Southwest operational meltdown as hundreds of flights canceled or delayed

Re:Southwest operational meltdown as hundreds of flights can... by raphlinus on Monday October 11, 2021 @01:45AM (#28825120)

The rapid antigen test is considerably less accurate than a PCR test if the goal is individual medical treatment, but if the goal is public health, it's potentially more effective. Michael Mina makes the case for this persuasively in a recent UCSF Grand Rounds[1].

These tests could be made available at scale and cheaply, as is the case in many European countries, but we have chosen not to do that. This is a mistake we can fix, but it's agonizing how late we are - I was pushing my congresspeople to unblock it in January or February.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWDGNrOqQfQ

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Re:Southwest operational meltdown as hundreds of flights can... by kuschku on Monday October 11, 2021 @07:33AM (#28827172)

> as is the case in many European countries

Correction, as was the case in many European countries. Freely available tests in e.g. Germany ended today, as the cost of a vaccine shot is cheaper than that of a rapid test while tests need to be repeated every 24h.

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Re:Southwest operational meltdown as hundreds of flights can... by michaelmrose on Monday October 11, 2021 @01:48AM (#28825139)

These tests are much less effective alone than vaccination.

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