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at140

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55. Unless you are flying why stand in line for the test?

Reply to gldstwmn (Reply #50)

Sun Jan 9, 2022, 01:10 AM

Jan 2022

Omicron is milder than previous variants. If no symptoms, why waste time getting tested?

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My daughter had to wait in line seven hours for a drive-through covid test [View all] Xipe Totec Jan 2022 OP

Where are you located?I didn't have to show any medical card the state gave me a test for free Walleye Jan 2022 #1

Texas Xipe Totec Jan 2022 #2

Maybe Abbott should ask nicely for some help from Joe Walleye Jan 2022 #5

he did Skittles Jan 2022 #8

President Biden is sending every American testing kits in January. jimfields33 Jan 2022 #23

I'm sure the president will do the right thing and do it quickly Walleye Jan 2022 #27

Please note this is NOT being done automatically. Totally Tunsie Jan 2022 #36

The EPA should have something to say about this. lpbk2713 Jan 2022 #49

I requested test kits from the state at the beginning of December. gldstwmn Jan 2022 #51

It's everywhere Polybius Jan 2022 #31

What kind of testing center was it? Sapient Donkey Jan 2022 #10

The issue is that for international flights, the test has to be 24 hours fresh. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2022 #13

All the free places were not available here. Hubby paid $90 to a private place LeftInTX Jan 2022 #42

Oh wow, situation getting dire. I think I got mine just before everybody started lining up Walleye Jan 2022 #48

NJ residents get them 2-day shipped without charge. Hearing from PA residents they pay $90 for them. TheBlackAdder Jan 2022 #3

For flights to Europe, you must take the test (and have results) within 24 hours before the flight. Xipe Totec Jan 2022 #9

I had 2 rapid antigen tests done recently at140 Jan 2022 #4

That was pre-omicron, right? Sapient Donkey Jan 2022 #11

yes /nt at140 Jan 2022 #16

Was it a pharmacy or a public testing center? MLAA Jan 2022 #6

Pharmacy drive-through. Don't know about public testing centers. Xipe Totec Jan 2022 #14

Those are (often) the worst - Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #18

The public testing sites are turning people away. LeftInTX Jan 2022 #43

The CVS I use has had two outside lanes... Totally Tunsie Jan 2022 #44

The wait for a test around here is 2-3 days. Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #47

The U.S.'s testing protocol is pathetic. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #7

This is inexplicable and inexcusable. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #12

President Biden is sending every American testing kits in mid January jimfields33 Jan 2022 #22

A wee bit late. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #35

Agree. We should have been out in front of this. Walgreens and CVS should not have gldstwmn Jan 2022 #52

Where I live, there is a shortage of people available to DO the test. shrike3 Jan 2022 #15

I am leaning your way as well....nt at140 Jan 2022 #17

When I got my test at the state testing center it was attended by to National Guard soldiers Walleye Jan 2022 #28

Can I ask why you wanted to get tested? at140 Jan 2022 #19

You answered your own question Xipe Totec Jan 2022 #20

oh that makes perfect sense! at140 Jan 2022 #32

Sounds poorly planned. BannonsLiver Jan 2022 #21

That's insane! smirkymonkey Jan 2022 #24

That was my experience of the state testing site in Delaware Walleye Jan 2022 #29

My wife tried to schedule a local appointment at several locations. patphil Jan 2022 #25

That seems odd. PTWB Jan 2022 #26

It got crazy right after Christmas LeftInTX Jan 2022 #39

4-5 hour waits here in Michigan DetroitLegalBeagle Jan 2022 #30

Two or three weeks ago it wasn't like this ecstatic Jan 2022 #33

Essentially, testing is not possible in the DFW area... JCMach1 Jan 2022 #34

That is insane PatSeg Jan 2022 #37

We bought kits prior to Christmas, now you can't find them anywhere. LeftInTX Jan 2022 #40

I guess New Hampshire ran out very quickly PatSeg Jan 2022 #54

I'm certainly not disputing your daughter's experience, Totally Tunsie Jan 2022 #38

I had to make a testing appointment at Walgreens for January 6th. I made the appt on NYE! LeftInTX Jan 2022 #41

I just checked the CVS website for availability in my area. Totally Tunsie Jan 2022 #45

That is just preposterous! Mossfern Jan 2022 #46

The line at my local Walgreens has been wrapped around the gldstwmn Jan 2022 #50

Unless you are flying why stand in line for the test? at140 Jan 2022 #55

I'm in Colorado so winter tourism is a thing. Also I live close to one of the larger municipal gldstwmn Jan 2022 #56

meanwhile, it's free for county workers here in San Diego JuJuChen Jan 2022 #53