Posted on 12/19/2021 7:43:25 AM PST 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.
Lisa Vastola, 34, from Hells Kitchen, who wanted to get tested for a possible virus exposure, said the city should know how to run the sites smoothly by now.
“I see people giving up,” she said. “If there’s too many lines, people are not going to get tested before the holidays.”
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“Yesterday I went to three places, including this one and just gave up,” said Huckabee of Queens Village. “They were at capacity and ran out of tests so I just went home.”
She said she left one site because it was crowded and lacked ventilation and she didn’t feel comfortable.
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Dumbo is down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass.
America is done. (possible exceptions are FL, TX, TN)
THis is so sad.
“a graduate student from Dumbo”
Standing out in the cold to see if you’re sick. Dumbo is right. That should be the name of every college.
Oh, great reasons to be tested.
If the goal is to goose the case stats up.
Why are “vaxxed” persons get tested when they aren’t sick?
Cough, sniffles, headachy - so of course I want to stand in line in the cold for hours to get tested.
Great way to worsen even further an already bad cold!
Regards,
Meanwhile, still nothing in the news about the TB scare at Goldman Sachs.
Hmmmmm....
To goose the case stats up.
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Its such a serious virus that vaxxed people have to wait in lie to find out- wait for it- if they have the virus!!
Its such a serious virus that vaxxed people have to wait in lie to find out- wait for it- if they have the virus!!
Was just thinking the same.
Still using a test that can't discern a virus from a grapefruit.
The clinical relevance of a positive nasal swab for COVID in a vaccinated, asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic individual is really not known. These massive, inane screening programs may be causing far more harm and disruptions than anything else.
Well, CoupFlu has NEVER been about public health.
Why are “vaxxed” persons get tested when they aren’t sick?Even a graduate of Dumbo might ask the same question of "Unvaxxed" persons.
I wonder if she is showing any symptoms. Or is she getting tested because she is a "close contact" despite being vaccinated?
The line for the anal swab test is much shorter. (Remember that? The Chinese tricked a handful of dopey, compliant Westerners into submitting.)
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