The reason we know about the high rate of infection in apparently a symptomatic people is Iceland. Even South Korea and Norway were testing mostly symptomatic people or those who sought the test...
The blood serum test would be key to being able to test everyone. Essentially it will be a test akin to a blood sugar test for diabetics...
The results are almost immediate. I saw one being made in Ottawa on display on the local news yesterday. I don't know when it would be ready and they were still waiting for validation by Health Canada.
I could see nations like South Korea, Norway, Japan immediately committing to and accomplishing this and returning to near normal after isolating those found infected.
Probably other nations would start on that path as they managed to roll out tests. In Canada flu vaccines are freely available and easy to get. I get mine at a pharmacy every year...
I expect a similar program would be rolled out for this... Except that testing would be required for anyone to return to work or school.... (We have that requirement for schools for vaccinations) . Based on how most businesses have responded to the stay at home orders, I think 80 to 90% compliance could be achieved in three weeks if enough test kits are manufactured..
We're unencumbered by an ideology that makes an organized national response with full compliance difficult to achieve in the US though. You'd need a strong competent President, which Trump ain't.
The blood serum test would be key to being able to test everyone. Essentially it will be a test akin to a blood sugar test for diabetics...
The results are almost immediate. I saw one being made in Ottawa on display on the local news yesterday. I don't know when it would be ready and they were still waiting for validation by Health Canada.
I could see nations like South Korea, Norway, Japan immediately committing to and accomplishing this and returning to near normal after isolating those found infected.
Probably other nations would start on that path as they managed to roll out tests. In Canada flu vaccines are freely available and easy to get. I get mine at a pharmacy every year...
I expect a similar program would be rolled out for this... Except that testing would be required for anyone to return to work or school.... (We have that requirement for schools for vaccinations) . Based on how most businesses have responded to the stay at home orders, I think 80 to 90% compliance could be achieved in three weeks if enough test kits are manufactured..
We're unencumbered by an ideology that makes an organized national response with full compliance difficult to achieve in the US though. You'd need a strong competent President, which Trump ain't.