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> My child is under 18 but I’m concerned they need to be tested. Can I fill out the screener questions for them? Unfortunately no. At this time, only those who

by jpster 7y ago

> My child is under 18 but I’m concerned they need to be tested. Can I fill out the screener questions for them? Unfortunately no. At this time, only those who are 18 years or older are eligible through this program and anyone who is prioritized for testing will need to provide a valid ID to confirm identity at the testing site. Please consult with your physician if you have concerns about your family’s health. I don’t understand why this is the case.

gpm 7y ago
In Canada, the communication I've been seeing is basically that they are only interested in testing you if you might need treatment. Since people under 18 are at such low medical risk from this virus, they're probably very low priority to test. Combine that with the fact that laws probably exist that make it inconvenient to provide this service for them, and it likely makes sense to just blanket exclude them from the program.
- ma2rten 7y ago
  As far as I know there is no treatment for COVID-19. Why do they need testing to determine treatment?
  - icelancer 7y ago
    Some cases are getting remdesivir which looks pretty promising.
  - throwaway490194 7y ago
    There are trying to measure how fast it is spreading in different areas so they can take appropriate counter measures to avoid overwhelming the health care system in those areas. i.e. "flattening the curve"
  - jessriedel 7y ago
    There is absolutely treatment for the disease. It's just that the treatment is largely restricted to ameliorating the symptoms while the root cause, the virus proliferation, is left to the immune system. (The possible exception are antivirals currently being tested.) Symptom treatment includes things like concentrated oxygen and mechanical ventilation.
Animats 7y ago
They have to agree to the Google Terms of Service?
- CaliforniaKarl 7y ago
  I just signed up, and no, I did not have to agree to a Google Terms of Service. Of course, I did when I got a Google account.

by jpster 7y ago

gpm 7y ago

In Canada, the communication I've been seeing is basically that they are only interested in testing you if you might need treatment. Since people under 18 are at such low medical risk from this virus, they're probably very low priority to test. Combine that with the fact that laws probably exist that make it inconvenient to provide this service for them, and it likely makes sense to just blanket exclude them from the program.

ma2rten 7y ago
As far as I know there is no treatment for COVID-19. Why do they need testing to determine treatment?
- icelancer 7y ago
  Some cases are getting remdesivir which looks pretty promising.
- throwaway490194 7y ago
  There are trying to measure how fast it is spreading in different areas so they can take appropriate counter measures to avoid overwhelming the health care system in those areas. i.e. "flattening the curve"
- jessriedel 7y ago
  There is absolutely treatment for the disease. It's just that the treatment is largely restricted to ameliorating the symptoms while the root cause, the virus proliferation, is left to the immune system. (The possible exception are antivirals currently being tested.) Symptom treatment includes things like concentrated oxygen and mechanical ventilation.

Animats 7y ago

They have to agree to the Google Terms of Service?

CaliforniaKarl 7y ago
I just signed up, and no, I did not have to agree to a Google Terms of Service. Of course, I did when I got a Google account.