@DerWouter @atrupar 1/ Quoting quarantined nurse from a northern California Kaiser facility:
"The public county officer called me and verified my symptoms and agreed with testing. But the National CDC would not initiate testing. (con't)
"The public county officer called me and verified my symptoms and agreed with testing. But the National CDC would not initiate testing. (con't)
@DerWouter @atrupar 2/...They said they would not test me bc if I were wearing the recommended protective equipment, then I wouldn't have the coronavirus. What kind of science-based answer is that? What a ridiculous & uneducated response from the dept that is in charge of our health in this country.
@DerWouter @atrupar 3/ ...Later, they called back, and now it's something called the 'identifier number.' They claim they prioritize running samples by illness severity and that there are only so many to give out each day. So I have to wait in line to find out the results.
@DerWouter @atrupar 4/ ...This is not the ticket dispenser at the deli counter; it's a public heath emergency! I am a registered nurse, and I need to know if I am positive before going back to caring for patients." /end
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