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In reply to the discussion: My daughter had to wait in line seven hours for a drive-through covid test [View all]Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)but it just amazes me how disparate this testing experience is. Yes, I see the TV accounts of people and cars lined up for hours at various locations, but here in my area of RI/MA, we just pull up to our local CVS drive-thru window and get an immediate test...no appointment, no line, no waiting. The CVS I use has two outside drive-ups - one for regular prescription pickup/drop and another for COVID testing. The testing lane is always empty!
I sometimes wonder if this isn't a "herd mentality" that hasn't been anticipated. People see lines on TV broadcasts and figure "Whoa - I better get mine now" and rush out to join the fray. Perhaps there are smaller venues at which to receive the test that are being overlooked in the frenzy. How many CVSs were passed by on their way to the stadium testing?