Top US health official: Virus testing 'is failing'

[Mr. Sparkle]

The testing system for the coronavirus in the US is currently failing, according to the top health official on infectious diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci.

“The system is not really geared to what we need right now… that is a failing, let’s admit it,” he said. “The idea of anybody getting it easily the way people in other countries are doing it, we’re not set up for that.Do I think we should be. Yes. But we’re not.”

The US government has come under fire as the country has conducted far fewer tests than many other affected countries, including South Korea and Italy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51860529

[Six117]

1. He'll be fired in...

5... 4... 3... 2....

[dawg day]

2. But why aren't we set up for it? It makes no sense!

This is a country with thousands of hospitals. Hundreds of research universities. Test labs all over the place (there are two in my immediate neighborhood). I had my annual physical in Jan, had 12 blood tests, and the results were all available and posted for me in 12 hours. This isn't some new task for American health. So why is it failing NOW?

[malaise]

3. Privatization

Men and women want to make a killing - they care not who dies in the process.
Kick the scumbags out of office.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. +1

They need to eat some humble pie and ask help from a shithole country.

[jayfish]

5. Laissez-Faire Capitalism. -NT-

[malaise]

6. This one is worse than that

This is neo-liberal capitalism - there is no social good. Deregulate, divert and devour everything in sight- everything is for sale.

[2naSalit]

7. Shock Doctrine and

blatant opportunism.