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There is a much larger player that did this on a much larger scale (100-1000x) in April-May 2020 in California and some neighboring states and the story has nev

There is a much larger player that did this on a much larger scale (100-1000x) in April-May 2020 in California and some neighboring states and the story has never been told because they did it with the blessing of the state.

rand85632 5y ago
Could you share that name, then?
- standyro 5y ago
  Of course this person doesn’t cite any sources because it’s convenient to spread misinformation and fear. Unfortunately even on HN, misinformation and FUD is prevalent. I’m going to take a guess and say that they are referring to Curative, a startup who came under fire for having a test that too often reported false negatives most likely because they conducted the tests with mouth swabs instead of nasal ones. Anecdotally, I went to a Curative site in Los Angeles when I suspected that I had COVID in 2020 and received results from one their free (gov paid for) testing sites, so despite issues with the tests and the company notwithstanding, I got a positive result and it provided a valuable service to me. I wonder why the story “hasn’t been told”? Maybe because there’s not some giant conspiracy. Read about it: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-07-16/fda-revokes-approval-curative-covid-19-test?_amp=true https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-07-16/fda-revoke...
  - cameldrv 5y ago
    No. I don't even think Curative was around in April 2020 or at least not doing covid tests. Tests were in very short supply back then.
- cameldrv 5y ago
  Quest in SLO.