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A question: Why aren't we running randomized survey testing to determine the extent of infections?
by mcguire 6y ago
A question: Why aren't we running randomized survey testing to determine the extent of infections?
- gamacodre 6y agoWho would pay for it? Or do the work, or collate it, or publish the results? Portions of the federal government are actively hostile to fact-based public health work. The rest of it seems to be either defunded or demotivated, as opportunity allows.
- m4rtink 6y agoSlovakia just tested their whole adult population with antigene tests: https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/03/slovakia-attempts-to-test-entire-adult-population-for-coronavirus https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/03/slovakia-attempts-to-tes... Yes, it's just a couple milion people & antigen tests are not 100% precize, but it demonstrates something like this can be done.
- saalweachter 6y agoWe are, sort of, when big cities test sewage.
- toyg 6y agoUK gov is, I was asked to participate (I declined). They even pay you quite a bit of money for the trouble.
- boublepop 6y agoDenmark is. Besides very easy and rapid access to free testing for everyone who suspects they might be infected, the government has also sent out requests to random people to get tested.