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The high cost is a good thing then, because it acts as a deterrent. Otherwise, we would see millions of these devices polluting the environment.
by Shorel 5y ago
The high cost is a good thing then, because it acts as a deterrent.
Otherwise, we would see millions of these devices polluting the environment.
- ceejayoz 5y agoI certainly hope that's not the logic anyone in power is using. "Good news! We have tests. Bad news: We don't want you to use any." The point of cheap, readily available antigen testing is so people can more safely do things like gather, go to school, etc. Making them expensive as a "deterrent" would be counter productive; treating a COVID patient uses orders of magnitude more plastic.
- Shorel 5y agoThere are tests, and there are pointless consumer devices that happen to have a test inside. Testing is great. Just go to any place where they do the testing and in less than two hours you get the result by email. Antigens or PCR test are available. I have tested myself in these labs several times already. Just not at home with a wasteful plastic device.
- lobocinza 5y agoThey are polluting the environment because they ship with useless plastics, PCB, batteries and not because they are expensive. Testing shouldn't be a luxury, that's silly.