1 of 3: When gov made changes to testing, I estimate 2 year cost may have reached $3.7bill for 54mill PCR tests (at possible 50% priv & pub path). To reduce $ test hubs could use PCR on those with symptoms & rapid antigen test (RATs) on all others. Cheaper but still effective.

Jan 1, 2022 · 10:27 PM UTC

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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Have you sat in a PCR testing queue? You haven’t. Travellers, casual contacts, and people trying to be “safe” we clogging up the system. ARTs are also fine on those with symptoms. Very effective.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1 @MarieColemanAO
In the budgetary statement $19B was set aside for unspecified programs. I’m sure there are things there that it wouldn’t hurt to defer for 12mths. I mean households defer spending all the time if unexpected costs occur e.g petrol price rises.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Maybe the problem is that the private/public split is more like 80/20… private labs can claim double the public labs from Medicare
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Pandemic by chaos led from behind by LNP
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
We are the 13th richest country on earth, and our population is BY FAR the smallest of the nations ahead of us. The idea that we can't afford to pay for things is LUDICROUS.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Well who would buy RATs from old mate Gerry then ?
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Would you please put your hand up to run this country for us?!
Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Cheaper for the government but not people in economic hardship . And are the people testing positive on RATS being added to the numbers like they are in the UK? Numbers are important in predicting the percentage of people that require hospitalisation .
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