You know, in truth antibody testing a very large percentage of the population would not be that difficult. The test kits that have been developed for this are no more difficult to perform than an at-home pregnancy test. If people were allowed to purchase these test kits over-the-counter for themselves I'm sure many would test themselves.
The problem lies with the inability of the "proper authorities" to be able to track the population if people are doing this in the privacy of their own homes.
Looks like the great HIPAA rules that were started during the AIDS epidemic in order to protect the gay community from discrimination has lived out it's usefulness.
An interesting side thought about that - the movie "Philadelphia" was probably the biggest factor in shaping public acceptance of the need for HIPAA. And who was the star of that movie? Tom Hanks - first big celebrity to claim he was a victim of COVID?
Testing a representative sample of 20 or 30 million?
Sure, I believe that is doable.
Testing EVERY SINGLE PERSON in this country before it can reopen as certain posters keep suggesting? Absolute sophistry.