Orang Utan
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Anyone else get a postcard from UCL inviting you to take part in a COVID study? Free testing for the virus but also, if you’ve had it, antibodies testing as well
This is, not surprisingly, an area of much active research, where ideas and understanding are evolving rapidly.A friend of mine and her family are part of an antibody research project as her son was hospitalised with Covid. Her husband was sick but she and her daughter were not. I'm not sure what antibodies they were testing for, one assumes a broad range in the context of national research, but only her 2 children had antibodies.
The NHS want to know if my son has Covid, according to this letter just received today he’s been randomly picked for the test. He says he’s happy to help so we’ve signed him up.
Anyone else had this letter?
Returning to this theme again, as before. There is a growing body of research that T-cells play an important role in the immune response to this virus, particularly in the degree of severity of outcome.For example, there is some evidence that in some cases, there is only a T cell adaptive response and where this has been sufficient to fight the disease no further immune response is apparent in the subject (this could be one source of false negatives).
Emphasis on the might. At this stage of research it would be wise to assume no immune protection and act accordingly.just cos I dont have IGG antibodies doesnt mean I have no protection and I might be more protected against getting covid again than I initially thought.
This is the thing, I was checking symptoms, re runny nose and found loads of contradictions online , some say yes, some no , thought it was probably best to speak to the boss about it.It’s part of the new normal. Any sign of a cold coming on and it makes sense to get tested right away. Unfortunately the guidelines for symptoms on the NHS site still don’t reflect this and are acting to discourage people from getting tested.
Coronavirus: R number 'lower than thought' before lockdown eased in Englandthe study showed 69% of those who did test positive reported no symptoms on the day of their test or the previous week, though they may have developed symptoms later.
Those who did report symptoms complained of nausea, diarrhoea, a blocked nose, loss of smell or taste, headache, chills or fatigue.
Get a free NHS test today to check if you have coronavirus (COVID-19) nowYou can get a test: for yourself, if you have coronavirus symptoms now
(a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste)
if you live in Leicester, where there is a coronavirus outbreak
I've not got it , text came through this morning with the results
hope it's just a bog standard cold!I've had some symptoms last 24 hours - cough, temperature, tired... Could just be cold/flu.. I checked the test thing online- and I'm somehow meant to walk 6 miles to my nearest 'walk-in' test centre..
ETA - okay - I've now discovered the home testing option - so I'm going for that..
Well I'm feeling somewhat better today, so I guess I get to have a retro-weekend pretending it's April. Apparently the positive test rate in July has been 1.1% so, I'm not getting too excited about this..
The test kit has arrived, but there's no post till Monday.. so no test till Monday... zzzzz
Impossible for me, I had my tonsils and adenoids removed as a child.Sigh - I did the test tonight, and think I messed it up, so I've ordered another one.. I can see why loads of them are never sent back. Sticking a swab down your throat and finding your tonsils doesn't come easy..
This is why the saliva test trials are important, far far easier to get a decent sample for testing.
Contrary to what folks may have heard I have a really strong gag reflex and cannot stick anything far down my throat
Be sure to treat yourself to a chocolate biscuit or three. Got to keep your spirits upThe worst bit of this is I'm having to stay in and do useful things like clean/fix the house rather than loafing around coffee shops..