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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I'm quickly realizing that this is a complete mess. Why is there limited testing availability and affordability while the schools are fully open. Parents should be able to easily test their kids. I can't get my 6 year old a drive-thru test (at a local pharmacy) for at least 4 days. At-home tests are completely sold out everywhere. My 2 year old can't get a drive-thru test at all because she's too young. I'm not keen on going into an urgent care center to spread more germs. My kids' doctor's office is overwhelmed and has no sick appointment openings, plus I'm also not keen on spending hundreds of dollars just to get the test. I finally found an option for my two year old - an at-home labcorp test, but they have to ship the test to me and I have to ship it back, so that in itself is a week long process. I've spend more than a full day just trying to figure out how to get my kids tested and it's exhausting. And, neither are really visibly sick, but I don't want to send my kids to school without knowing for sure. But, I feel like I'm in the minority. I feel like many parents, whether by necessity or ignorance are sending their sick children to school. And, I sympathize, this school year just feels like everyone is just crossing their fingers and hoping for the best while jumping out of a plane without a parachute. I'm really upset about the lack of planning/coordination from all levels. [/quote] Hi, I'm also in PWC (western end near Bristow.) I posted about a week ago that i needed a Covid test for an event and the lack of availability at local pharmacies--I was even willing to go as far as Richmond but there was nothing! I ended up looking at the CVS website really early in the morning (I think at about 6 am) and there was plenty of same day availability-even thought the previous day there had been none. So I think they must "open up" the testing appointments for same day very early in the morning. [/quote]
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