Submitted by 4inalfantasy t3_z5srnc in news
alien_from_Europa t1_ixyunuy wrote
Reply to comment by djb1983CanBoy in S.Korea's new COVID-19 cases in 50,000 range amid winter resurgence worries by 4inalfantasy
>found out theres no way to do it.
For US:
You just call/message your primary care provider and they'll either order additional testing for you at your doctor's office if you're sick or you can get lab testing at nearby pharmacies.
>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “strongly encourages” everyone who self-tests to report their positive results to a health care provider, who may order a P.C.R. test or otherwise report the data to state authorities. But only a few state health departments, including those in Colorado and Washington, collect data from home tests. Others, like in Massachusetts and New York, allow individual county health departments to decide whether they want to collect home test results.
But yes, doctors are only required to report lab tests to the CDC.
>CDC strongly encourages everyone who uses a self-test to report any positive results to their healthcare provider. Healthcare providers can ensure that those who have tested positive for COVID-19 receive the most appropriate medical care, including specific treatments if necessary.
>In most jurisdictions, healthcare providers who diagnose COVID-19 are required to report those cases to public health.
>The US Government does not want to construct any barriers that would deter the use of self-tests. COVID-19 surveillance continues to be based on results from laboratory testing. The primary role of case reporting is to allow public health agencies to take actions to mitigate disease spread. The public health community, including CDC, is confident that situational awareness remains strong without receiving self-test results.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing/self-testing.html
In Massachusetts, for example, you can use the state's app to share your test anonymously, but it won't be counted towards official numbers.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/share-your-positive-covid-test-anonymously-with-massnotify
N8CCRG t1_ixyynmd wrote
My parents live in a rural red county. They got COVID (verified by at home testing) about a month ago. They were planning on just toughing it out, but I bullied them into at least contacting their primary care physician to inform them and under the assumption the PCP would report the result. The PCP requested no lab testing or anything though, and I have no idea if they reported the cases or not.
AustinLurkerDude t1_iy231gi wrote
There's also ppl with no PCP or health insurance who don't bother getting lab tests
djb1983CanBoy t1_ixz8smx wrote
Ontario canada.
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