texas. One. Run for your lives. |
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Quoted: Had the Wuhan death breath last year. Friend says he has Omicron, I asked how he knew and where he got the test for it? Do any of you know where to get the Omicron test? View Quote 1. Come up out of mommy's basement. 2. Make sure you're triple-masked. 3. Get in your Prius with the 'Biden 2020' stickers on it. 4. Stand in line with the rest of the sheep at your nearest pharmacy. |
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I don't understand the point in testing for most cases. Except for those who can get monoclonal, nobody else with milder cases gets any specialized treatment anyway. They'll just tell you to isolate and treat yourself for the symptoms, as you would with any typical ILI. Which you can do on your own without going through the extra hassle of getting tested. Not to mention that going out to get tested means you potentially expose more people anyway.
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Quoted: Not aware of a separate test. My understanding is that they will take random positive samples and subtype them...I don't know if they actually tell you if they do it to your sample though View Quote Had my son tested Tuesday and I asked about that. They can't tell which variant it is. If the omnicron is what's going around then that's what you have. He was negative by the way. Had a slight cough for 2 days, but not dry. Popped a 103 fever in the middle of the night. Gave him Tylenol, fever went down to 99, 100. Tested next morning. He was 99 all day. All gone now. Weird. |
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Quoted: Nope. Supposedly there has been one in Texas. One. Run for your lives. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: You can do it yourself in the privacy of your home. Do you have the sniffles? Do you want to be part of the cool cids covid club? You have omicron. Death rate to date: 0 Omicron sold some tissues though, so there's that. Nope. Supposedly there has been one in Texas. One. Run for your lives. Sounds like that dude had it, but didn't die from it. Or might not have died from it -according to the hospital. |
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