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It has been obvious for months that the only way to weather this virus until vaccines are available without utterly fucking the economy is with massive widespread and cheap testing
Although Boris Johnson just resolutely denied this in the HoC:
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1308393352090578945/pu/vid/1280x592/M8LrZ1_f1GtLKC0P.mp4?tag=10
Twato Stupidismo
mashton
Genuinely hadn't crossed my mind that you could do it on the NHS that way. We've been getting tests before seeing vulnerable friends and family.
That said, we really should have the capacity for anybody to have a test for whatever reason they want by now. Or at least soon. Its a huge failure that we can't. It has been obvious for months that the only way to weather this virus until vaccines are available without utterly fucking the economy is with massive widespread and cheap testing.