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Tests are still scarce.
by rhizome 7y ago
Tests are still scarce.
- mc32 7y agoMaybe but it’s all relative. Even a little less scarcity can change those numbers in significant ways.
- rhizome 7y agoI can't figure out what you mean, can I go someplace to get tested and put my mind at ease that I'm not about to die or kill my familymembers? That's the only "relative" that matters here.
- mayneack 7y agoAre they scarce everywhere? I was under the impression that LA county, at least, could test everyone that was symptomatic.
- kitotik 7y agoNo, they have been available to only “seniors and high risk individuals”. Literally just today Mayor Garcetti announced testing for everyone is available.
- rhizome 7y agoThat's great for LA county but there are 320 million of us who don't live there. That is: should they be scarce anywhere? Remember, this is the USA.
- mayneack 7y agoThis whole thread is about California's roadmap. LA County is something like 25% of the state. Why stop at the USA? With people moving between places, outbreaks anywhere will matter until there's a reasonable vaccine/treatment.
- tanilama 7y agoMaybe or may not be true. I just got an email from local urgent care that they have the fast test equipment that can offer a result within 15 minutes if you are negative. The situation is changing quickly
- azinman2 7y agoMy friend in SF was told he wasn't severe enough to get tested a few weeks ago, but he's convinced he had it.
- maxerickson 7y agoAssuming that's the Abbott 15 minute test, there's only going to be 50,000 of those a day for the near future (and it seems less than that in the immediate future). That's a big chunk on top of current testing, but probably not enough to make it easy to move forward with a testing based strategy.
- rhizome 7y agoAnd the stories I've read say their accuracy is questionable.