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Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:33 am
by bfccrazy
Going to the free test centres ..... the emails back from them don’t have the actual details of the person who has been tested, it’s just a “positive” or “negative” response.
Just wondering if anybody knows where to get tests done around Burnley where the person being tested gets a certificate or document to show they have been tested?
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:35 am
by taio
You get an email which shows your name and DOB.
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:37 am
by bfccrazy
Had a family member who got tested and the reply they got wasn’t like that?
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:38 am
by bfccrazy
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This was the response they got from the local test centre.
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:39 am
by taio
The email I received was NHS branded and included my name and date of birth. Don't know whether that's enough for fit to fly but definitely included those details along with outcome of swab. I had my test taken at the additional car park at Blackburn hospital.
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:43 am
by bfccrazy
Maybe it’s because it was done by the NHS there, not just “on behalf of”.
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:43 am
by taio
If I knew how to post an image I'd show you a screenshot of the email
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 12:39 pm
by bfccrazy
Booked in at Blackburn, seems like the NHS ones do them with details. Thanks mate
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 12:46 pm
by nil_desperandum
taio wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:43 am
If I knew how to post an image I'd show you a screenshot of the email
I'm sure we all believe you
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 12:47 pm
by taio
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:11 pm
by ClaretCraig
The test only shows you didn't have covid when you were tested obviously so how would that count when you come to fly at a later date?
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:23 pm
by mdd2
I wish people were better informed or understood what the test does or doesn't do. If you are ill and test positive then it is highly likely you have Covid provided your illness could be from Covid. If you are ill and test negative you could still have covid as it is only about 75% accurate.
If you are well and test negative you could still be in the early stages of having Covid but with insufficient virus to show up. If you are well and test positive then you may just be a carrier, spreading it or about to become ill. You could also test positive because you have some dead virus on you but will not be a threat to others-a so called false positive test. The test amplifies many times bits of the virus not the actual virus and so in inherently an inaccurate test in the absence of a person being ill or in the absence of being a contact of someone with Covid-19. Despite the inaccuracies, it is the best we have. To actually grow the virus from a swab would be the best way to know if someone is infected but it is labour intensive and takes too long to get a result to be of much value.
When it comes to ill people the old adage of "if it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck then it probably is a duck" is also true for Covid-19 even in the absence of specific testing
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:29 pm
by taio
mdd2 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:23 pm
I wish people were better informed or understood what the test does or doesn't do. If you are ill and test positive then it is highly likely you have Covid provided your illness could be from Covid. If you are ill and test negative you could still have covid as it is only about 75% accurate.
If you are well and test negative you could still be in the early stages of having Covid but with insufficient virus to show up. If you are well and test positive then you may just be a carrier, spreading it or about to become ill. You could also test positive because you have some dead virus on you but will not be a threat to others-a so called false positive test. The test amplifies many times bits of the virus not the actual virus and so in inherently an inaccurate test in the absence of a person being ill or in the absence of being a contact of someone with Covid-19. Despite the inaccuracies, it is the best we have. To actually grow the virus from a swab would be the best way to know if someone is infected but it is labour intensive and takes too long to get a result to be of much value.
When it comes to ill people the old adage of "if it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck then it probably is a duck" is also true for Covid-19 even in the absence of specific testing
I think most people are well aware how it works. The point is that some countries will allow entry to their country on presentation of a negative swab in the last 3-5 days. People know that they can still contract the virus in that period but they are the rules set by some countries. The OP was specifically referring to this.
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:33 pm
by mdd2
taio wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:29 pm
I think most people are well aware how it works. The point is that some countries will allow entry to their country on presentation of a negative swab in the last 3-5 days. People know that they can still contract the virus in that period but they are the rules set by some countries. The OP was specifically referring to this.
Point taken Taio
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:44 pm
by bfccrazy
taio wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 2:29 pm
I think most people are well aware how it works. The point is that some countries will allow entry to their country on presentation of a negative swab in the last 3-5 days. People know that they can still contract the virus in that period but they are the rules set by some countries. The OP was specifically referring to this.
Exactly this, it’s more a box ticking thing from airlines/other countries too. So has to be done whatever your thoughts are regarding tests and the validity.
Re: Covid - Fit to fly test
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 5:18 pm
by uni_queue
The NHS test isn't what you need. 5to get a confirmation of a clear test you will need to purchase a private test which comes with a certificate from a Dr,