Angelenos, please read. We need our reps to help us get more tests! @MayorOfLA @GavinNewsom @RepAdamSchiff
“The result has been a confusing, incomplete picture of the virus in California.Public health experts warn that a robust, coordinated testing program is crucial so the state knows not only who is infected but how quickly and where the virus is spreading...”
“the failure of federal health officials to establish a coordinated, nationwide testing strategy has given rise to a similar mishmash of testing options around the country. The impact, however, has been particularly blunt here, [with] the sheer size of the state”
“Based on population size, California’s official test numbers are not at the bottom of the state rankings, but it is below the national average of nearly 90 tests performed for every 100,000 residents”
““There are not enough supplies to meet the demand,” Butler-Wu said. “It’s basically every system or hospital for itself and that is not what you want for a pandemic.... You need a coordinated system that is rolled out across the state, across the county.”
“We have a decentralized healthcare system and we have no way to scale for government means,” Mina said. “Everything is privatized, everything is individualized in our country and it’s become our Achilles’ heel in this case.”
“The governor said the state would release more accurate figures on Wednesday that include data from more facilities now conducting tests. The new number, he said, “will substantially increase” the current totals.”
“We are flying blind through this tunnel at the moment, and we don’t know where we are in the epidemic curve.”
