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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You pay for the convenience if you want to do it at home. They are $7 at Walmart  (2 for 14). BinaxNow often comes back in stock or now there are other brands like this. https://www.walmart.com/ip/InteliSwab-COVID-19-Rapid-Antigen-Test-For-results-anytime-and-anywhere-2-Tests/916411293?athcpid=916411293&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=si&athieid=v0&athstid=CS004&athguid=RKT1vPW6BTTbkaVT6sZD527LEIG6SjCgDKFK&athancid=null&athena=true

Or for free, make an appointment somewhere and use insurance. Or go to a library and pick one up. Even some VA libraries now have them. [/quote]

But this isn’t about individual convenience. It’s not about individuals at all. I don’t get a rapid Covid tests because it’s valuable healthcare for me. If it was just about me I’d never use a rapid test, and just get a PCR if I needed. I’m cheap do I would never bother to pay for the convenience. I’m triple vaxed and WFH so I’m not that concerned about getting Covid.

But I do take rapid tests when I have symptoms or a known exposure, because I have a child in public school and a spouse who is an essential worker at an in person job. So if I catch Covid, I need to know ASAP so we can keep them both home and alert their school/workplace of the positive case, and do they can get tested.

A Covid test is NOT like a pregnancy test, which is only of interest to me and my doctor. A positive Covid result us of interest to anyone who could be infected by that person while they are infectious. So being able to get that positive in 15 minutes at home is far preferable to waiting hours or even days to get that result elsewhere. It’s not about the individuals convenience.[/quote]

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