I've been under the impression that widespread testing was a major part of the solution to the pandemic. Due to the realities of manufacturing and delivering tests all across the US, most places were only testing people with all the major symptoms or if you had direct contact with someone who had tested positive.
I've been following my local county govt (central FL) on Facebook. They added all healthcare workers to the list a few weeks ago.
Last week I saw they were setting up more mobile sites for testing this week. There is now no criteria - anyone can get tested for free by appointment. This was not presented as a major announcement, it was simply one of the bullet points on the digital flyer they shared.
I sent the link to two friends. One had no reaction and one simply said "I want the anti-body test."
My gf and I made an appointment. The people we've told have been pretty non-plussed, and the general comments are "What do you gain from being tested?" "Even if you test negative, you could get infected the very next day" etc. A few co-workers seemed more positive, but they didn't make appointments for themselves.
When we went to the mobile site yesterday, which was set up in a parking lot and you never get out of your car, there were more workers than people to be tested. They were obviously set up for large amounts of people - there were 4 or 5 checkpoints as you went through the lot with people pointing you in the direction to go - but we breezed right on through as there were barely any other cars there even though we were about 30 mins early for our appointment. We were in and out in less than 10 minutes.
Is "widespread testing is what is needed" no longer the narrative?
I've been following my local county govt (central FL) on Facebook. They added all healthcare workers to the list a few weeks ago.
Last week I saw they were setting up more mobile sites for testing this week. There is now no criteria - anyone can get tested for free by appointment. This was not presented as a major announcement, it was simply one of the bullet points on the digital flyer they shared.
I sent the link to two friends. One had no reaction and one simply said "I want the anti-body test."
My gf and I made an appointment. The people we've told have been pretty non-plussed, and the general comments are "What do you gain from being tested?" "Even if you test negative, you could get infected the very next day" etc. A few co-workers seemed more positive, but they didn't make appointments for themselves.
When we went to the mobile site yesterday, which was set up in a parking lot and you never get out of your car, there were more workers than people to be tested. They were obviously set up for large amounts of people - there were 4 or 5 checkpoints as you went through the lot with people pointing you in the direction to go - but we breezed right on through as there were barely any other cars there even though we were about 30 mins early for our appointment. We were in and out in less than 10 minutes.
Is "widespread testing is what is needed" no longer the narrative?
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