Do they have the personnel to run all the tests, though? Genuinely curious. I don't know what it actually takes to run a test. Do they simply run your sample through a machine, so maybe personnel isn't an issue?
Coronavirus Coronavirus: In-Iowa General Discussion (Not Limited)
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If they can come up with an accurate five minute test (big if given the first few attempts) have blood centers conduct them so that antibody positive folks can donate plasma on the spot.
They already have the tools to handle massive testing samples and provide discrete results and tracking. And they need blood donations badly right now. Both blood centers near me have been calling regularly to see if I can donate.
Yeah I thought about that as well. At like a factory, do you need someone there waiting at the door to test people as they come in?
I think I heard an idea the other day that a new job that could come up would be for people to be 'trackers' to track people down if tracing post-test happens. Can't think of the logistics but what are the qualifications to be basically stalk people?
Yeah, no idea. Just figure if you don't have at least a million or so tests available for Iowa, the test everyone will not work. I would guess you could have mobile units, since some tests are almost immediately. Been involved in some basic things like that as an EMT (obviously a smaller scale). Think of it like voting, it takes you longer to get the ballot than to actually vote. It is a little similar to taking blood. Have all the paper pushers with clip boards upfront (whether drive thru or walk thru) and then go to X station and get the test.
This is what I've been going off of. I thought there were around 25,000 total tests done. Am I wrong?
https://kwwl.com/2020/04/17/april-1...qp9BTJmj-eBx2KR83smnrE9B1dSy6kSVkAKjd-xG-49Dg
here is the state site. It shows that around the first of the month, it started amping up. It is the easist and most direct spot to go to.
https://idph.iowa.gov/emerging-health-issues/novel-coronavirus
EDIT: Are you talking tests taking or test available? You replied to a post about available tests. I linked tests taken because that is kinda what your link was about.
I haven’t been tested but am increasingly certain I had it in early February, directly, most likely, from someone who had just returned to U.S. from China.
It was unusual at the time, and this was before all the info available now that wasn’t yet at that time. I would not have thought and did not think at the time it was CV. My symptoms were mostly a persistent dry cough for 5-7 days — but with no fever and very little congestion, like the most mild cold I’ve ever had. This was all looked into later. The conclusion was that if it wasn’t just a cold, and instead CV, it didn’t matter by then as I was already well past any quarantine period. And checking with the stethoscope, my lungs were fine.
But I'm right that less than 25,000 tests have been performed. That's the number I have a problem with.
I suspect you are being sarcastic, but it clearly is. About three weeks ago Iowa had 25-30% new cases in a day. Now with much more testing we have consistently seen single digit% new cases.
There have been outlier days, but we've largely seen the similar trends in # of deaths and the "currently hospitalized" numbers.
Meanwhile we have 88 in the ICU with COVID-19 and we have 566 ICU beds available. 52 on ventilators and 676 ventilators available.
Sigh, Please read my post again, I edited it. The discussion you replied to was about available tests.
Time to open up Iowa. This was the biggest exaggeration of all time. University of Stanford has done the most in-depth review and they haven’t played party lines. They have continued to show the data that this virus is a complete overreaction.
August first start dates with a summer session probably. Don't plan a summer vacation if you have kids.
It may very well turn out to be an exaggerated response, but you can't look at the situation in hindsight and say we're did the wrong things. We don't know what we're don't know.
Fair is going to be a reach at this point. Even if the state fair happens, attendance won’t be great.
I'm perfectly fine with that if it can happen. There is going to be a needed remediation period to start the school year most likely, just think of all the things the kids are missing out on at the end of the school year that helps prepare them for the next grade.
I had a feeling this was coming with how things have trended recently. I'm a little sad today because our oldest is in kindergarten and just loved school and we've had some tough conversations with her about what is going on right now. She is a motivated learner and have been trying to keep her going with learning materials but it will never replicate the learning environment a school classroom with a teacher can provide.
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