U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for international air passengers

Re:U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for international... by breck on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @03:29PM (#25753093)

This is moronic. We have between 30M and 130M cases here. There is no mathematically possible way in hell that international passengers could bring COVID here in any noticeable way at this point.

Why would they do this? I'll tell you the one and only one reason: some people are making tons of money off it. I just flew back to Hawaii from California and had to pay $170 for a COVID test, even though I'm already immune.

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Re:U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for international... by bitcurious on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:59PM (#25754497)

I think it’s more about protecting the passengers who are in an enclosed space together for 6+ hours than preventing spread within the US. I find it a big reassurance.

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Re:U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for international... by selimthegrim on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:30PM (#25754034)

We don't want to import any more new more infectious strains if we can help it

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Re:U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for international... by 6nf on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:42PM (#25754229)

Unless the new more infectious strain also has a much lower mortality rate?

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