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LordoftheMorons posted...

More rapid tests definitely wouldn't have stopped there being a surge, but they would somewhat slow things down and help people who are asymptomatic/who have mild symptoms who may not have gone through the trouble of getting a PCR test have the info they need to know to self isolate.

Not sure how big of a dent they make, because sending an at home test is basically a one-time use item, you'd get a lot of people using them too early for exposure and many using them outright as soon as they got them. And then the problem people just throwing them out and then claiming the government is trying to hand deliver anthrax or something.

Basically, people are too stupid for them. And I can these free tests are already going to cause a lot of problems for places requiring a negative test in lieu of proof of vaccination. When they get turned away it is absolutely going to cause headaches.