Covid testing for re entry to USA

Tom_Ch · 2021-12-08T00:14:23.731Z

There is a new rule for reentry. You must take a test 1 day before arrival to US. Has anyone been through this?

I heard it is fairly cumbersome.

thinkingman · 2021-12-08T00:32:12.729Z

of course it’s cumbersome all such testing is

Impenitent · 2021-12-08T01:00:30.050Z

just walk up from Mexico

zantax · 2021-12-08T14:05:32.524Z

Can’t we just claim asylum and get a free flight to the city of our choice?

biggestal99 · 2021-12-08T14:56:29.169Z

Tom_Ch:

There is a new rule for reentry. You must take a test 1 day before arrival to US. Has anyone been through this?

I heard it is fairly cumbersome.

I am going to the UK in June.

Must have a negative test before leaving quarantine.

Allan

GWH · 2021-12-08T14:58:03.223Z

And $450,000

Camp · 2021-12-08T15:02:04.200Z

CDC needs to quit publicaly counting cases.

It is now quite counter productive if they wish to get vaccine cooperation.

This is what was done with SARS. Ask Fauci about it.

biggestal99 · 2021-12-08T15:04:02.821Z

Camp:

CDC needs to quit publicaly counting cases.

Hide what is happening in the country.

That’s the ticket.

Allan

Camp · 2021-12-08T15:07:57.305Z

It is a false metric.

They quit doing this for SARS.

There is no benefit to this.

It does undermine the vaccine. Thank goodness Trump lost or the media would be excoriating him over a leaky vaccine. I have more on this angle.

biggestal99 · 2021-12-08T15:09:26.694Z

Camp:

They quit doing this for SARS.

I think covid is a wee bit more serious than sars.

Allan

Camp · 2021-12-08T15:10:53.541Z

Not if you are vaccinated.

biggestal99 · 2021-12-08T15:11:58.193Z

Camp:

Not if you are vaccinated.

But if you aren’t and many aren’t it’s serious.

Allan

Camp · 2021-12-08T15:14:41.977Z

Exactly why counting cases and ignoring natural immunity is the wrong approach.

We knew Biden would screw this up, yet pandemic natural course had to happen under his term so the politics would wash out.

Quite the appropriate mixed blessing.

Smyrna · 2021-12-08T16:24:44.627Z

Tom_Ch:

There is a new rule for reentry. You must take a test 1 day before arrival to US. Has anyone been through this?

It’s similar to Canada and yes, I’ve been through it. Their rule though is 3 days, not 1…which makes it a lot easier to comply with. They don’t accept a rapid test and the molecular test normally takes over 24 hours to get the results back so…how can someone reasonably comply?

Tom_Ch · 2021-12-08T16:55:55.054Z

Smyrna:

Tom_Ch:

There is a new rule for reentry. You must take a test 1 day before arrival to US. Has anyone been through this?

It’s similar to Canada and yes, I’ve been through it. Their rule though is 3 days, not 1…which makes it a lot easier to comply with. They don’t accept a rapid test and the molecular test normally takes over 24 hours to get the results back so…how can someone reasonably comply?

It is 1 day! They changed it due to omicron.

Janet_Miller · 2021-12-08T21:25:04.346Z

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/before-you-go/covid-19_testing_required_US_Entry.html

Here’s the law for reentry effective January 6.

Is it the test itself viewed as “cumbersome”?

Call_me_Ishmael · 2021-12-08T21:33:35.829Z

I’m only interested in positivity. And even then I know there are false positives.
While libs laughed, Trump was right… the more you test, the more cases you will find even as the disease subsides. Arithmetic… hard for libs.

biggestal99 · 2021-12-08T21:41:48.891Z

Smyrna:

It’s similar to Canada and yes, I’ve been through it. Their rule though is 3 days, not 1…which makes it a lot easier to comply with. They don’t accept a rapid test and the molecular test normally takes over 24 hours to get the results back so…how can someone reasonably comply?

Uk requires a pcr testing negative.

Allan

Janet_Miller · 2021-12-08T23:36:00.576Z

There are also false negatives:

gavi.org

False negative: How long does it take for coronavirus to become detectable by...

It takes time for coronavirus to become established in the body, so a negative test doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t test positive later on.

The rapid test is supposed to be quite reliable in testing for positives, but not so reliable when the results are negative.