Admitting and identifying the problem is the first step.
The Cleveland Clinic just came out with an 8 hour test and hopefully this will help the situation if they share the process.
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/12/21175034/co...
The Cleveland Clinic just came out with an 8 hour test and hopefully this will help the situation if they share the process.
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/12/21175034/co...
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/were-behind-curve-us... Q: What's the turnaround time when you have a sample on hand? How long does it take to extract RNA from the sample, put it into a polymerase chain reaction machine, etc.?
A: About 2 to 3 hours to do the testing, but because the process requires us to batch samples, you can't really just test the sample as they come in. In order to conserve reagents and labor, you' wait until you have a certain bolus of samples and then test them together. So you do testing once or twice a day.
Most university hospitals' in house test results are / are going to be available in similar time frame, but they do not have the media budget of the Cleveland Clinic. Vox article links to a CCF press release fluff piece.
Other labs across the US are ramping up similar tests. This is exactly what we need and we shouldn’t mind all of them taking credit for their contributions.
Offering a diagnostic test without FDA approval is illegal
2) The reagents needed for the testing are also in extremely short supply, and labs are having a hard time getting more. So, you can develop a test, but your testing capacity will remain limited.
*unscientific guess for literary effect