Unfortunately that’s just not the case. Due to lack of testing availability, only the sickest people are tested. As you say, the majority don’t seek medical attention meaning the number is FAR higher.
so what, the number of unreported common colds is also very high. People with few or no symptoms are not going to get tested or report sick.
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you libs keep whining about the lack of test kits. Tell us how the govt should have prepared millions of test kits for a virus that no one even knew would exist.
Hell man, test kits are just nasal swabs that are no different than those used for the typical influenza.
We had a few months to build up a capacity before it hit us. We are pretty far behind.
Dear GOD, are you stupid. The nasal swab isn't the test, you fucking moron. It's just how the sample is collected. The test is what they do with that sample afterward.
And by the way, the swab for coronavirus is usuallly a throat swab, not a nasal swab.
What the fuck do you think happens after you get swabbed for a test? Did you think the doctor just went in the back room and looked at the Q-tip and said, "Yup, that looks like coronavirus to me"?
Stop acting like a child and pretending you know everything.
You don’t.
In my state, we have a critical shortage of swabs which is why we aren’t testing anyone that isn’t absolutely necessary. It’s pretty hard to test people when you don’t have the swabs.
At first we were doing NP and OP swabs. Then we ran out of OP swabs because those aren’t as commonly used as NP, so then we rationed to just doing NP since that’s all we had. Now we are running out of those too. We aren’t testing for influenza except in critically ill patients. We aren’t testing for RSV either.
Now, if you can’t act like an adult, I suggest you shut up for once in your life.
Stop acting like a child and demanding that people stop bringing up facts you don't want to hear. Pointing out that taking a swab isn't a test isn't me "pretending I know everything"; it's me legitimately knowing something basic that you were too piss-stupid to be aware of. Don't blame me if encountering reasonably educated people makes you feel like the clueless moron you are.
We aren't testing for influenza for the most part because we never did. Again, there's no point in spending that kind of money unless the patient is seriously ill.
Do NOT give me that "I am making this anecdotal statement, and you have to just accept it and shut up" line and think it's going to get anywhere. It doesn't work for any other pig-stupid leftist who thinks he should silence everyone else, and it won't work for you. I suggest that if you can't muster the stones to tolerate hearing dissension, you either run away and hide or hold your breath waiting until you aren't helpless to control me. Good luck with either choice.
Coronavirus tests: COVID-19 kit component shortage slows US response
"Testing for coronavirus typically uses reagents, which are chemical substances used in laboratory analyses. The reagents extract, purify and stabilize RNA, or ribonucleic acid, in samples taken from patients suspected of having COVID-19.
That's the first step in confirming or ruling out a tentative diagnosis. Qiagen says it leads the world in this type of testing.
Testing demand has led to a shortage of reagents for the RNA extraction process, said Dr. Eric Blank, the chief program officer for the
Association of Public Health Laboratories, which represents state and local governmental health laboratories in the USA and responds to disease outbreaks."
Whether or not there's a shortage of swabs is irrelevant to the fact that the swabs are not the test. Moron.
Now, if you can't act like an adult . . . keep talking, because unlike you, I don't fear free speech, since I have facts on my side.
