Test Discussion

 In recent weeks here in Germany....the lab folks who conduct the PCR tests for Covid have admitted that they are pretty near maxed-out.

What the lab companies want is prioritization.....where certain tests are conducted, and certain people are prevented from the Covid test.  You can laugh over this idea, but this is how things have developed over the last month or two (with Omicron in our presence).

Differing state by state?  Yes, more or less. 

I noticed this discussed in a RBB (Berlin public TV) article.

So within the Berlin city region....if your quickie-test (not the PCR test) for Covid is positive, certain people will be denied a PCR test to confirm the quickie results.  The folks allowed the PCR tests?  Well....if your health background is 'high risk' or you work in 'critical infrastructure'.....you get the PCR test.  Everyone else?  To be denied.

Trust in the quickie-tests?  That's a fair sized problem.  You could line up ten different test kits of various companies.....finding that two say you are positive and the eight say you are negative.

The fact that you aren't considered 'recovered' with the quickie-tests for the 2G business?  That's obviously an issue.

Cost issue as well?  Generally, the PCR test via your local village 'wagon' runs around 49-Euro to 59-Euro.  The quickie test is 18-Euro (typically), and the government pays for it.  

The odds that this is another thing which will change....month by month?  I'd give it a 50-percent chance that it changes again by March.