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What went wrong with the coronavirus tests in the U.S.
Washington Post ^ | Mar 7, 2020 | Carolyn Y. Johnson, Laurie McGinley

Posted on 03/07/2020 2:18:03 PM PST by DannyTN

... Interviews with a dozen laboratory experts and government health officials reveal a six-week-long series of glitches, missed opportunities and delays that contributed to the shortage. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chinavirustest; communityspread; coronavirus; covid19; wuhansarscov2
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Written by an Obama guy who starts out blaming Trump, but then does a decent analysis of the failures behind the test debacle.

Some of these point to Obama error regulations that weren't rethought. And demonstrate the failings of excessive centralized control.

1 posted on 03/07/2020 2:18:03 PM PST by DannyTN
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We need drive through test centers like S. Korea set up.

Convert all the emission testing centers into coronavirus testing centers for 3 months. It won't kill us to skip emission testing for 3 months.


2 posted on 03/07/2020 2:24:20 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

Look out.....Another multiple author hit piece.


3 posted on 03/07/2020 2:26:43 PM PST by traderrob6
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To: DannyTN

We also need cheap home influenza tests and coronavirus tests.

How much of the flu spread could be stopped, if people could quickly and easily self check? They could avoid going into doctors offices and spreading it there. If they knew they have the flu as opposed to a cold, maybe they would think twice before going into the office with it.


4 posted on 03/07/2020 2:26:56 PM PST by DannyTN
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What went wrong in 2009-2010 when 19,000+ Americans died of the swine flu and no one gave a rats behind because the commie media never talked about it


5 posted on 03/07/2020 2:27:32 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: DannyTN

You have completely lost it.

I suggest you seek some mental health.


6 posted on 03/07/2020 2:29:14 PM PST by Conserv
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To: DannyTN

That POS politicized every Agency, that being said, the CDC has been a Hackorama since the early 70’s at least.


7 posted on 03/07/2020 2:29:37 PM PST by acapesket (all happy now?)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I see people referring to the swine flu as a hoax.

Everyone of these virus scares that we somehow manage to get under control, just jades people into thinking this one won’t be different.


8 posted on 03/07/2020 2:30:24 PM PST by DannyTN
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Drive through testing?

You tested positive so take a left into the hot thing.


9 posted on 03/07/2020 2:33:19 PM PST by oldasrocks (Heavily Medicated for your Protection.)
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To: DannyTN

And the dumbocrats want government healthcare for everyone?


10 posted on 03/07/2020 2:36:02 PM PST by mistfree (Virginia Freeper)
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To: Conserv
"I suggest you seek some mental health."

If coronavirus threads upset you, don't read them.

Find a nice book.

This article identifies problems at the CDC and the FDA. It provides valuable lessons.

And post 2 about drive through testing centers that Korea is using, I think is an excellent idea. You don't have to like the idea. But can you at least provide a logical explanation why?

11 posted on 03/07/2020 2:36:55 PM PST by DannyTN
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I think they take your information and swab your throat and call you when they get the results back. I don’t think the results are instant.

But it would be great if they were.


12 posted on 03/07/2020 2:38:07 PM PST by DannyTN
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Forget it.

You’re worth too many laughs.


13 posted on 03/07/2020 2:39:56 PM PST by Conserv
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To: mistfree
And the dumbocrats want government healthcare for everyone?

Oh yeah. That way when a few million older (and Republican-leaning) Americans die after receiving government health care, they can blame it on "a glitch."

14 posted on 03/07/2020 2:40:41 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: Sarah Barracuda
What went wrong in 2009-2010 when 19,000+ Americans died of the swine flu and no one gave a rats behind because the commie media never talked about it

Same thing that "went wrong" when 80,000 Americans died of the flu in 2017.

CDC: 80,000 people died of flu last winter in U.S., highest death toll in 40 years

Try to keep up. 😀

15 posted on 03/07/2020 2:42:20 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (I would rather have questions that canÂ’t be answered than answers that canÂ’t be questioned.)
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You have completely lost it. I suggest you seek some mental health.

Personal attacks against FReepers are not allowed.

And all he did was express support for a testing method an ally (South Korea) is using.

As I wasn't aware of that method, and I live in Santa Clara County in CA where a number of cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed, I found his post very useful.

Don't be rude, and abuse reported.

16 posted on 03/07/2020 2:42:52 PM PST by Yossarian
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The CDC did a GREAT JOB, as long as Asian epidemics...stayed in Asia. We’d be better off as a country if they go the way of the FISA Court.


17 posted on 03/07/2020 2:44:10 PM PST by BobL (If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)
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To: DannyTN

The testing is in terrible shape between the lack of kits and all the red tape.
On the plus side, if you have no results, it obviously will put off the releasing of the results, lending a temporary reprieve for the government and bringing it a sigh of relief.


18 posted on 03/07/2020 2:44:17 PM PST by LouieFisk
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To: Yossarian

Day after day, all he’s doing is fear mongering.


19 posted on 03/07/2020 2:44:27 PM PST by Conserv
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To: DannyTN

In 2009 I honestly dont remember the swine flu because the commie media hardly mentioned it..does anyone remember the commies in the media discussing the virus at all, did it affect the stock market?


20 posted on 03/07/2020 2:46:31 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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