Originally Posted by
cessnapilot
but the numbers in other countries seem to be extraordinarily low compared to ours. Seems our response failed comparatively
Well, we have tested a much larger number, and we have a much larger population.
Read a study today that the rapid tests have had a "false positive" rate of more than 28%. Some of the companies have lost their FDA authorization as a result (look at the stock ticker for CEMI). So, between false positive tests and manipulated numbers, it certainly looks bad. But it isn't.
The short answer is that we have NOT had a failed response, just a failed political system that is using this as a publicity stunt to try to regain what they lost previously.