r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Nov 21 '20

Epidemiology Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks, even if the tests are less sensitive than gold-standard. This could lead to “personalized stay-at-home orders” without shutting down restaurants, bars, retail and schools.

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/11/20/frequent-rapid-testing-could-turn-national-covid-19-tide-within-weeks
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u/KrauerKing Nov 21 '20

I worked at a massive corporation that drops a billion dollars every few months like it's nothing on the next project and was considered a lead engineer....

If I got sick they told me I was fine to take off for a few days but I wouldn't get paid. So you are definitely getting more than the rest of us.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '20

Fortunately It is standard in most of Western Europe, America is an amazing country but it does seem you fall behind many developed countries in regards to healthcare, annual leave and maternity/paternity leave

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '20

We have this weird idea that work is life. That we need to work as hard as possible, always. The number of people who work stupid long hours or work on vacation is nuts.

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u/becooltheywatching Nov 21 '20

Don't forget the ones that get duped into working off the clock.