Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/04/university-installs-vending-machines-with-covid-19-tests.html
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This is not the cyberpunk dystopia I signed up for.
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Roger that.
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Who is touching the buttons on that machine? Talk about needing a pointing stick.
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Duke University has had a lot of success keeping students and staff safe even with in-person classes. Their infection rate is significantly lower than the surrounding community. One key has been frequent self-administered testing with batched screening.
Not sure you would get the same effect with vending machine tests. Duke provides, nay assigns each student and staff member their pre-barcodes test kits at no cost.
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I wish we had one of these at work.
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Genius. Person with Covid pushes button, everyone else that pushes button does too
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This video shows hand sanitizer stations adjacent to the machines:
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OMG, now people with COVID will be touching the buttons and then spreading it further! The vending machine is now the friggin’ vector!
I wish everyone had one of these at work, and at school, daycare, nursing homes, grocery stores…
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Drop $185, pound the button, results in 20…
If it’s free wouldn’t it be a dispenser not a vending machine?
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