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		andrewchambers on April 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wa... Here in New Zealand celebrities and sports people get to the front of the line when it comes government quarantine facility placement. Not sure if this is money, or just a popularity contest, but it frustrates me more if it is popularity rather than just paying a lot.

msrenee on April 1, 2021 [–]

We had the same thing here where basketball teams and politicians were getting covid tests every week while the rest of us couldn't get one when we had symptoms. I don't think that's a private vs. public healthcare issue necessarily.

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