“I recognize for other people that means they wouldn’t eat for a few weeks and that so many people just couldn’t bear the cost.”

Christine Izzo, a nurse at Sharp Memorial in San Diego, Calif., regarding the extreme costs that some people are forced to pay for a timely COVID-19 test. Izzo paid $434 to get her two children tested prior to their return to school after the holiday break. (NPR — Jan. 18, 2022)