Is The Coronavirus Impacting Your Travel Decisions?

[The_Rural_Juror]

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I know some people were asking about needing a covid test to enter other countries. Ichor labs now does private PCR swab testing with 48 hour results so you could book it right before a trip if necessary.

https://ichorblood.ca/pages/COVID-19...ody+Testing/14

Someone edumacate me. PCR swab for active infections is $120. Serology is $80. Wouldn't the cheaper serology test also detect active infections?

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Someone edumacate me. PCR swab for active infections is $120. Serology is $80. Wouldn't the cheaper serology test also detect active infections?

I don't believe so. I believe it indicates a previous infection because you show some version of antibodies (or it rules out a previous infection). That is unrelated to your current infection status. There is clear evidence that a previous infection does not guarantee you immunity from future infections. Coronavirus is not like chicken pox.

[The_Rural_Juror]

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I don't believe so. I believe it indicates a previous infection because you show some version of antibodies (or it rules out a previous infection). That is unrelated to your current infection status. There is clear evidence that a previous infection does not guarantee you immunity from future infections. Coronavirus is not like chicken pox.

I mean...wouldn't a current infection also produce antibodies that are detectable by this test?

[pheoxs]

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I mean...wouldn't a current infection also produce antibodies that are detectable by this test?

It does but it takes a bit of time. Lets say you get exposed by the virus on the 1st, typically you'd show symptoms on the ~5th and start testing positive around then. It takes a few days for the virus to build enough to affect you and be detectable.

And then it spreads in your body for a while after that while your body goes wtf is this shit. Then your body starts to figure out how to fight the virus (same as the cold, flu, etc) and you begin to recover. Once the virus is defeated your body still continues to build proteins to fight the virus because it doesn't really know if the virus is coming back. This is when you start having a build up of antibodies in your body and is detectable via a blood sample.

https://ichorblood.ca/pages/COVID-19...ody+Testing/14

You can read the faq. It's not very in depth but has a bit of extra info if you'd like.

[The_Rural_Juror]

Thanks! I must have missed that in the FAQ.

[Tik-Tok]

Welp. The camping season is over, and I didn't get back to Van.Island for the first time in 24 years. So definitely affectedy travel.

On the plus side, we enjoyed a lot more AB camping than ever before. Did lots of eastern side sites, and was pleasantly surprised by most.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Welp. The camping season is over, and I didn't get back to Van.Island for the first time in 24 years. So definitely affectedy travel.

On the plus side, we enjoyed a lot more AB camping than ever before. Did lots of eastern side sites, and was pleasantly surprised by most.

That's sad! Why? There were no restrictions for Albertans.

[adam c]

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That's sad! Why? There were no restrictions for Albertans.

I'm sure Albertans not being allowed to book public camp grounds had something to do with it, and I'm sure private were booked and hard to find

[ThePenIsMightier]

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I'm sure Albertans not being allowed to book public camp grounds had something to do with it, and I'm sure private were booked and hard to find

Maybe that's it. I went for a visit with no issues, but I was not camping. Ferries were running, even with food service. Planes all good. No horse shit quarantine like those PEI morons.

[Buster]

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It does but it takes a bit of time. Lets say you get exposed by the virus on the 1st, typically you'd show symptoms on the ~5th and start testing positive around then. It takes a few days for the virus to build enough to affect you and be detectable.

And then it spreads in your body for a while after that while your body goes wtf is this shit. Then your body starts to figure out how to fight the virus (same as the cold, flu, etc) and you begin to recover. Once the virus is defeated your body still continues to build proteins to fight the virus because it doesn't really know if the virus is coming back. This is when you start having a build up of antibodies in your body and is detectable via a blood sample.

https://ichorblood.ca/pages/COVID-19...ody+Testing/14

You can read the faq. It's not very in depth but has a bit of extra info if you'd like.

This is pretty much it. You can be infectious/transmissible and not show positive for antibodies, and you can be positive for antibodies and not be infectious (obviously).

What we NEED is antigen tests, which basically detect someone whether someone is infectious or not. But FDA doesn't like them.

[The_Rural_Juror]

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What we NEED is antigen tests, which basically detect someone whether someone is infectious or not. But FDA doesn't like them.

We don't NEED anything when we have REGENERON!!! Such an EPIC name for a drug.

[ercchry]

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Unless you fly . . . cough cough.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Is there anywhere in Calgary to get private COVID Testing? With places like Hawaii open now but with a narrow 72hr negative test window, I feel like you wouldn't be able to rely on AHS testing results to come in on time.

[pheoxs]

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Is there anywhere in Calgary to get private COVID Testing? With places like Hawaii open now but with a narrow 72hr negative test window, I feel like you wouldn't be able to rely on AHS testing results to come in on time.

https://ichorblood.ca/

80$ - Schedule in advance, they come to your house. Results in 48hrs and you can pay extra for weekend delivery if necessary.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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https://ichorblood.ca/

Schedule in advance, they come to your house. Results in 48hrs and you can pay extra for weekend delivery if necessary.

Thanks - it's cheap too. It does have to be a NAAT test though, specifically.

[pheoxs]

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Thanks - it's cheap too. It does have to be a NAAT test though, specifically.

Yeah, I think AHS is partially subsidizing it to be able to test more. It says 150$ for non-residents. I used them for thanksgiving, did a swab 8pm Thursday and had results Sat morning. Dynalife processes the tests in Edmonton.

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Scare bleu!

Privatized Medical Services!

[Xtrema]

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Is there anywhere in Calgary to get private COVID Testing? With places like Hawaii open now but with a narrow 72hr negative test window, I feel like you wouldn't be able to rely on AHS testing results to come in on time.

Last time I read the rules, looks like they only take results from trusted partners. So not sure how that works for us Canadians as we don't have CVS/Walgreens up here.

https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/

The state of Hawaii will ONLY accept test results from TRUSTED TESTING AND TRAVEL PARTNERS: AFC Urgent Care Portland, Bartell Drugs, Carbon Health, CityHealth Urgent Care, Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, Color, CVS Health, Discovery Health MD, Hawaii Pacific Health, Kaiser Permanente, Minit Medical, Quest Diagnostics, Urgent Care Hawaii, Vault Health and Walgreens (as of 10/17/20).

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Last time I read the rules, looks like they only take results from trusted partners. So not sure how that works for us Canadians as we don't have CVS/Walgreens up here.

https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/

Interesting. The article I read said it just had to be a CLIA certified lab but I haven't had time to look into it further.