CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
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Re: CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
#2This whole line of analysis has confused me. The CDC tests, while flawed, were never very numerous, right? Is the contention that if these early tests had worked, they actually would have been sufficient to protect the entire nation?
It's seemed to me the problem has more been that we haven't stockpiled supplies over the past few years like South Korea did.
Re: CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
#3This whole line of analysis has confused me. The CDC tests, while flawed, were never very numerous, right? Is the contention that if these early tests had worked, they actually would have been sufficient to protect the entire nation? It's seemed to me the problem has more been that we haven't stockpiled supplies over the past few years like South Korea did.
> Is the contention that if these early tests had worked, they actually would have been sufficient to protect the entire nation?
The contention in the article is that there were multiple, compounding layers of fuck-ups.
Re: CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
#4I hate to be the “we should use metagenomics” guy but we should use metagenomics:
Re: CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
#5Does anyone know actual facts about testing in the US?
Yes, the CDC's tests were flawed, but ...
1) Other countries don't have a problem testing millions of people, so why doesn't the US use the same tests they do?
2) 3.5 weeks ago the Trump admin promised 1 million tests that week with many more to follow soon thereafter. After all this time they still haven't materialized, so what happened to the million tests?
3) Is there any reliable data on tests given by day, by city or state in the US today?
4) Is there some kind of struggle among different people or agencies in the US government, some wanting more testing and others trying to suppress testing?
Re: CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
#6This whole line of analysis has confused me. The CDC tests, while flawed, were never very numerous, right? Is the contention that if these early tests had worked, they actually would have been sufficient to protect the entire nation? It's seemed to me the problem has more been that we haven't stockpiled supplies over the past few years like South Korea did.
The CDC produced 160,000 tests that were defective. Meanwhile, the FDA did not allow anyone other than the CDC to test for coronavirus. That is the reason why the US was weeks behind on testing.
Re: CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
#7Does anyone know actual facts about testing in the US? Yes, the CDC's tests were flawed, but ... 1) Other countries don't have a problem testing millions of people, so why doesn't the US use the same tests they do? 2) 3.5 weeks ago the Trump admin promised 1 million tests that week with many more to follow soon thereafter. After all this time they still haven't materialized, so what happened to the million tests? 3)…
Literally no country has tested 1 million people, let alone millions.
Re: CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
#8When they tried testing in NYC they got sick people to stand in line with people who just think they might be sick, which causes the not sick people to be sick.
Re: CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
#9Does anyone know actual facts about testing in the US? Yes, the CDC's tests were flawed, but ... 1) Other countries don't have a problem testing millions of people, so why doesn't the US use the same tests they do? 2) 3.5 weeks ago the Trump admin promised 1 million tests that week with many more to follow soon thereafter. After all this time they still haven't materialized, so what happened to the million tests? 3)…
The context matters:
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-statements-about-th...
"Feb. 26: “And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.” — Trump at a press conference."
"Feb. 27: “It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear.” — Trump at a White House meeting with African American leaders."
"Feb. 29: “And I’ve gotten to know these professionals. They’re incredible. And everything is under control. I mean, they’re very, very cool. They’ve done it, and they’ve done it well. Everything is really under control.” — Trump in a speech at the CPAC conference outside Washington, D.C."
Let's face the truth: that was the main problem.
Re: CDC coronavirus testing decision likely to haunt nation for months to come
#10There is obviously an easy solution to this.
Blame China.
It’s their fault that, while America had a 2 months advance notice, that our leadership could not take this problem seriously.
And they let all the infections come in from Europe, which must be why New York exploded in infected cases in the past week.