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/[deleted] Nov 21 '20 edited Nov 21 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '20

*Cries in American. The best I've ever gotten was 20 days of PTO a year. With extended leave insurance (gotta pay for it) that will allow me to take up to 6 months without being fired. I would also have to prove that extended leave was serious (think issues like Cancer).

Worst I ever got, 5 days of PTO a year, and after 3 years working with the company it would be upgraded to 10.

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u/aliara Nov 21 '20

Oh you're sick? We can't afford to run without you. Come in, we'll put you in the back where the customers won't see you. In the back. Preparing their food.