About the notion of testing in lieu of vaccinations . . . . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

. . . . . . it seems to me the cost should be borne by the vax avoider and not the government or even the private organization to which they might belong. Inflict some coercive economic pain.

Make the testing frequency more than weekly. I am okay with daily.

Make the cost of staying unvaccinated too high for comfort.

[Irish_Dem]

1. I think Joe is right. We have no choice. We have to get Covid under control by any means possible.

Even if it means subsidizing the idiots to some extent.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Testing doesn't get it under control. It allows knuckleheads to avoid a vaccination.

Make the vax cheaper and more comfortable than testing or any other avoidance scheme.

[Irish_Dem]

3. I think the idea is that those who test positive get sent home from work.

Which protects co-workers.

But if they have to keep testing maybe they will get the vaccine instead.

[Biophilic]

5. I'm confused, how can a free vaccine be made cheaper? NT

[luv2fly]

8. What's some places have already done

Pay you to get vaxxed.

Mixed results though, some places it's been effective other places not so much.

I'm assuming that is likely a function of the amount they pay. $100 for some people is not very much, so it's not worth it. $1,000, that might bring more people in.

But how much is too much?

[Biophilic]

9. Oh, I must have misunderstood the post. I thought the individual had to pay.

We had a lottery in Michigan that apparently wasn't successful at all with getting the vaccine. Dang, what does one have to do to save someone's life?

[leftstreet]

4. The cost for quarantining will also be lost wages

Most employers are no longer offering subsidized paid time off for people who test positive or have been in contact with someone who is.

I agree, the vax should be easier and cheaper to get than daily testing

[SheltieLover]

6. Deduct cost + inconvenience fee from pay!

[tblue37]

7. The tests aren't all that accurate, especially if they are negative.