Curious what the status of drive-through testing is in other folks area. It seemed like this was going to be a big mobilization effort across the country. There still aren't any in my area but I'm in a city on the smaller side that's not in Texas.
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Over the last week, I've driven past a couple of the drive thru testing sites in the Houston area and did not see 1 vehicle in line to get tested at either of them. Plenty of police and people to administer the tests, but no one getting tested. Seems like an unnecessary waste of resources, but I don't know all the details.....
I think they are preparing for the peak.
just as a point of reference: The public/private partnership with Walmart, CVS and Walgreens has resulted in exactly 8 testing sites.
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
It's by appointment only and you're in/out in 5 minutes. I don't think you are going to see a line at this point.
This private company is offering drive-thru testing at all three of its locations in or near Dallas.
Sinai Urgent Care
Sinai Urgent Care
This is a good article on drive thru testing in New Jersey at the backlogs in the labs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/nyregion/coronavirus-testing.html
This thread goes along with the article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/nyregion/coronavirus-testing.html
This thread goes along with the article:
Peak in Texas is here IMO. 
and yet we're talking like we can open back up and keep a lid on this via surveillance.
not likely at this point. pure wishcasting.
not likely at this point. pure wishcasting.
Utah has an excess in testing capacity right now and probably have done as much or more CV19 testing of the population per capita as any state in the nation. They are now relaxing standards so that any ONE symptom will make the candidate eligible for testing so the state Health Dept can better track the disease's progress. We have some significant RSV presenting right now among the population and the governor wouldn't take my suggestion that we put the National Guard at the borders to forcibly expel Californians and Coloradoans traveling in passenger cars.
“If you’re going to have crime it should at least be organized crime”
-Havelock Vetinari
-Havelock Vetinari
Do you have to say the same thing over and over on every thread? We get it. We need to lock ourselves in our laundry room for three years until every last viral RNA fragment is eliminated from the Earth.
He also said that each site now has 500 tests/day available. Not sure how that compares to other major urban areas.lunchbox said:
Houston Mayor Turner announced today that drive-thru testing is available for everyone now, regardless of symptoms. Either there have been no lines or maybe they want a better handle on asymptomatic cases...
i'm not saying that
i'm saying that if we want to do the whole hammer and dance thing via testing, well where's the testing capacity
we're in full pretend mode for what's going to happen when they left the lockdown in three weeks
i'm saying that if we want to do the whole hammer and dance thing via testing, well where's the testing capacity
we're in full pretend mode for what's going to happen when they left the lockdown in three weeks
cone said:
i'm not saying that
i'm saying that if we want to do the whole hammer and dance thing via testing, well where's the testing capacity
we're in full pretend mode for what's going to happen when they left the lockdown in three weeks
I think most of the country can get there in 3 weeks testing wise but again, that's just a guess.
how's the testing volume progressed over the last two weeks in the state of Texas?
cone said:
how's the testing volume progressed over the last two weeks in the state of Texas?
Is there a shortage of test kits in Texas? Been made aware of a company that is seeking to expand into Texas with test kits that can be read on RT-PCR machines (I am not in medicine for reference, excuse any use of acronym).
Company is US-based and is working currently with two states, pursuing a 3rd and with a national laboratory. Evidently there remains a supply chain / procurement disconnect as state & local procurement departments relying on standard channels and coming up with vendors that are not acceptable, cannot supply, do not meet other procurement requirements, etc.
Asking if there is indeed frustration in procurement. If so, there may be a way to help. Going to look into this myself but you never know what TexAgs knows.
Company is US-based and is working currently with two states, pursuing a 3rd and with a national laboratory. Evidently there remains a supply chain / procurement disconnect as state & local procurement departments relying on standard channels and coming up with vendors that are not acceptable, cannot supply, do not meet other procurement requirements, etc.
Asking if there is indeed frustration in procurement. If so, there may be a way to help. Going to look into this myself but you never know what TexAgs knows.
lol that's not going to cut it for surveillance
cone said:
lol that's not going to cut it for surveillance
Yeah the testing has been extremely disappointing to say the least.
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