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Originally Posted by chet2020
Yes, we have the test. No, we don't have the capacity. Romer wants 22 million tests per day (we currently are under 1 million tests per day). Nobody said getting out of this mess would be easy. However, he points out the between Roche and Abbott alone, if they built enough analyzers, we could do 22 million tests per day. Bend some metal. Everyone in the U.S. would be tested once every two weeks. Total cost to ramp up and execute would be $150 billion. Seems like a bargain to be virus free and the economy full-steam ahead. We've spent $2 trillion thus far and are just treading water.
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So, if I get tested today good, get infected tomorrow, how many people can I infect is 13 day before the next test?