Originally Posted by
daOldMan
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.
Tests per capita is really the only metric that matters if you're going to discuss the quantity of tests.
And it appears that when those tests occurred (as in countries that tested early and got a grip on this early faired best) matters most. See South Korea.
What I really want to talk about is the union call today where they said furloughs are happening and they aren't discussing it.