Good Morning GuyS!!!!!
WE are in a crisis.
WE have been let down by our Leadership,
says he's not responsible for testing problems
US efforts fumbled early, while South Korea set up free drive-thru testing
It didn’t take long for the U.S. to develop its own test for novel coronavirus after the World Health Organization on Jan. 30 declared it a “public health emergency of international concern.” By Feb. 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it would ship the first test kits to U.S. public labs.
But less than a week later, the CDC acknowledged there was a problem with the kits and that it was working to correct the issue. The agency also urged restrictions on who would get the tests – limiting access to people who had traveled to areas with a known outbreak and were exhibiting symptoms.
MORE: Government response updates: Trump to hold 3 p.m. news conference amid testing backlash
Even with high risk factors, patients with symptoms couldn’t obtain the tests at first through their doctors and private diagnostic labs as they would other medical tests. They had to be referred to their local public health department.
Meanwhile, the virus was spreading fast through Washington state.
MORE: Coronavirus live updates: Mobile testing starts in New York, more schools close
“I’m hearing from people who are sick, who want to get tested (and) are not being told where to go,” said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on March 3.
By the time the CDC announced that its public health labs had the capacity to conduct 75,000 tests, South Korea’s government-run health system moved fast with China – the initial epicenter of the outbreak – being so geographically close. South Korea quickly ramped up to more than 10,000 tests per day – even setting up drive-thru clinics in which patients could get tested for free without getting out of their cars.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/trump-says-hes-not-...00658.html
WE are in a crisis.
WE have been let down by our Leadership,
says he's not responsible for testing problems
US efforts fumbled early, while South Korea set up free drive-thru testing
It didn’t take long for the U.S. to develop its own test for novel coronavirus after the World Health Organization on Jan. 30 declared it a “public health emergency of international concern.” By Feb. 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it would ship the first test kits to U.S. public labs.
But less than a week later, the CDC acknowledged there was a problem with the kits and that it was working to correct the issue. The agency also urged restrictions on who would get the tests – limiting access to people who had traveled to areas with a known outbreak and were exhibiting symptoms.
MORE: Government response updates: Trump to hold 3 p.m. news conference amid testing backlash
Even with high risk factors, patients with symptoms couldn’t obtain the tests at first through their doctors and private diagnostic labs as they would other medical tests. They had to be referred to their local public health department.
Meanwhile, the virus was spreading fast through Washington state.
MORE: Coronavirus live updates: Mobile testing starts in New York, more schools close
“I’m hearing from people who are sick, who want to get tested (and) are not being told where to go,” said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on March 3.
By the time the CDC announced that its public health labs had the capacity to conduct 75,000 tests, South Korea’s government-run health system moved fast with China – the initial epicenter of the outbreak – being so geographically close. South Korea quickly ramped up to more than 10,000 tests per day – even setting up drive-thru clinics in which patients could get tested for free without getting out of their cars.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/trump-says-hes-not-...00658.html
