Re:Fed to inject $1.5T to prevent ‘unusual disruptions’ in m...
by inferiorhuman on Thursday March 12, 2020 @09:05PM
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Funny how many people think "they were too slow with testing"
They were.
do any of these commentators have any idea how long it takes to develop a reliable, sensitive and hopefully specific test
The CDC forbade King County from using their own home grown test.
that probably didn't exist in its current form until around 3 months ago.
The US CDC also declined to use the WHO test (and presumably the Chinese and Korean ones as well)... even as a temporary measure.
why not criticize them for not yet developing an effective antiviral treatment and vaccine for the condition too?
Because the tests were widely available, widely distributed, and non-CDC labs have already developed tests. The same is not true with a vaccine. IIRC antivirals are being tested in Seattle.
They were.
do any of these commentators have any idea how long it takes to develop a reliable, sensitive and hopefully specific test
The CDC forbade King County from using their own home grown test.
that probably didn't exist in its current form until around 3 months ago.
The US CDC also declined to use the WHO test (and presumably the Chinese and Korean ones as well)... even as a temporary measure.
why not criticize them for not yet developing an effective antiviral treatment and vaccine for the condition too?
Because the tests were widely available, widely distributed, and non-CDC labs have already developed tests. The same is not true with a vaccine. IIRC antivirals are being tested in Seattle.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-de...
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/06/coronavirus-testing...