When I was in England last month, I could walk into a pharmacy—as a non-resident—and walk out five minutes later with two boxes of seven rapid tests each. Psaki's mockery is misplaced.
https://twitter.com/mkarolian/status/1467959999645298697
When I arrived at my aunt's house in Manchester, I had some minor cold symptoms, and was supposed to go out with older relatives last night. So I just ... took a test. In my bedroom. And another one the next day.
It was wonderful that doing the right thing—the careful, prudent, responsible thing—was so easy. There's no excuse for making it hard.
My fifteen-year-old is having a sleepover birthday party with a bunch of her (vaccinated) friends next weekend. So I gave her two boxes of UK tests I brought back, and she's going to give a test to every invitee. Boom. Done. Easy peasy
To do the same with tests from the US would cost a hundred bucks.
To expand a bit on the UK's policy, everyone who wants can get two boxes of seven tests each, for free, every day. Want to stock up? You can stock up. Want enough for a big family for a couple months of weekly tests? Go a few days in a row.
And the only thing you need to do to get the tests is to type in your personal info—the first time—so you can show the pharmacist a QR code. (After the first time, the system remembers you.)
And every box of tests is numbered, and every test has a QR code of its own, so when you take a test logging the results in the national database is practically as simple as taking a picture. Voila! Instant tracking of test usage and outcomes.
And poking around, I see that we're not even expected to hear the details of the insurance reimbursement policy until after the holidays, much less get it implemented. Sigh.
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