Anybody who says it’s easy to get tested, even if you have symptoms, isn’t up on the facts, or doesn’t know people who are trying to get tested. Right now, in many many places they’ll only test you if you’re ill enough to require hospitalization, or if you’re a hospital employee or first responder. There’s still a big shortage of components for the testing process, as well as safety/protection equipment for providers
I find it equally embarrassing and infuriating, as if we’re not a First World country
I read the good news that Abbott Labs is bringing a new 15 minute test process online next week, but I also read that it’s use will be slowed by the continued shortage of masks, gloves and gowns
Absolutely. If Iceland’s finding that 50% of infected show no symptoms is true - and based on the difficulty of getting tested here even with symptoms - I suspect the true number is 5x the current reporting. Which is likely a good thing...hopefully we’re further along than realized.
I agree though it’s frustrating how this has been mishandled.
Here in Little Rock, Ar, we have drive through testing at the state medical school, so if you think your infected you can do that, I think they are doing about 500 tests a day.
My 89 year old mom is sick with a fever in Dallas, and can’t get tested.
My daughter visited us in San Jose in February. She used the San Jose airport to fly home at the same time TSA agents who had it were working. She got sick about 9 days later with a respiratory bug. She still has a cough. She couldn’t get tested even though she had all the symptoms and she’s high risk due to asthma.