Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of...
by epistasis on Saturday March 21, 2020 @08:37PM
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A week? Two weeks tops? Once we have the viral genome sequence, which we've had for a looooong time, it's really easy to make a test.
Testing a new virus is not the difficulty! We've had all the info we needed for months, and the bottlenecks are not anything specific to SARS-COV-2. IDT, TWIST, and others can produce the specifics for this virus in no time.
What we are seeing is a massive logistical and organizational failure, driven right from the top of all of the organizations.
Testing a new virus is not the difficulty! We've had all the info we needed for months, and the bottlenecks are not anything specific to SARS-COV-2. IDT, TWIST, and others can produce the specifics for this virus in no time.
What we are seeing is a massive logistical and organizational failure, driven right from the top of all of the organizations.