Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Rammy Blue]

Bury NHS have announced 50+ can now book their jab, I’m booked in for Tuesday.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

My lad just got email, has to stay at home ten days due to pupil in his class testing positive on lateral flow. he’s gutted. As are we. Here’s the ridiculous bit: because the lateral flow test was administered by NHS staff at the school it doesn’t matter what the result of any subsequent PCR test is. The lateral flow overrides it. But, if it had been next week when families administer them themselves then you only isolate if subsequent PCR test is also positive. If that PCR test is negative u come back to school. Unbelievable . He was back for one whole day

It’s fu#king ridiculous mate. I feel for you and am bracing myself for the same to happen to one or all of my three. We are truly screwing with our kids mental states, and it’s very hard to explain the rationale to them of this current approach. There are going to be some long term consequences of this pandemic with a lot of kids.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

 

[splinter]

People over 40 in the uk will be offered their first coronavirus vaccination by Easter on April 4 as a boost in supplys will allow rapid expansion of the inoculation program, the telegraph reported on Friday, citing a senior government source... Happy Easter blues

 

[Ric]

People over 40 in the uk will be offered their first coronavirus vaccination by Easter on April 4 as a boost in supplys will allow rapid expansion of the inoculation program, the telegraph reported on Friday, citing a senior government source... Happy Easter blues

I saw that on the Telegraph front page, but the actual article says this:

 

[moomba]

Loads in my lads class got positive flow test - all negative on the proper tests but still cant go in school for ten days! What a load of bollox.

Surely if you have a negative PCR test that will override the lateral flow results.

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

I saw that on the Telegraph front page, but the actual article says this:

It does say that but only after detailing how daily vaccinations will be hugely increased starting next week. The government is sticking to an under promise, over deliver policy wrt vaccination and it's clear from many sources that the vaccination programme is going to finish far sooner than initially planned.

 

[worsleyweb]

Surely if you have a negative PCR test that will override the lateral flow results.

nope - lad sat In his room for another ten days!

 

[worsleyweb]

My lad just got email, has to stay at home ten days due to pupil in his class testing positive on lateral flow. he’s gutted. As are we. Here’s the ridiculous bit: because the lateral flow test was administered by NHS staff at the school it doesn’t matter what the result of any subsequent PCR test is. The lateral flow overrides it. But, if it had been next week when families administer them themselves then you only isolate if subsequent PCR test is also positive. If that PCR test is negative u come back to school. Unbelievable . He was back for one whole day

exact same with my lad and 17 of his mates! As they had been near someone who had tested a bollox positive!!!

 

[johnnytapia]

exact same with my lad and 17 of his mates! As they had been near someone who had tested a bollox positive!!!

Using lateral flow only to tell kids or anyone to isolate is nonsense.