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Old May 12, 2022, 11:41 am
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t325
 
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Originally Posted by js1993
Indeed. Thank God for the pre-flight testing, or else Omicron might have traveled some 8,000 miles from South Africa to the U.S. in a matter of days after being discovered. Thank God that didn't happen.
I know, right?

It is so unbelievably stupid that you need a positive test for YVR-SEA which might be an hour long flight on a bad day, but no test for the 11 hour BOS-HNL. Oh, but if you drive from Vancouver to Seattle, no test needed either.

And no, I'm not advocating a test requirement for domestic flights or land border crossings. Just pointing out how inconsistent the rule is and that it has nothing to do with preventing the spread.
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