Wednesday, October 6, 2021

We need more rapid COVID tests now

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Wednesday, October 6
In this Friday, April 17, 2020 file photo, a health worker arrives to take a nose swab sample as part of testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Seattle.
Americans need easy access to rapid home tests
Here's what we have for Wednesday.

Good evening! We are switching the time of the newsletter to the evening. What do you think? Let me know on Twitter @jadenamos or email me jamos@gannett.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts. 

COVID-19 delta variant: Americans need easy access to rapid home tests

By The Editorial Board

Instances when Americans might need to know whether they have COVID-19 and need to know now are legion, especially with a winter season of the delta variant and flu approaching. 

Examples? Your child's elementary school reports another student with COVID. Your employer wants proof of vaccination or twice weekly testing. There's an upcoming in-door wedding with elderly attendees. Or a vaccinated member of your household has a sore throat and worries about a break-through infection.

A rapid test at home would provide an answer in 15 minutes.

Today's Editorial Cartoon

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Inhumane policies against Haitian migrants must end

By Bernice A. King

Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed the gross mistreatment of our Haitian brothers and sisters who were seeking refuge under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. I believe it is important to understand the factors that lead Haitian migrants to the southern border of the United States – searching for stability and jobs after fleeing a country devastated by natural disasters and political turmoil.

When my father wrote, "We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly," he knew the idea of America would have to include compassion and empathy for all if that idea were ever to become a reality.

The shocking abuse many migrants near the southern border of Texas experience at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents while attempting to seek asylum in the United States is unacceptable, and we must not allow the images taken and the trauma endured to go unchecked.

Other columns to check out

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Russian dissident Alexey Navalny's human rights message from prison
Donald Trump, Stacey Abrams are twin liars: Georgia secretary of state

This newsletter was compiled by Jaden Amos.

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