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Originally Posted by billethkid
I don't recall test sites/locations having blocks/miles long lines of people waiting to get tested.
If the omicron strain is more flu like than delta.....with less need for hospitalization and less incidences of death....why the "seemingly" panic to get tested?
The demand during the regular covid strain and then the delta strain during 2021 did not seem to result in such demand?!
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Well. Omicron is more transmissible and the headline on the front page of the Daily Sun (our GLORIOUS journalistic achievement of a newspaper) states, "Omicron's spread pushes Sumter's positivity rate higher". One possible reason is the influx of unvaccinated folks from Midwestern states. This headline could convince some Village People that they need to "DO" something. A positive test gives a person the knowledge to quarantine for 5 to 10 days and to delay a trip to visit relatives that might be unvaccinated and have other conditions. Testing is needed to allow therapeutics like Regeneron to be used early before the disease gets established. Also, there is the need to know to monitor yourself closely to determine if it gets bad enough to go to a Hospital.
.....Knowing if a person is positive even if asymptomatic allows them to plan their life in case they get "long-haul" CV, which could have a significant effect on a person's future.
.......Some people may be planning a trip that requires a certificate of a negative test.