04-17-2020, 08:53 AM
(04-17-2020, 08:39 AM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: I’m not sure where you’re getting those numbers, but I can tell you no one knows the true prevalence because there is a shortage of tests. As of today, the Georgia Department of Health has processed a total of 4,358 tests.
If you only run 200-300 tests per day you’ll never peak close to 1,400 or 10,000.
With the availability of commercial testing the total number of tests has increased while the percent of positive tests has remained the same. Which means we haven’t peaked, yet. However, we don’t know how many people are sick because there aren’t enough tests to test everyone who needs to be tested.
Also, last week the number of people tested decreased by 30% and not because there are less people who need testing.
And Trump and Trump-lite (Mike "at the direction and under the bold, fast leadership of the President" Pence) keep throwing numbers out that seem really big but are small when they are taken per capita.
Also...
They tested the entire 4,800 member crew of the Roosevelt. 60% of the positives were asymptomatic.
— David Waldman-1, of Yorktown LLC (@KagroX) April 16, 2020
Reopening the economy without universal testing and tracking, and a vaccine, will be a disaster. https://t.co/daBvIpGLnQ
And I WANT the US open. I mean my family is one of the fortunate ones where everyone is still working but I see the pain out there. No one WANTS the economy to tank. However SOME only want the economy open for political reasons...not because they care about you or me. Hell if they cared about us we would have universal health care and guaranteed sick leave that would have eased the pain of the shutdown in the first place.
Your anger and ego will always reveal your true self.