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> At first we didn't have enough test, but that ramped up quickly, then we didn't have enough RNA extraction reagent, now we don't have enough swabs, and soon i
by ksrm 7y ago
> At first we didn't have enough test, but that ramped up quickly, then we didn't have enough RNA extraction reagent, now we don't have enough swabs, and soon is the collection media that will be missing.
Where are you getting this information from?
- icegreentea2 7y agoFor RNA extraction: https://cen.acs.org/analytical-chemistry/diagnostics/Shortage-RNA-extraction-kits-hampers/98/web/2020/03 https://cen.acs.org/analytical-chemistry/diagnostics/Shortag... for an example. For swabs - here's an example in action up in Ontario Canada: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/ontario-limits-who-can-be-tested-for-covid-19-due-to-demand-for-nasal-swabs-1.4853260 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/ontario-limits-who... No one is out trying to actively hide this information, but its spread does seem a little uneven. I also don't want this to be fearmongering. Capacity and supply will grow (hopefully fast enough). Alternative solutions will be validated. We will keep bumping into problems, and we'll keep solving them (cause we'll need to).