Lines for Covid Testing are Everywhere ? (regular, million, work, news)

[Cape Cod Todd]

I have been seeing on the news where hundreds of people are lining up to get a covid test. In some cases people are waiting for hours in their cars to be tested.



I wonder why so many are lining up?

Do they have symptoms or do they need a negative test to travel or something?

Would you line up for a test if you felt fine but thought you may have been exposed?


Of course we know that not all the tests are accurate with false readings plus after a negative result one could stop at a store on the way home and contract the virus.



What good is all this testing?

[Jimmyp25]

Originally Posted by Cape Cod Todd

I have been seeing on the news where hundreds of people are lining up to get a covid test. In some cases people are waiting for hours in their cars to be tested.



I wonder why so many are lining up?

Do they have symptoms or do they need a negative test to travel or something?

Would you line up for a test if you felt fine but thought you may have been exposed?


Of course we know that not all the tests are accurate with false readings plus after a negative result one could stop at a store on the way home and contract the virus.



What good is all this testing?

imagine a virus so deadly that you have the time and energy to drive to a testing center and wait in your car for several hours to know that you are "infected"

[SharonMB]

I would assume these people have symptoms? I am pro-vaccine and pro-mask, but I agree that going to get tested with no symptoms doesn't make much sense save for a few specific circumstances. Such as: planning to see a high-risk person (but since you can get exposed after your test, this is an imperfect plan) or needing it to travel or for work.

[TMSRetired]

Because the CDC told people to test..that's why.
And they changed their reporting guidelines on 12/30.
Then they told people if you have the sniffles it MIGHT be covid.

So people are running out and testing because "the CDC said so".

[roodd279]

Another reason - if you've been exposed, you have to have a negative test to go to work. That's the policy at some

businesses.


Believe it or not, there are places that require a vaccine or regularly testing WITHOUT the gov't telling them to.


Meantime - yep - travel. 2 million people per day fly (USA) and many of them get a test first. It's alot.