Testing for Covid-19 will no longer be recommended for the vast majority of people from next Thursday, the HSE has announced.
People with Covid-19 or other respiratory virus symptoms should stay at home until 48 hours after their symptoms have substantially or fully resolved, and do not need a test, it now advises
I can see some logic, but I wonder if that's not a little premature. A bit of the 'let's put it behind us now' attitude. Also what impact does that have on sick leave for workers? I'd also wonder on a personal level if given the severity of Covid-19 for some in some instances whether it's the best approach not to be aware of what one has. I've seen some remarkably positive, and very rapid positive, outcomes for vulnerable people who have caught Covid and been put on anti-virals. I'd have thought that it would be essential for many people to know what it is that they have? And even for those who aren't particularly vulnerable different bouts of Covid can be quite different. Yeah. Think I'll keep some tests around.
Even the wording I find curious. 'Substantially or fully resolved'. I had Covid at Christmas and was nowhere near 100% on day ten, or even a few weeks later. That language this change is couched in is pretty hazy.
Dr John Cuddihy, HSE national director for public health said the changes were being made on the best available evidence "recognising the high level of vaccine-induced and naturally acquired population immunity in Ireland as well as the development of new treatments, all of which are mitigating the worst impacts of Covid-19 infection".
Let's hope he's right. As it happens there's a small surge taking place at the moment with numbers up into the mid 300s from 137 at the start of the month.
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