Why isn’t the US testing millions?
I know someone with symptoms who was told they only test people who are so severe that they have to be admitted to the hospital.
This is not the way it should be. At the very least, anyone with symptoms - and those close to them - should be tested in order to determine whether they should isolate, and whether special therapies are appropriate.
Ideally, everybody should be tested, to find out in advance who has the virus - then have them isolate for two weeks, while letting everybody else go back to work.
The bureaucrats really dropped the ball on testing in the US. Hopefully we’ll finally be able to do mass testing by this fall, if the virus reappears.
If this thing the Brits have come up with can tell who’s got immunity, it would be a tremendous help, especially for health care workers and first responders.
I assume the tests are made by Biomerica which just shipped some overseas. 10 minute tes for $10. They have not been permitted to distribute them in the US, where they are made.
My daughter in health care was told early on tests were very scarce. More and more people are being tested so it seems more tests are now available. The county I live in just announced that starting next week anyone who feels a need to be tested will be, and I am pretty sure they said there would be no charge either. They made a point to say even if you have no symptoms you can be tested.
heck I live in rural southern Missouri ...where they still have dirt roads....I can drive 10 minutes tomorrow and get tested in a outdoor venue... what heck is wrong with everyone ...who pays for these test and medicine ...every one relax try praying reading your bible...go squirrel hunting with your best dog..relax
The first tests were from the WHO. They were very inaccurate and gave many false positives and negatives. The US developed alternatives amazingly quickly. Production came in similar record setting time. The number of tests available and tests given have increased exponentially over the last handful of days.