[ExI] Bill Gates on Covid: Most US Tests Are ‘Completely Garbage’

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 6:33 AM John Clark via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 6:46 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>  >> Bill Gates on Covid: Most US Tests Are ‘Completely Garbage’
>>> <https://www.wired.com/story/bill-gates-on-covid-most-us-tests-are-completely-garbage/>
>>
>>
>>
>> Spike, I wish you'd read the entire interview, and not just the headline,
>>> and tell me if you agree with Bill Gates or not.  I certainly do! Gates
>>> is not saying all Colvin 19 tests are garbage, just those conducted by the
>>> USA, because regardless of how accurate the test may be if it takes 10 days
>>> to two weeks to get the results, and not 15 minutes as in most other parts
>>> of the world, then the tests are, although perhaps of some historical
>>> value, completely useless as a tool for slowing the spread of the virus…
>>
>>
### The tests we use at my hospital come back in 45 minutes. Is it good
enough for you?

If an article starts with "Despite having the highest infection rate in the
world, the US....", you know it's garbage.

Rafal
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