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> The issue doesn't seem to be insufficient tests. It seems to be mostly that people aren't going in to get tested since the positivity rate is actually going d

by MiroF 6y ago

> The issue doesn't seem to be insufficient tests. It seems to be mostly that people aren't going in to get tested since the positivity rate is actually going down. I don't think this is true, at all. Would love to see a source that testing right now is constrained by people unwilling to get tested and not by capacity to test.

btilly 6y ago
Here is an anecdote. My ex works at an urgent care clinic where they literally put a big banner up saying that they do COVID-19 tests. They have not run out of tests. This strongly suggests that in Orange County, CA, the bottleneck is not enough people asking for tests.
- pstuart 6y ago
  > the bottleneck is not enough people asking for tests the bottleneck is not enough people with adequate health insurance asking for tests
  - reaperducer 6y ago
    Pretty much every health insurance plan in the country covers COVID-19 tests for free. Some states even require it.
    - pstuart 6y ago
      Millions of Americans do not have health insurance.
  - Natsu 6y ago
    I thought they passed a law saying insurances had to cover this test? In my case, I couldn't get a test despite my wife getting one. I guess they only wanted me to test if she tested positive. Thankfully the test was negative.
- rbritton 6y ago
  Rightly or wrongly, many people are avoiding testing due to stories of health officials removing children or other people from homes where someone tests positive.
- MiroF 6y ago
  > the bottleneck is not enough people asking for tests. the bottleneck is people not being able to access tests. you can't just "ask" for one and get one and if you think you can, you clearly haven't tried getting tested.
  - btilly 6y ago
    Until recently you couldn't. My ex was constantly complaining that she knew people probably had it and couldn't get them tested. That reversed in the last week. She now has enough tests to give them to anyone who asks. Which is why they put the banner up.
babesh 6y ago
https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-testing-locations-near-me-where-can-i-get-tested-for-covid-19-test-antibody-bay-area/6082277/ https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-testing-locations-near-me-w... You mostly can't get tested unless you have symptoms.
hnburnsy 6y ago
This is just one state but the testing blitz in Arizona has fallen short. For the last two Saturdays, tests were open to anyone including no pre-registration at some locations... >Last Saturday was the first day of the testing blitz. The goal was to perform 10,000 to 20,000 tests statewide. But, as of Thursday, Arizona Department of Health Services data shows only around 5,000 tests were collected that day. Maready Medical in Mesa had capacity to perform 500 tests last weekend, said business director Sonny Hastings but only around 200 people showed up. Most appointment slots at that site are still open for this weekend, he said. https://kjzz.org/content/1560116/some-covid-19-testing-sites-underutilized-during-first-blitz-weekend https://kjzz.org/content/1560116/some-covid-19-testing-sites...

by MiroF 6y ago

btilly 6y ago

Here is an anecdote. My ex works at an urgent care clinic where they literally put a big banner up saying that they do COVID-19 tests. They have not run out of tests. This strongly suggests that in Orange County, CA, the bottleneck is not enough people asking for tests.

pstuart 6y ago
> the bottleneck is not enough people asking for tests the bottleneck is not enough people with adequate health insurance asking for tests
- reaperducer 6y ago
  Pretty much every health insurance plan in the country covers COVID-19 tests for free. Some states even require it.
  - pstuart 6y ago
    Millions of Americans do not have health insurance.
- Natsu 6y ago
  I thought they passed a law saying insurances had to cover this test? In my case, I couldn't get a test despite my wife getting one. I guess they only wanted me to test if she tested positive. Thankfully the test was negative.
rbritton 6y ago
Rightly or wrongly, many people are avoiding testing due to stories of health officials removing children or other people from homes where someone tests positive.
MiroF 6y ago
> the bottleneck is not enough people asking for tests. the bottleneck is people not being able to access tests. you can't just "ask" for one and get one and if you think you can, you clearly haven't tried getting tested.
- btilly 6y ago
  Until recently you couldn't. My ex was constantly complaining that she knew people probably had it and couldn't get them tested. That reversed in the last week. She now has enough tests to give them to anyone who asks. Which is why they put the banner up.

babesh 6y ago

https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-testing-locations-near-me-where-can-i-get-tested-for-covid-19-test-antibody-bay-area/6082277/ https://abc7news.com/coronavirus-testing-locations-near-me-w... You mostly can't get tested unless you have symptoms.

hnburnsy 6y ago

This is just one state but the testing blitz in Arizona has fallen short. For the last two Saturdays, tests were open to anyone including no pre-registration at some locations... >Last Saturday was the first day of the testing blitz. The goal was to perform 10,000 to 20,000 tests statewide. But, as of Thursday, Arizona Department of Health Services data shows only around 5,000 tests were collected that day. Maready Medical in Mesa had capacity to perform 500 tests last weekend, said business director Sonny Hastings but only around 200 people showed up. Most appointment slots at that site are still open for this weekend, he said. https://kjzz.org/content/1560116/some-covid-19-testing-sites-underutilized-during-first-blitz-weekend https://kjzz.org/content/1560116/some-covid-19-testing-sites...