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On a per capita basis yes, but the US has done more tests than any other country. Once the US doubles testing capacity again it will be on par with other large

On a per capita basis yes, but the US has done more tests than any other country. Once the US doubles testing capacity again it will be on par with other large countries.

socialdemocrat 7y ago
I guess after their bandits have stolen testing kids destined to other countries just like the bribed people with suitcases of dollars get masks enroute to various European countries. I am hoping for the best for the US, but I am quite offended by how the US is scrambling to undo its own mistakes by steamrolling everybody else.
BurningFrog 7y ago
Per capita is all that matters.
- matwood 7y ago
  Sure. On a per capita basis the US is ahead of SK. To reach Germany levels the US will need 8M+ tests. That’s a large percentage of all tests that have already been done worldwide. Unfortunately a large country like the US (similar to countries like China and India) is going to run into production/technology constraints. The US dropped many balls and started late with ramping testing in particular, but now the ramping is happening and just takes time. There was also no way the US could test enough people using the original set of tests that simply took too long. New technology had to be developed.
  - BurningFrog 7y ago
    > Unfortunately a large country like the US (similar to countries like China and India) is going to run into production/technology constraints. A large country has a lot of people to test, but also a lot of people to manufacture and perform the tests. So that argument doesn't work for me. Especially when we're talking about the richest country in the world. Now, if the test making and executing is done by a single centralized organization, it does make some sense. Which is why that way of doing things is an anti-pattern.
cpitman 7y ago
What this effectively means though is that we are still tightly scoping who can get tested in the US. My mom is a primary care provider in the DC suburbs, and their hospital system is still limiting tests to medical providers and first responders. People who "obviously" have Covid-19 are just treated, and mild cases are sent home without testing.

On a per capita basis yes, but the US has done more tests than any other country. Once the US doubles testing capacity again it will be on par with other large countries.

socialdemocrat 7y ago

I guess after their bandits have stolen testing kids destined to other countries just like the bribed people with suitcases of dollars get masks enroute to various European countries. I am hoping for the best for the US, but I am quite offended by how the US is scrambling to undo its own mistakes by steamrolling everybody else.

BurningFrog 7y ago

Per capita is all that matters.

matwood 7y ago
Sure. On a per capita basis the US is ahead of SK. To reach Germany levels the US will need 8M+ tests. That’s a large percentage of all tests that have already been done worldwide. Unfortunately a large country like the US (similar to countries like China and India) is going to run into production/technology constraints. The US dropped many balls and started late with ramping testing in particular, but now the ramping is happening and just takes time. There was also no way the US could test enough people using the original set of tests that simply took too long. New technology had to be developed.
- BurningFrog 7y ago
  > Unfortunately a large country like the US (similar to countries like China and India) is going to run into production/technology constraints. A large country has a lot of people to test, but also a lot of people to manufacture and perform the tests. So that argument doesn't work for me. Especially when we're talking about the richest country in the world. Now, if the test making and executing is done by a single centralized organization, it does make some sense. Which is why that way of doing things is an anti-pattern.

cpitman 7y ago

What this effectively means though is that we are still tightly scoping who can get tested in the US. My mom is a primary care provider in the DC suburbs, and their hospital system is still limiting tests to medical providers and first responders. People who "obviously" have Covid-19 are just treated, and mild cases are sent home without testing.