The postives will show up at the point of care. There is no way reporting from home can be enforced. The at home testing will result in higher reporting of positive results. That is what is important. While some negatives may be reported, the incidence of postitives is what will result as an overriding importance.
Currently, the number of Omicron cases reported exceed that of Delta at it's peak. That could be due to testing. That is a good thing. This is an important holiday to most Americans and it is wise to be safe and to be treated. Soon there will be pill available to Americans that will result in better treatment and conquer the symptoms of the Omicron variant. That is also a good thing.
This holiday season the USA and First World countries need to focus on the Third World. The statistics in the Third World are very poor and why Omicron was reported in South Africa in the first place.
The World Health Organization has voiced it's concern for the administraiton of boosters in the First World Countries. The Third World is as important as the First World in receiving vaccines. The WHO is concerned with still another variant emerging because of the unvaccinated in the Third World. This concern is the fact that Omicron came out of South Africa where vaccines have not reached all the people. These folks want to be vaccinated and they are used to it as well. The Third World countries are some of the most vaccinated people globally.
Infrastructure to vaccinate the Third World is in place thanks to the exceptional work of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. All that is needed is the vaccine. Considering the urgency of this, the First World needs to up their game and begin to produce MORE AND EFFECTIVE vaccine as soon as is possible. The Third World has the same human rights as everyone else on Earth. It is time to realize while other countries are having less incidence of the variants of COVID-19, it is more important than ever that they are vaccinated.
December 23, 2021
By Emily Deruy
With the omicron variant spreading quickly (click here) even among vaccinated people, and pandemic-weary families eager to gather for the holidays, at-home COVID tests are flying off the shelves as fast as stores can stock them. Lines at testing sites across the Bay Area are long, and some places that welcomed walk-ins are now requiring appointments as demand outstrips availability at certain locations.
While health experts say testing is a valuable tool for keeping people safe, all those nasal swabs happening at home this week could actually pose a challenge when it comes to the state’s COVID-19 data and our understanding of exactly where and how the virus is spreading. That’s because the results of the more accurate “PCR” tests done by private and county labs are reflected in California’s COVID-19 data, but the results of rapid tests people take at home are not, which could mean a major undercount....
