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]]>This measure is was announced by The White House a month ago.
”The fact that you’re able to test and get a result, that can help guide your behavior,” Dr. Mark Burns, UofL Infectious Disease Specialist said.
As the new variant spreads very fast in Louisville communities, there are long waits in front of the testing laboratories.
He said that’s the goal behind shipping at-home COVID tests to people’s homes.
”It’s difficult for everyone right now if you start to have symptoms or an exposure,” Natasha Sanders, Nurse at Family Health Center in Portland said. “People don’t know where to test and testing is backed up a lot.”
According to the White House administration, one set of four tests will be delivered per household.
Doctor Ken Burns advises following the instructions on the box.
“On the test strip that you get, those are antibodies in there,” Burns said. “When you take your material, you’re exposing those to the antibodies that are there. If those antigens from your test get exposed to those antibodies and should cause a reaction.”
According to doctors, if a test returns negative but the test taker has symptoms, the patient should assume they have COVID, get a PCR test, and quarantine.
For asymptomatic people who test and return with a negative result, it’s necessary to test again within 24 to 48 hours.
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]]>Dr. Mary Rademaker, medical director of NICC, said that the number of people trying to get a test through their primary care physician is filling up the appointments, thus stopping the patients in need of other medical issues.
She urges anyone who is in need of a test, particularly those whose employers don’t accept at-home tests, to find their nearest drive-thru testing location.
You could find a list of drive-thru locations in the Louisville COVID-19 hub.
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]]>Baptist Health vaccine and testing site on Kresge Way is often too busy to take all patients in need.
Their responsibilities don’t stop anywhere for the guard members, as they are helping from housekeeping to cafeteria work to help the staff in need.
In Louisville, 60 guard members are split between Baptist and UofL Health with a focus on their testing sites. With over 30% positivity rate, things at UofL Health’s downtown site have been swamped.
In only one month, they moved from 200 to 600 tests daily.
“Whether it is entering orders, putting kits together, calling patients with results they are a part of it. We could not have done it without them,” nurse practitioner Kelly Cooper, who runs UofL’s site, said Wednesday.
They will remain dedicated to helping, until the end.
“When you can make a difference at home, it’s a great feeling,” Major Richard Hessick said.
As the surge continues, Gov. Andy Beshear has said Kentucky will continue to rely heavily on National Guard members and nursing students.
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]]>They are managing to do 800 to 1200 tests every day. Wait times are 10-20 minutes.
There is an increased positivity rate this past week with 42%.
This facility makes it easier for the people as they don’t have to go to a health care facility to get tested. People from the surrounding communities are also using the testing site.
“I think we’re really alleviating that rush in the ERs and that’s just, I think, super important because then people that are in the emergency rooms, they can get the treatment they need and we can take care of these just in a drive-thru situation,” Dana English, with Bluewater Diagnostics, said.
The site is expected to stay open through mid-February.
Those wishing to get tested at the Churchill Downs site must register in advance by clicking here.
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