Employer Asking For COVID Testing

[PayrollHRGuy]

Unless it's an oral swab, line mine was.

I thought the oral swab was just an antibody test. I could be wrong but they are really only using long nasal swabs around here and short ones for antibody tests.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

I've had the swab before...a bit uncomfortable but not what I would call invasive. A blood draw I would call invasive.

Have you had the one for COVID. It goes way deeper than any nasal swab I've ever had done. In fact, it was longer than the flu one they did right before.

 

[quincy]

I thought the oral swab was just an antibody test. I could be wrong but they are really only using long nasal swabs around here and short ones for antibody tests.

Apparently the oral swab is not as reliable.

 

[cbg]

With all due respect, whether it is or is not invasive is irrelevant to the legal issue, which is that the OP's wife's employer is not violating any laws or protected rights in requiring the test.

 

[quincy]

With all due respect, whether it is or is not invasive is irrelevant to the legal issue, which is that the OP's wife's employer is not violating any laws or protected rights in requiring the test.

I believe that point already was made clear.

We are at the point in the thread now where we are just discussing the test itself.

 

[cbg]

Ah. Okay. In that case, carry on.

 

[quincy]

Ah. Okay. In that case, carry on.

I have nothing more.

 

[adjusterjack]

I thought the oral swab was just an antibody test. I could be wrong but they are really only using long nasal swabs around here and short ones for antibody tests.

I had blood drawn for the antibody test. The nasal swab is for whether or not you have the virus.

 

[Zigner]

I thought the oral swab was just an antibody test. I could be wrong but they are really only using long nasal swabs around here and short ones for antibody tests.

No, it's not an antibody test.
In looking at the interweb, I found one article from March that leaned in the direction that nasal swabs were more effective and two more recent articles (April & May) that leaned in the direction that oral swabs were more effective. None of the information was based on peer-reviewed studies. In other words, I don't believe that there's any consensus yet on which (if either) is more effective.

(This is in response to your post as well as quincy's response)

 

[quincy]

ajkroy, I notice your “wow” response to one of my earlier posts.

This thread was placed in the “medical malpractice and healthcare malpractice” section of the forum and the question asked really has nothing to do with either. My post was in response to Zigner’s post.

If you are wondering, though, I know of nothing about having a nose swab test that should cause anyone any fear. The test is uncomfortable, yes. Dangerous or risky, no.

Here is a link to nose swab testing, from UC Davis:
https://health.ucdavis.edu/coronavirus/coronavirus-testing.html

 

[Just Blue]

I look forward to @ajkroy hitting the magic 1000 so she can play SMF.

 

[quincy]

I look forward to @ajkroy hitting the magic 1000 so she can play SMF.

I don’t think there is a magic number any more.

 

[quincy]

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