Ugh guys there isn't anything deeper to read here. A lot of epidemiologists have assumed that coronavirus will simply be like the flu. It won't ever be eradicated and will continue to evolve and change and exist as a seasonal thing. Over the long term it will likely become less lethal. Also, it means that everyone should be prepared to take covid shots along with flu shots every year (please get your vaccines, guys).
Here where i live noone is getting the flu shots because they cost money, and it's going to be the same with covid. If a test right now costs 150€ around here, i don't have much hope for a cheap vaccine.
depends on where and the insurance system. In france it's almost free to get tested, like 10-15 euros i hear. In the Netherlands and Germany it's 150 eur if you want to travel, if else up to the insurer to cover it or not depending on whether you have reasonable suspicion of being infected.
Mexico. We're the lowest in terms of tests performed in any country of the OECD, at 3 tests per 100,000 inhabitants. You can get a free test in several states, including Mexico City, but this has not been a continuous program, and most of these have been quick tests, not PCR. In the private sector, tests can vary in price from 50 to 350 dollars.
As someone whose gone without any form of healthcare for the last 10 years, I feel you. I was obviously aiming that towards those who had the ability to do so.
Ugh guys there isn't anything deeper to read here. A lot of epidemiologists have assumed that coronavirus will simply be like the flu. It won't ever be eradicated and will continue to evolve and change and exist as a seasonal thing. Over the long term it will likely become less lethal. Also, it means that everyone should be prepared to take covid shots along with flu shots every year (please get your vaccines, guys).
Here where i live noone is getting the flu shots because they cost money, and it's going to be the same with covid. If a test right now costs 150€ around here, i don't have much hope for a cheap vaccine.
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depends on where and the insurance system. In france it's almost free to get tested, like 10-15 euros i hear. In the Netherlands and Germany it's 150 eur if you want to travel, if else up to the insurer to cover it or not depending on whether you have reasonable suspicion of being infected.
Mexico. We're the lowest in terms of tests performed in any country of the OECD, at 3 tests per 100,000 inhabitants. You can get a free test in several states, including Mexico City, but this has not been a continuous program, and most of these have been quick tests, not PCR. In the private sector, tests can vary in price from 50 to 350 dollars.
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As someone whose gone without any form of healthcare for the last 10 years, I feel you. I was obviously aiming that towards those who had the ability to do so.