Comments on: Phoenix Expects Antigen Tests To Cost $15 – $20

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:12:49 +0000

Yep, and the next generation of Bermudians will be as stupid as their idiot parents.

By: Doctur Branez

Doctur Branez — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:29:01 +0000

My doctor said these tests are pointless, and cannot be used for proving anything. You cant use them to say you dont need the vaccine, and it doesnt tell you whether you are safe etc. Just a load of nonsense to make money at a ripoff price. When people use them and throw them away, imagine all the covid being spread

By: Question

Question — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:35:04 +0000

Er, no. Currently the government offers a free saliva screening programme at all government schools. But the schools remain closed because it turns out about half of Bermudian parents would rather schools remain closed than to have free testing.

By: Enough!

Enough! — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 01:24:52 +0000

So… Currently, people are ignoring (or misinterpreting) symptoms and circulating in the community already. They go to work. Or school. When they have a big event they can get free (or subsidized by insurance) testing to obtain a safekey.

In a parallel world where unicorns exist (or, at the Phoenix), these same people will pay $15 for a test to safeguard the community for their own piece of mind. C’mon.

All testing should be free (or nominal cost at worst) regardless of reason. The same way that all vaccinations are free. Yes, it’s expensive in the short term (but less expensive than the current PCR regime if we also offer these tests for free), but it’s so many times less expensive/economically damaging than these endless cycles of lockdown and release.

If this kind of testing can give us an advantage over covid, it benefits all of us. and therefore should be free and widely available. Then we can hopefully get a grip on our case numbers, move away from this toxic debate on vaccination, get back to something resembling normality, and hopefully not saddle our younger generations with a lifetime of debt.

By: Question

Question — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 23:30:02 +0000

And People’s Pharmacy, surely? Or are they doing this for free?

By: Hey

Hey — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:21:35 +0000

There should be no markup on these kits, people will come into the store and buy other items when they are there. Shame on you Phoenix

By: Question

Question — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:01:32 +0000

You can buy them for as little as 4.00 UK Pounds, IF you’re ordering a block of 10,000 tests. If you’re ordering one test, they are 14.99 Pounds each, which is $20.53. That’s in the UK, before the cost of flying it here, and all the other costs.

By: Question

Question — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:55:40 +0000

Oh yeah, they’re completely “free” in the UK. All you have to do is give over 45% of everything you earn to the government.

By: Noncents

Noncents — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:10:45 +0000

I actually believe you can order a pack of seven for free in the UK. Granted its via the NHS, but $15-$20 for one is extremely excessive.

By: iyiyi

iyiyi — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:08:27 +0000

350% . That’s a typical markup across the board here ! Just plain greed and no price control .

By: Rig

Rig — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:04:47 +0000

Outrageous!

These are free in the UK. Why isn’t the Government mandating a modest max price?

By: Rob the Poor

Rob the Poor — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:24:34 +0000

The UK offers individual tests for about $4 and change, so Phoenix is selling these at a 350.00% markup. Good on them. Way to capitalize on the pandemic.

By: Another money grab!

Another money grab! — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:50:20 +0000

Yet another money grab by the few who shall remain nameless but want to continue to make money from the COVID virus! Sorry but I already pay taxes so this should be included in that versus making a retail empire from it! What does it retail for in the US? And did you get concessions from Government (aka all of us) on import duty to provide this service to the general population?