2/5 We have fallen behind in the last two weeks. Instead of ramping up vigorously and getting ahead of the virus, testing is falling behind. Social distancing is good. It is helpful. It is helping. But...
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Thread (1/n) 2 weeks ago, we tested about 100,000 people in a day. Today, we tested 135,00. That is a measly 35% increase. In 2 weeks! During that time, # of cases has increased nearly 500% # of daily new cases has increased 82% And the % positive has gone from 17% --> 23%
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3/5 But I'd argue our lousy testing capacity is making social distancing less effective. Because we can't identify and quarantine all those who are infected, they continue to spread disease...just less bc of social distancing. And with this kind of testing capacity...
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4/5 Without a lot greater testing capacity, there is no way we can safely open up again. Don't take my word for it -- read this excellent
@aaronecarroll piece (@BarackObama did and he loved it)https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/upshot/coronavirus-four-benchmarks-reopening.html …Afficher cette discussion -
5/5 So I know tweets about testing are getting boring. But testing is the linchpin for getting our lives back. No, testing alone won't be enough. But it is essential. I wrote about it
@Forbes today.https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2020/04/08/to-get-our-economy-moving-focus-on-testing-for-coronavirus/ …Afficher cette discussion -
6/5 The barriers are plenty -- not enough swabs, reagents, PPEs, infrastructure, etc. But each is surmountable. Some states are doing it. More need to. Congress should put real $ towards incentives for testing in next stimulus. This is how we'll get our lives back. Fin
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What can we do to help? I see this and feel so helpless. Why aren’t we doing this.
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Trump doesn’t want to see the Real Numbers.
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I've been pushing for more testing here in S. Florida for over a month. It's a mess - no strategy, passive attitude of the health department, hoping for the private sector to do it, reliance on commercial labs, and S. Florida is a hotspot with vulnerable populations.
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Same here in Virginia I'm to the point I'm contacting local news agencies just trying to get them to even ask our
@GovernorVA about the lack of testing. Hes silent and so are they- meanwhile it just continues to spread. Its infuriating - Voir les réponses
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