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Good. I've come down with something that mirrors what COVID felt like and have exhausted my supply of tests. They were pretty expensive to purchase.
I think you might have what I have, do you also feel an utter lack of hope for humanity?
Just curious...how expensive?
Last time I got it priced at an urgentcare they wanted 40 dollars. I told them it's free or I walk. Ended up walking.
What garbage, I'm seeing home tests for $3.60 a piece (pack of 8) on Amazon right now, not even restaurants mark up that much. Hope you ended up being alright.
I am fine. Young, health, vaxxed, and boosted. It is everyone around me who is at risk.
Are you really going to put your trust in a medical test purchased off of Amazon…..?
I work for a hospital, with my discount I can't get one for 9 bucks and change.
It was about fifty dollars for three tests at CVS
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$15-30? Something like that. All I know is the one I bought tested negative, but I tested positive at the doctor's office.
Cool. Now do the rest of the healthcare system.
Sorry, but your healthcare is in another castle.
Anticipation of surge? We're already on the downslope of a recent tiny surge up here in the Boston area:
There's always a larger surge after Thanksgiving and Christmas, when people are traveling and going to gatherings.
Oof, yeah. It'll be time to break out my N95s again
Followed by the same in mid to late April, after spring break and Mardi Gras.
My kid got it after 2 weeks in school and gave it to me. I've had multiple coworkers get it in the last few weeks too.
I don't know about statistics on actual cases. Our company manufactures masks and sells them direct on Amazon. I do know we've had to ramp production back up for this month.