New Yorkers wait in line for hours to get COVID-19 tests during surge
NY Post ^ | 12/18/2021 | Georgette Robert
Posted on 12/19/2021, 9:43:25 AM by marcusmaximus
Instead of lining up to see Santa or waiting to buy Christmas gifts, New Yorkers stood for hours Saturday to get COVID-19 tests as cases continued to surge.
Residents fumed as they waited for the nasal swabs in order to travel or because they thought they might have the virus.
At a city-run testing and vaccination center in Times Square on Saturday afternoon, the wait was about three hours.
“I’m cold and frustrated. We are in such a big city, there should be more options available,” said Alessandra Abate, 29, a graduate student from Dumbo who had been in line for two hours.
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Frustration mounted in the late afternoon when those in line were told the single person doing the testing had taken a lunch break.
You couldn’t pay me enough to live in that rat hole.
Why don’t they just get the Binax test kit and find out at home? The whole process from opening the box to throwing it away after testing takes >20 minutes. Saves a lot of wear and tear and stress.
Oh, wait ... New Yorkers (sorry, Lysie).
Socialized medicine at work. No incentive to serve the customers well, just put in your hours. People who think that everything is free with socialized medicine really will not like it.