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Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by nradov on Monday October 31, 2022 @03:32PM (#33411505)
This is exactly why many people intentionally avoid testing themselves or their children. If you don't have a positive test then officially you don't have COVID-19 and can continue your normal life (symptoms permitting). (I'm not claiming that this is a good practice necessarily but it's what most parents do.)
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Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by quickthrower2 on Monday October 31, 2022 @04:34PM (#33412595)
They could do home tests though. But PCR would be “on the record”
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Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by D13Fd on Monday October 31, 2022 @10:39PM (#33416274)
It depends on if you are willing to lie about it. I won't lie.

But I just won't give the kids the test either unless the school or some other authority requires me to.

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Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by D13Fd on Monday October 31, 2022 @10:44PM (#33416312)
It depends if you are willing to lie about it. I won't lie.

But the huge, unavoidable disruption that comes from a positive test result certainly doesn't encourage frequent at-home testing. I think at this point most daycare parents test when the school tells them to, and don't test otherwise.

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