the feds have now allowed private labs to start producing test kits. Pretty soon, after they really figure out how to make them, the big drug folks will descend to produce them. It will probably cost them about 3 bucks to do that so the price, to the american consumer won't be much more than 50/60.00 each.

I am not sure where the FDA figures in all of this. Last I heard they figured they could certify a test kit in about 2 months. Well, I think that was before the CDC screwed up their test kits so they didn't work.

As you say, China, and South Korea can produce these kits and are shipping world wide, except for the united states. I wonder what they are getting for them.

Here is a link, from the NY Times, that explains the incredibly screwed up response of the United States government.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/health/fda-coronavirus-testing.html

This is recent which means that we still don't really have test kits that work and our gov is insisting we work it out instead of using the standards of the World health organization. Kinda odd I think?

Just saying............

Last edited by jgw; 03/01/20 08:13 PM.