How is the Warp Speed virus testing going?

**mezmurized2** · 05-10-20, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by Mike Huntertz

US tests to Apr. 3rd........ 1,350,000
................Apr. 10th........2,500,000 85% weekly increase
................Apr. 17th........3,570.000 42% weekly increase
................Apr. 24th.........5,000,000 40% weekly increase.
................May 1st.......... 6,700,000 34% weekly increase.
................May 8th...........8,382,000 25% weekly increase

I heard last week tests were going to be ramped up?
Not quite warp speed yet, actually decreasing.
Recently in the White House tests are everywhere
but alas not for the general public.

Ohhh come ON!....those numbers can't be correct.
They make it look like Trump's testing plans are going in the wrong direction!

They must be FAKE NEWS,
because I remember distinctly hearing Trump talk glowingly about all the
incredible massive increase in testing all across the country.
He said so on FUX News so we know it must be true.

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**GUMMO77** · 05-10-20, 12:14 PM

Rapid tests everywhere would be great. I'm not sure how likely that will be.

Trump let it slip that more testing means more positive tests, which he doesn't want.

**JIBBBY** · 05-10-20, 12:17 PM

If you feel good no one is gonna go out of their way to get tested..

**GUMMO77** · 05-10-20, 12:21 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

If you feel good no one is gonna go out of their way to get tested..

But that is kind of the issue with not having enough rapid tests. Feeling good doesn't mean you're not a carrier of it. I'm not getting into politics on this, but rapid tests could really open the economy up. Without them, you're going to have openings, then an outbreak, then closings over and over again.

**mezmurized2** · 05-10-20, 12:25 PM

Originally posted by gummo77

but that is kind of the issue with not having enough rapid tests. Feeling good doesn't mean you're not a carrier of it. I'm not getting into politics on this, but rapid tests could really open the economy up. Without them, you're going to have openings, then an outbreak, then closings over and over again.

bingo!

**Booya711** · 05-10-20, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by GUMMO77

But that is kind of the issue with not having enough rapid tests. Feeling good doesn't mean you're not a carrier of it. I'm not getting into politics on this, but rapid tests could really open the economy up. Without them, you're going to have openings, then an outbreak, then closings over and over again.

you could test negative today but then get it tomorrow. Everyone would need to be tested daily and that isn’t feasible

**floridagolfer** · 05-10-20, 12:42 PM

This is an absolute embarrassment for a country with all the assets of the U.S. The whole world is looking at America as a bunch of bumbling fools. What makes matters worse is that the situation isn't going to get any better because the federal government has given up; it doesn't care about testing and it doesn't care what the final death total climbs to. Over the weekend, 14 states and D.C. had their highest number of new cases (on a per capita basis). Does that sound like we're making progress?

**JIBBBY** · 05-10-20, 07:32 PM

Originally posted by floridagolfer

This is an absolute embarrassment for a country with all the assets of the U.S. The whole world is looking at America as a bunch of bumbling fools. What makes matters worse is that the situation isn't going to get any better because the federal government has given up; it doesn't care about testing and it doesn't care what the final death total climbs to. Over the weekend, 14 states and D.C. had their highest number of new cases (on a per capita basis). Does that sound like we're making progress?

China is the embarrassment not the US or any other Country that is fighting this virus that started out of China which they covered up and still let flights go out when they knew the virus was contagious and spreading... Ask Italy about that..

CHINA is basically responsible for ruining almost every economy on the planet..

**lakerboy** · 05-10-20, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by floridagolfer

This is an absolute embarrassment for a country with all the assets of the U.S. The whole world is looking at America as a bunch of bumbling fools. What makes matters worse is that the situation isn't going to get any better because the federal government has given up; it doesn't care about testing and it doesn't care what the final death total climbs to. Over the weekend, 14 states and D.C. had their highest number of new cases (on a per capita basis). Does that sound like we're making progress?

Great post.

**JIBBBY** · 05-10-20, 07:49 PM

Corona is what it is.. We need a population thinner sooner or later even though Corona won't do it..

Our pretty blue planet is getting polluted and over populated at an incredible rate now.. Numbers don't lie and something has to give in time..

I don't see us humans spreading out to other planets anytime soon either or getting smart enough to stop reproducing like rabbits... That's keeping it real as ugly as that sounds!!!

**jjgold** · 05-10-20, 07:57 PM

Tests mean
Nothing

**5mike5** · 05-10-20, 08:24 PM

Originally posted by floridagolfer

This is an absolute embarrassment for a country with all the assets of the U.S. The whole world is looking at America as a bunch of bumbling fools. What makes matters worse is that the situation isn't going to get any better because the federal government has given up; it doesn't care about testing and it doesn't care what the final death total climbs to. Over the weekend, 14 states and D.C. had their highest number of new cases (on a per capita basis). Does that sound like we're making progress?

This guy should post more.

**lakerboy** · 05-10-20, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

Tests mean
Nothing

I agree with this to some degree.

**Kermit** · 05-10-20, 08:35 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

I agree with this to some degree.

Yeah really. You could get tested today and get the virus tomorrow and spread it around thinking that you are clean.

**lakerboy** · 05-10-20, 08:41 PM

Originally posted by Kermit

Yeah really. You could get tested today and get the virus tomorrow and spread it around thinking that you are clean.

Exactly. Testing is only the answer if you are a hospital or long term care worker

**Buckandadime** · 05-10-20, 08:57 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Corona is what it is.. We need a population thinner sooner or later even though Corona won't do it..

Our pretty blue planet is getting polluted and over populated at an incredible rate now.. Numbers don't lie and something has to give in time..

I don't see us humans spreading out to other planets anytime soon either or getting smart enough to stop reproducing like rabbits... That's keeping it real as ugly as that sounds!!!

Mars, bitches!!

**blackbart** · 05-10-20, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

Tests mean
Nothing

without contact tracing and quarantine.

**JIBBBY** · 05-10-20, 09:07 PM

Originally posted by Buckandadime

Mars, bitches!!

Elon Musk coming up short and so is Space X so far.. Long way to go to try to get a human to Mars let alone colonization to begin. It's a pipe dream and I don't care how many billions you can spend on making it happen..

I give the rich billionaires creditt for trying though.. Did get reverse rocket landing out of it so far which is impressive.. That's about it..

**Mike Huntertz** · 05-10-20, 09:09 PM

If so why is the president now getting tested every day?

Originally posted by jjgold

Tests mean
Nothing

**EmpireMaker** · 05-10-20, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by Mike Huntertz

US tests to Apr. 3rd........ 1,350,000
................Apr. 10th........2,500,000 85% weekly increase
................Apr. 17th........3,570.000 42% weekly increase
................Apr. 24th.........5,000,000 40% weekly increase.
................May 1st.......... 6,700,000 34% weekly increase.
................May 8th...........8,382,000 25% weekly increase

I heard last week tests were going to be ramped up? Not quite war speed yet, actually decreasing.
Recently in the White House tests are everywhere but alas not for the general public.

Those numbers are completely fabricated.
The whole White House has Covid19 now LOL

**mezmurized2** · 05-10-20, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by floridagolfer

This is an absolute embarrassment for a country with all the assets of the U.S. The whole world is looking at America as a bunch of bumbling fools. What makes matters worse is that the situation isn't going to get any better because the federal government has given up; it doesn't care about testing and it doesn't care what the final death total climbs to. Over the weekend, 14 states and D.C. had their highest number of new cases (on a per capita basis). Does that sound like we're making progress?

Valid points

**mezmurized2** · 05-10-20, 11:25 PM

Totally AGREE!

This population explosion is unsustainable!
And THAT is in very large part what is accelerating the human factor in "global warming"

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Corona is what it is.. We need a population thinner sooner or later even though Corona won't do it..
Our pretty blue planet is getting polluted and over populated at an incredible rate now.. Numbers don't lie and something has to give in time..
I don't see us humans spreading out to other planets anytime soon either or getting smart enough to stop reproducing like rabbits... That's keeping it real as ugly as that sounds!!!

**jjgold** · 05-11-20, 06:16 AM

getting a negative test means nothing, you can get 2 days latter

**blackbart** · 05-11-20, 08:39 AM

Originally posted by Mike Huntertz

If so why is the president now getting tested every day?

cause he refuses to wear a mask, should at least try to set an example

**blackbart** · 05-11-20, 08:42 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

getting a negative test means nothing, you can get 2 days latter

purpose would be if test positive you then would be quarantined, and contact tracing would then lead to everyone you exposed to the virus would be tested and quarantined. without this you are right its useless

**Chi_archie** · 05-11-20, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

getting a negative test means nothing, you can get 2 days latter

it's not about finding the negatives. That is the backwards way of looking at this test. For every positive test that you find, you then can isolate those people that are unknowingly spreading the virus before their symptoms start or even better finding the Asymptomatic carriers that woud be spreading the virus for 2-4 weeks unknowingly.

okay, so hypothetically let's say 2000 SBR posters are all sent to an isolated island resort for a few months.

you separate them onto two sides of the island, 1000 each side. Every day they come together to do some work and to do some recreation.

On one side you test every 3 days. On another side you do no testing.

assuming a serial interval of 7.5 days with a 5 day incubation and R naught reproductive rate of 2.2

if each group of 1000 started out with a lone individual that unknowingly was an asymptomatic postive covid case here is how it would go.

the non testing group would have 783 members infected within 1 week and the full 1000 on day 8. the testing and isolating group would have 60-80 after 1 week.

obviously that situation and testing rate would never occur. But in real life removing just 1 asymptomatic carrier from going to the work place, restaurants, grocery stores ect in a "back to normal lifestyle" will prevent 9,500+ people from potentially getting infected 10 days later. So for every positive test you identify you are potentially saving many lives and hundreds of hospitalizations.

**Chi_archie** · 05-11-20, 09:14 AM

or more simply think of it like this.

What's the point of even doing AIDS testing? you could get a negative test and go to the sauna tomorrow and get spindled and contract HIV there.

The point is if you get a positive test for HIV today, you stop going to the Sauna and spreading your dirty aids dick and ass to all the spindlers and jelly pinchers that you used to.

**swordsandtequila** · 05-11-20, 09:25 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

it's not about finding the negatives. That is the backwards way of looking at this test. For every positive test that you find, you then can isolate those people that are unknowingly spreading the virus before their symptoms start or even better finding the Asymptomatic carriers that woud be spreading the virus for 2-4 weeks unknowingly.

okay, so hypothetically let's say 2000 SBR posters are all sent to an isolated island resort for a few months.

you separate them onto two sides of the island, 1000 each side. Every day they come together to do some work and to do some recreation.

On one side you test every 3 days. On another side you do no testing.

assuming a serial interval of 7.5 days with a 5 day incubation and R naught reproductive rate of 2.2

if each group of 1000 started out with a lone individual that unknowingly was an asymptomatic postive covid case here is how it would go.

the non testing group would have 783 members infected within 1 week and the full 1000 on day 8. the testing and isolating group would have 60-80 after 1 week.

obviously that situation and testing rate would never occur. But in real life removing just 1 asymptomatic carrier from going to the work place, restaurants, grocery stores ect in a "back to normal lifestyle" will prevent 9,500+ people from potentially getting infected 10 days later. So for every positive test you identify you are potentially saving many lives and hundreds of hospitalizations.

THIS is what should have been coming out of the pieholes of the idiot/s in charge. Instead we get politics, blame-game, look at me, etc.

**Hushie** · 05-11-20, 09:32 AM

I ain't getting a Qtip shoved into my brain. Hard pass.

**themike78** · 05-11-20, 09:33 AM

Originally posted by Mike Huntertz

US tests to Apr. 3rd........ 1,350,000
................Apr. 10th........2,500,000 85% weekly increase
................Apr. 17th........3,570.000 42% weekly increase
................Apr. 24th.........5,000,000 40% weekly increase.
................May 1st.......... 6,700,000 34% weekly increase.
................May 8th...........8,382,000 25% weekly increase

I heard last week tests were going to be ramped up? Not quite war speed yet, actually decreasing.
Recently in the White House tests are everywhere but alas not for the general public.

The whole "warp speed" thing was about finding a vaccine quickly. Nothing to do with testing people for the virus.

**blackbart** · 05-11-20, 05:53 PM

for everyone believing the media "only old people get it" mis -information, check actual California stats:

and last updated 9:24 PM, May 10, 2020

LAST ARTICLE UPDATE: 6:21 p.m. PDT May 10
As of May 9, 2020, there are a total of 66,680 positive cases and 2,745 deaths in California.
As of May 9, 955,664 tests have been conducted in California and reported to the California Department of Public Health. This represents an increase of 43,094 tests over the prior 24-hour reporting period. These numbers include data from commercial, private and academic labs, including Quest, LabCorp, Kaiser, University of California and Stanford, and the 25 state and county health labs currently testing.

Ages of all confirmed positive cases:

Age 0-17: 2,373 cases
Age 18-49: 33,190 cases
Age 50-64: 16,729 cases
Age 65 and older: 14,290 cases
Unknown/Missing: 98 cases

**blackbart** · 05-11-20, 05:55 PM

53 % of all cases are people under 50

**Mike Huntertz** · 05-11-20, 07:38 PM

You are right and I stand corrected.
Thanxs for informing us.

Originally posted by themike78

The whole "warp speed" thing was about finding a vaccine quickly. Nothing to do with testing people for the virus.

**RudyRuetigger** · 05-11-20, 08:35 PM

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