Moving this from a 'reply' to a previous thread to it's own proper home:
For those of you who think that we're NOT failing at testing capacity:
Let me expound.
Yes, we are failing.
Our testing has plateaued.
For those of you who think that we're NOT failing at testing capacity:
Let me expound.
Yes, we are failing.
Our testing has plateaued.
We still have a HUGE percentage of our tests coming back positive. This means we are missing LOADS of cases in the community. Each of which spreads the disease. On and on and on.
There's concerning signs about the ⬇️ supply of swabs & reagents.
And about those antibody tests?
There's concerning signs about the ⬇️ supply of swabs & reagents.
And about those antibody tests?
Antibody tests aren't required to undergo FDA approval.
Will some be fine? Sure.
Will some be quackery to rip-off the American consumer like infomercial miracle cures and 'cure-all' vitamins? Yep!
Can they potentially do more harm than good? Yep.
Will some be fine? Sure.
Will some be quackery to rip-off the American consumer like infomercial miracle cures and 'cure-all' vitamins? Yep!
Can they potentially do more harm than good? Yep.
Please read all the following. And then if you really feel like we don't have a testing problem, I'm happy to find time to discuss with you privately.
One of the greatest threats to public health right now is our lack of adequate testing. Promise.
One of the greatest threats to public health right now is our lack of adequate testing. Promise.
(since I’m about to go to bed, I’m just going to post this now so that all those replies asking for a source about antibody tests not needing FDA approval are satiated while I sleep: fda.gov/news-events/pr…)
Be safe everyone! ❤️
Be safe everyone! ❤️
