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I think there is a lot more uncertainty in the US because of how slowly the testing has been progressing.
by gizmo385 7y ago
I think there is a lot more uncertainty in the US because of how slowly the testing has been progressing.
- killjoywashere 7y agoAlso, there is no confidence in our government to react swiftly these days. So we are forced to assume the government is non-functional, which generates a lot of speculative behaviors. We'll find out if any of it works, but it will be hard to unpack for a while.
- gwright 7y agoWe'll see, but I think this "lack of confidence" is much more an artifact of crappy reporting than crappy reactions by public health organizations. The test kit snafu seems like an unforced error though. It is going to be close, but it seems like test kit ramp up that is going on now will satisfy our needs. Fingers crossed.
- Florin_Andrei 7y agoThere's also the endemic distrust in this culture of centralized decision-making - a mechanism which, unfortunately, is irreplaceable in situations like this.