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For the uninformed. I work in IT in healthcare. The test are not going to stop you from getting COVID, they will let you know you have COVID. What you choose to do with this information is up to you and, let's face it, your employer. For us it means working from home for at least the day (for a non-positive result) or working from home for at least the week (for a positive result). We care about our coworkers and have the ability to protect them from getting sick. Which in turn protects them from spreading it to their families and patients.
We are lucky enough to have an employeer that cares about spreading disease and are lucky enough to have the ability to work from home. One of my coworkers is currently working from home because he is sick and I appreciate him for it.
I've been on SD for ages and I never get why people feel the need to argue about stuff like this. If you don't want the test, think it's stupid, whatever, don't sign up for it then. If you want it, great, get it.

tl;dr - chill out with the fighting
If you have a certain Kaiser plan, they give you home test for free. Its 4 boxes of 2pk max a month per person.

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taiwan
03-08-2024 at 11:01 AM.
03-08-2024 at 11:01 AM.
Quote from keanefan72 :
I caught omnicron in August of 2022. It kicked my a$$. I vividly remember people asking for test kits on Nextdoor. I also remember CVS, Walmart, Walgreens, etc were all out of stock. People who had the tests were selling them for a profit, no surprise. The government offered the free tests AFTER the wave as over. They were criticized for the delay. I remember that vividly as well. Don't try to rewrite history. A simple Google search will show results of articles written about the shortages. I tried to post a link, but it was taken down.
I'm not rewriting history. 6 of the 8 deals from SD I mentioned were from the first four months of 2022. My parents and I claimed a few as we lived different states. We had the expired one box from Siemens from previous year, and CVS was selling them. CVS was kind enough to let us swap for the newer ones even though we didn't purchase it. This was in NYC. I remember vividly that I went out with friends eating at Applebee's in the summer, and we all got sick. I passed it to my mom. I was pretty sure it was COVID because it couldn't have been cold during the summer. The kit tested negative so I thought it must be wrong. My bones actually hurt and I could barely get out of bed. My mom was so miserable that she went to the doctor, she tested negative again with the nurse administering the PCR. We used up a lot of test that year. I'm not disputing there was a shortage, but I got the free kit early 2022 without an issue. If you have a big outbreak, no amount of supply would be enough. Just like one year when people were hoarding toilet papers and all of the sudden there was a shortage of it. The year China decided to drop it's quarantine policy, there was a shortage of Ibuprofen in China and the price skyrocketed. We're talking about the country making majority of world's drugs running short because of panic. You could make a lot of money if you can ship ibuprofen to China that year. I told my buddy who loves conspiracy theory, and they were stocking up acetaminophen and ibuprofen. I knew it was going to be a knee jerk reaction but it wasn't causing any harm. My point is if you're prepared you would be just fine, and government gave us plenty of opportunity to stock up beginning of 2022 as SD proved. What happened later on couldn't be helped. If everyone starts hoarding tissue paper, there wouldn't be enough in this country.

There are already tons of people saying all these free kits are wasteful spending from the government. It would have been even more wasteful if government overstocks every year in preparation for the unexpected outbreak that never happens. It is very hard for the scientists to predict what Omicron would have done. Once again we have JN.1 taking over and becoming the most dominant COVID in just two months. So what should the government do? Overstock testing kits in preparation for 2022-ish year?
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03-08-2024 at 11:46 AM.
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Hence why I'm saying lets spend it on it, you know something worthwhile like taking lives instead of preventing deaths
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03-08-2024 at 12:32 PM.
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Some how this reminded me to add toilet paper to my Sams Club order.
Oh damn, I need to add toilet paper to MY Sam's Club order.
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FairChicken400
03-08-2024 at 01:51 PM.
03-08-2024 at 01:51 PM.
Nice. Dealing with Covid now. Was going to take my last test to see if I am negative yet…
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03-08-2024 at 04:05 PM.
03-08-2024 at 04:05 PM.
Quote from Autumn :
I've been on SD for ages and I never get why people feel the need to argue about stuff like this. If you don't want the test, think it's stupid, whatever, don't sign up for it then. If you want it, great, get it.

tl;dr - chill out with the fighting

Stop wasting my tax dollars. That's why!
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mackleee
03-08-2024 at 04:07 PM.
03-08-2024 at 04:07 PM.
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what is your point? firstly, educate yourself and don't be that guy!
I think that the point is that COVID came from China.
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03-08-2024 at 04:08 PM.
03-08-2024 at 04:08 PM.
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Nice...now I can get 2 weeks off work. I will use lemon to make it positive.
When life gives you covid tests make lemonade.
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Hefner413
03-08-2024 at 08:56 PM.
03-08-2024 at 08:56 PM.
I'm a doc and I diagnose flu/covid daily. I'm not here to comment on the deal per se, but rather to point out that the cdc appropriately updated their guidelines as of 3/1. Covid no longer requires a 5 day isolation period. We recommend that Covid/flu/rsv or any other virus be managed similarly… if you're fevered and sick, stay home. Once symptoms have shown some improvement and you're fever free x24hrs without fever reducers, you're good to go. This is what we recommended before Covid and it makes sense. Thus, testing for Covid etc when you are ill has little utility unless it is required by your employer. Hydrate, rest, and your immune system will fight no matter if you have a positive test or not. Stay well!

https://www.cdc.gov/media/release...virus.html
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03-08-2024 at 10:42 PM.
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Quote from Autumn :
I've been on SD for ages and I never get why people feel the need to argue about stuff like this. If you don't want the test, think it's stupid, whatever, don't sign up for it then. If you want it, great, get it.

tl;dr - chill out with the fighting
Because if you are that sick shouldn't you go to the doctors? A simple question no? Or should I get a test? But it gets better. What if your test shows you have Covid right? So you go to the doctors right? But what if their test doesn't show it?! Then what? Or even if it does why did you need a in home test to go to the doctors? Does that not make any sense?

People that are sick generally go to the doctors not an in home test. Maybe your work takes an in home test as the gospel I don't know
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03-09-2024 at 12:34 AM.
03-09-2024 at 12:34 AM.
Quote from TenderSnail7647 :
Stop wasting my tax dollars. That's why!
It's actually my tax dollars, so I'm giving everybody the go ahead.
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03-09-2024 at 04:07 AM.
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Came here for the entertainment factor of science deniers.
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03-09-2024 at 04:29 AM.
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Our tax dollars at work here.

And glad for it Smilie
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03-09-2024 at 04:35 AM.
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It's actually my tax dollars, so I'm giving everybody the go ahead.

Oh feel free to reimburse me then
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03-09-2024 at 10:01 AM.
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Because if you are that sick shouldn't you go to the doctors? A simple question no? Or should I get a test? But it gets better. What if your test shows you have Covid right? So you go to the doctors right? But what if their test doesn't show it?! Then what? Or even if it does why did you need a in home test to go to the doctors? Does that not make any sense?

People that are sick generally go to the doctors not an in home test. Maybe your work takes an in home test as the gospel I don't know
My cautious mother was able to determine that her light sniffles were COVID rather than allergies, which encouraged her to refrain from visiting my sister and her recently-born infant.

An $8 test is a lot less than a $150 doctor's visit. It's also a whole lot cheaper than the potential costs of infecting a recovering mother and her infant.

There's nothing difficult about this. If you're sick, you should always increase your distance from others to prevent making them sick. If you know you have COVID, you know to be extra cautious. You go to the doctor depending upon the severity of your individual response. It has not been recommended to rush to the doctor if your symptoms are manageable.
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03-09-2024 at 05:08 PM.
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Seems my comment and the nice reply to it were both censored. I guess we are living in George Orwell's 1984. I can only comment if I say "2 + 2 = 5".
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