The test "kits" the media spews on about not existing. Not the programatic systems sent out to labs. There is no field test. "Test kits" arent a first responder tool.
That article is a prime example of "hoax" indicates the tests werent working, caused a delay, etc. They did work, for covid19, flawlessly, they simply false positive on others. Now thats the test theyre using, they just dont tide the others. On Sun, Mar 1, 2020, 9:38 AM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > If there aren’t test kits, what is in this photo? > > > https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/after-missteps-cdc-says-its-coronavirus-test-kit-ready-primetime-n1145206 > > > > If this is a fake media hoax, it’s a very detailed one. Look at the label > on the box, the labels on the vials, and the attribution of the photo. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Sunday, March 1, 2020 9:24 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT shall we start a pool > > > > The cdc does the majority of the testing... that is the federal response. > Thats been available. Illinois has turned up a few labs capable of teating > the samples. There arent "test kits". State level testing is a state > responsibility, not federal. So yes, washington state did fuck this up > willfully. > > > Specific testing aside, states have been supposed to be practicing > response for decades. Containment protocols arent specific to this disease, > literally the same as flu response. The federal government can put out all > the guidance you can dream of, but if the local providers dont do it, its > useless. > > My wife works at a hospital and was pissed as she walked down the iso > hallway yesterday and all the doors were opened. You going to blame trump > for that too? > > She fails her fit test every year for the mask because of her face shape, > as does roughly 25 percent of the country. Is that a federal responsibility > too? Should the fed come in and reshape faces so everyones n95 mask > actually works? > > State departments of public health are supposed to maintain an active list > of potential oveflow and quarantine facilities, thats a requirement of some > of the disaster response funding they recieve. Thats been in play for over > 20 years that im personally aware of. > > If the existing systems that were designed and implemented specifically > for prepared response to boilogics, we would have virtually zero risk of a > pandemic ever going beyond the nusiance stage. > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2020, 12:42 AM Robert <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > > All of _what_ has been done. In Washington state they just announced > that they don't have resources to test any but the worst cases. That's > with only 7-10 cases identified as needing testing. You couldn't fu'k > this up any worse if you were trying to! The "most advanced" country in > the world isn't doing a lot better than Iran at this point... > > On 2/29/20 4:38 PM, Steve Jones wrote: > > All that has been done. Thats ongoing, always has been. > > More testing? Of whom? > > > > On Sat, Feb 29, 2020, 6:06 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > Well, it would be nice to see more preparation. Not testing more people > was bad, we can’t unspill that milk. > > > > There should be extra hospital beds being identified, and triage > facilities with properly protected healthcare workers, so people who think > they are infected don’t just walk into their doctor or hospital’s waiting > room. > > > > Maybe I’m the only one, but I honestly don’t know what I am supposed to do > if I get sick. Call the doctor? Stay inside and see how bad it gets? Go > get tested? Where? > > > > South Korea and parts of the UK have set up drive-through testing > facilities where you don’t leave your car. That sounds like maybe a good > thing. Or let me swab my own throat and have someone bring it somewhere > for testing. Then if the test comes back positive, what am I supposed to > do? > > > > Maybe this is where telemedicine comes in. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Saturday, February 29, 2020 5:44 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT shall we start a pool > > > > Its been close to 60 days here, the pond should be overflowing > > > > On Sat, Feb 29, 2020, 5:40 PM Matt Hoppes < > mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: > > I’m not panicking yet. > > I’m *probably* attending the show. We’ll see where things end up in two > weeks. > > I’m seriously considering bowing out of MuM and an event the month after > at this point though. We shall see. > > Remember the lily pad problem: > > A single lily pad is on a pond and the number double every day. In 28 days > the entire pond will be covered. It’s on day 27 that only half the pond is > covered. Days 1-26 look pretty calm. > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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