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What's the point? If you have a fever and are coughing and sneezing - stay home! If your fever is high or you are having trouble breathing - see a doctor. If
by tiahura 5y ago
What's the point?
If you have a fever and are coughing and sneezing - stay home!
If your fever is high or you are having trouble breathing - see a doctor.
If someone you spend a lot of time around is sick, wear a good mask and avoid people as much as possible for a few days to make sure you don't have it too.
Or, are we supposed to be testing asymptomatic people? If so, then we're going to need a lot more than four.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago>What's the point? Political points, and/or plausible deniability for leaders to be able to say they did something.
- hatware 5y agoDing ding ding ding ding! What a healthy use of tax-payer funds. To create a show for all of us. Give them bread and circuses, or something.
- thebigman433 5y agoIt is still legitimately useful. Positive test means you can get sick leave at a lot of places, even if you dont have any sick time left. This is a tiny amount of money and for a generally good thing.
- kirykl 5y agoHistorically tests have been used to help healthcare providers differentiate to prescribe targeted most effective therapeutics
- bigyellow 5y agoAnd historically vaccines used to provide immunity against disease.
- evan_ 5y agoMany people can't just stay home from work unless they have an actual positive test. For a lot of workplaces a home test isn't enough, you need a PCR test, but this can ideally help you know if you need to go to the trouble.