Funny how many people think "they were too slow with testing" They were. do any of these commentators have any idea how long it takes to develop a reliable,

Funny how many people think "they were too slow with testing" They were. do any of these commentators have any idea how long it takes to develop a reliable, sensitive and hopefully specific test The CDC forbade King County from using their own home grown test. that probably didn't exist in its current form until around 3 months ago. The US CDC also declined to use the WHO test (and presumably the Chinese and Korean ones as well)... even as a temporary measure. why not criticize them for not yet developing an effective antiviral treatment and vaccine for the condition too? Because the tests were widely available, widely distributed, and non-CDC labs have already developed tests. The same is not true with a vaccine. IIRC antivirals are being tested in Seattle. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-delays.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-de... https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/06/coronavirus-testing-failure-123166 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/06/coronavirus-testing...