Free and readily available doesn’t guarantee testing is available on every square inch of soil in the US for 100% of the population.
I have, long before the pandemic hit.
Not my fault you amended your post; I quoted it in the entirety of what was available to me at the time. In any case, both are presumably being undercounted. By how much? Your guess is as good as mine, but absent actual numbers, like I said, even in countries where testing is widely accessible, the data supports a CFR of about 1–2%. That’d imply that the imbalance isn’t nearly as large as you think it is.
Fauci said no masks early on. Who cares what degrees he has? He’s already been objectively wrong during this mess bc no one really knows. I don’t even blame the guy.
Ok, fair enough on the amendment. 10X confirmed cases per CDC director. So the death rate is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than confirmed deaths/confirmed cases. I didn’t think it...CDC did.
The county in which the friend and I both reside isn’t exactly the middle of nowhere; it has about 40,000 residents and is more or less a hub for far more rural surrounding areas. It’d be a perfect spot for the state to set up shop and test consistently in a region where the existing data is currently awful, as a competent state response to a pandemic obviously begins with high-quality data. The most the state has done here is (if I recall correctly) 4 one-day-only community testing events since the summer.
Got it. But it still doesn't mean testing isn't readily available, barring incompetence. Within 5 miles of me, there must be 5+ offices, pharmacies, urgent health care, etc where I can get tested.
If you really bother I think you should do your own research and not swallow everything you are fed from the newspapers.
Yeah, I own one. But your response is typical of a non-owner.
Fair.
Non-owner of what? A rocket? Apple computer? A Tesla? I do not own a rocket, I’ve worked for a space agency though. I do own several Apple computers. I’ve had Teslas before, not anymore. We have just ordered another Tesla for IT security research of their systems, not actual driving. I’ve also had VW, Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover, Aston Martin, Porsche and Ferrari. Sport cars in general are not very practical, they were nice in my 20s. I prefer larger cars these days. Electric isn’t a must have for me, but if I had to pick one, then it would probably be the e-tron. From a quality control of view, Tesla is probably the worst. Then again, Tesla isn’t a classical car company. They have a lot to learn when it comes to compensating vibration from the street into the cabin/interior. It may not be bad for US standards, but it’s lackluster compared to Japanese or European standards.
It’s not available to you if you don’t have enough money to pay out of pocket for the test without insurance.
This statement is going to age poorly because it’s based on a fundamentally flawed interpretation of data, as I’ve posted about earlier in this thread.
