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Here is an anecdote. My ex works at an urgent care clinic where they literally put a big banner up saying that they do COVID-19 tests. They have not run out o
by btilly 7y ago
Here is an anecdote.
My ex works at an urgent care clinic where they literally put a big banner up saying that they do COVID-19 tests.
They have not run out of tests.
This strongly suggests that in Orange County, CA, the bottleneck is not enough people asking for tests.
- pstuart 7y ago> the bottleneck is not enough people asking for tests the bottleneck is not enough people with adequate health insurance asking for tests
- reaperducer 7y agoPretty much every health insurance plan in the country covers COVID-19 tests for free. Some states even require it.
- pstuart 7y agoMillions of Americans do not have health insurance.
- Natsu 7y agoI thought they passed a law saying insurances had to cover this test? In my case, I couldn't get a test despite my wife getting one. I guess they only wanted me to test if she tested positive. Thankfully the test was negative.
- rbritton 7y agoRightly or wrongly, many people are avoiding testing due to stories of health officials removing children or other people from homes where someone tests positive.
- MiroF 7y ago> the bottleneck is not enough people asking for tests. the bottleneck is people not being able to access tests. you can't just "ask" for one and get one and if you think you can, you clearly haven't tried getting tested.
- btilly 7y agoUntil recently you couldn't. My ex was constantly complaining that she knew people probably had it and couldn't get them tested. That reversed in the last week. She now has enough tests to give them to anyone who asks. Which is why they put the banner up.