Even With Vaccines, Airport Testing Is Here For
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Even With Vaccines, Airport Testing Is Here For the Long Haul
Efforts to provide gateside Covid-19 tests are finally gaining traction. And no, it’s not too late.
Read in Bloomberg: https://apple.news/A6HID4RSyRg-rriio_JZnfQ
The next steps, say both Satzman and Evans, involve creating digital passports via which results could be uploaded and accessed by airline agents and border control officials, as needed. (Imagine, for instance, not being able to board a plane unless you scanned your boarding pass and your digital health app at the gate.)
Then, Satzman says, it can be time to look at the next chapter: administering vaccines in addition to tests, and providing additional services such as strep throat tests to help unwell passengers decide whether it’s prudent to board a plane.