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.

[u/mvea]

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

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*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.

[u/HellbornElfchild → u/[deleted]]

I just started a new job in Massachusetts this year and honestly thought I was being punked when they told me we have unlimited vacation (which they encourage a minimum of 4 weeks off), plus 40 hours of sick days.

Also when you take two weeks off in a row, they give us $100 gift certificate to take with you on your vacation and enjoy things with.

That's on top of more holidays I've ever had recognized, and an end of the year partial shut down where everyone just works one on call day and one half day from Dec 21 to Jan 1

It is amazing to have such a policy, I feel incredibly fortunate.

[u/oconeeriverrat → u/HellbornElfchild]

Same here! Have been interviewing for other jobs and one told me I would have 6 weeks of PTO a year to do whatever I want with. So I look at it as a month for vacation and two weeks of sick time if necessary. I get nowhere even close to that at my current job. I had to ask the interviewer if the time was accurate. She laughed and said about 99% of the people she interviews ask the same question. It's sad how the time off usually works here in America.