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Have You Had the COVID Test?

TLDR: Have You Had the COVID Test?
The forum thread discusses individual experiences and opinions regarding COVID-19 testing. Key points include: 1. **Testing Experiences**: Most users describe the test as uncomfortable but manageable. Common sensations include sneezing, gagging, and temporary discomfort, particularly with the nasal swab. Repeated testing tends to lead to habituation, making the process feel less daunting over time. 2. **Frequency of Testing**: Some users undergo regular testing due to their jobs or past COVID-19 infections, while others have not been tested at all, either due to lack of symptoms or limited access to testing in their areas. 3. **Emotional Reactions**: There is a range of emotional responses, from nervousness and fear, particularly about the discomfort of the nasal swab, to reassurance offered by others who have been tested multiple times. 4. **Accessibility and Eligibility**: Several users express frustration over the perceived inequities in testing availability, noting that in some places, certain groups, including hospital staff like cleaners and porters, do not have easy access to tests. 5. **Outcome and Advice**: Users who have completed the test often encourage others, sharing that while the test can be momentarily uncomfortable, it is generally quick and manageable. The thread includes supportive exchanges where users reassure and motivate each other regarding testing. 6. **General Sentiment**: Despite varied individual experiences and some logistical challenges, the overall sentiment in the thread leans towards advocating for testing when necessary and supporting each other through the process.
I never went for any kind of Covid test, either PCR test or Antigen test. However, I was covid positive. The symptoms were very like the Covid symptoms and after 14 days of isolation, everything started becoming normal.
 
I've taking just once vaccine, I don't really know if I'll be going for the second one. Already, the time for the second vaccination has elapsed, I really don't know if I'll have time to take it again.
 
I have taken the COVID test on multiple occasions. Back in 2020, around July, I had my first COVID test and tested positive. Within the last couple of months, I had two additional COVID tests, both of which tested negative.
 
I found out I had Covid going into the hospital for something else, as stomach blockage. Anyway, I'm over Covid now. Well, I went along time without getting Covid. In fact, I only got it this year.
 
I had covid this year too, last month in fact. I possibly had it in March 2020 too, the symptoms were similar to the confirmed covid I had last month, but there was very little testing then, so I'll never know for sure.

My brother now has it, he thinks he either caught it as his work or in a shop. It just seems to be everywhere here at the moment unfortunately.

Hope you are feeling better now @Jasony !
 
I was Covid tested before being admitted to the hospital last year for unrelated reasons. Was negative. Haven't been tested otherwise because I haven't shown symptoms.
 
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