First death from #COVID19 reported in the US. The fact that the first cases detected are severe, means more widespread transmission is ongoing.
Botched response - only two months after the start of the epidemic, is the US ramping up diagnostic testing.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/world/coronavirus-news.html …
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And when I say "ramping up", I mean exactly that - *currently* there is virtually no scalable diagnostic capacity in place and today's
@US_FDA announcement - and others - is about developing new tests - none of which are currently available.https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-issues-new-policy-help-expedite-availability-diagnostics …6 antwoorden 26 retweets 63 vind-ik-leuksDeze collectie tonen -
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What do you mean by "no scalable diagnostic capability"? There are of several tests on the market already, as well as several protocols for in-house PCRs. I agree that rapid tests would be valuable and a welcome addition. But real-time PCR is easily scalable technology.
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It's not the tests themselves that pose a problem it's the fact that the capacity to perform them isn't in place. Here's a good overall background - there are many others:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/why-has-the-us-cdc-done-so-little-coronavirus-testing.html …
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There’s always been more than ample “capacity” in place, the issue was the narrowness in what was previously approved. That’s why this announcement is actually quite important: it addressed the most rate limiting issue in the US.
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Yup, agreed - and yes, this announcement is very important to help resolve the issue. However, we are two months into the epidemic and making these decisions now is being very late to the game - plus what's described in the announcement still needs to be developed and implemented
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*Immediately* after this announcement, SPHLs started up on the assays they already had in house—the effect was same day.https://www.mass.gov/news/statement-on-the-start-of-testing-by-the-massachusetts-state-public-health-laboratory-for …
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... again, *immediately* being two months after the start of the epidemic. An additional problem is that while MA may be able to begin today (if indeed that's what happens - the statement doesn't say that), this is not true in most of the country.
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