Difference between revisions of "Coronavirus testing"
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'''Coronavirus testing''' is relatively easy, non-invasive, affordable, and yet unavailable in most of the [[United States]] as of March 18, 2019, except to professional athletes, [[Hollywood]] actors and actresses, and high-level politicians. The [[FDA]] and [[CDC]] have impeded access to testing by most Americans despite the ability of private companies to mass-produce such tests. | '''Coronavirus testing''' is relatively easy, non-invasive, affordable, and yet unavailable in most of the [[United States]] as of March 18, 2019, except to professional athletes, [[Hollywood]] actors and actresses, and high-level politicians. The [[FDA]] and [[CDC]] have impeded access to testing by most Americans despite the ability of private companies to mass-produce such tests. | ||
| + | * FDA rules initially prevented state and commercial labs from developing their own coronavirus diagnostic tests ... [https://www.whio.com/news/local/coronavirus-new-cleveland-clinic-testing-capabilities-deliver-results-within-hours/] | ||
Those having early, special access to coronavirus testing include entire [[NBA]] teams and congressmen. | Those having early, special access to coronavirus testing include entire [[NBA]] teams and congressmen. | ||
Revision as of 12:52, March 22, 2020
Coronavirus testing is relatively easy, non-invasive, affordable, and yet unavailable in most of the United States as of March 18, 2019, except to professional athletes, Hollywood actors and actresses, and high-level politicians. The FDA and CDC have impeded access to testing by most Americans despite the ability of private companies to mass-produce such tests.
- FDA rules initially prevented state and commercial labs from developing their own coronavirus diagnostic tests ... [1]
Those having early, special access to coronavirus testing include entire NBA teams and congressmen.
Insurance companies have balked at providing coverage for treatment of coronavirus, which provides a further incentive for tests to be withheld from the general public.
Convenient drive-through testing has been available in South Korea, which has more of a free market in health care, long before the United States.
The Japan Times says that a Japanese research institute has developed a test that takes only half an hour:
- the government-affiliated research institute Riken said ... that they have developed a technology that can detect the COVID-19 coronavirus in only 10 to 30 minutes. [2]