Florida National Guard Working with Broward Healthcare System to Create Drive-Thru Testing for COVID-19

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The Florida National Guard activated a task force to assist in fighting the spread of coronavirus in Broward County Sunday, a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis said there was evidence of “community spread” for some cases of the novel coronavirus in South Florida. During a press conference on Sunday evening, the governor said National Guardsmen would be working with Memorial…

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GrandAdmiralThrawn (#745)

5 years ago

The test requires a deep swab by people properly trained in how to collect samples.

This is a waste of time, money & resources.

If those soldiers are medical personal, activating them almost certainly pulls them away from their civilian, medical employers. Bad enough, but to waste them on testing, instead of treatment, is the height of stupidity. They could be assisting in medical care, setting up field hospitals, doing home health visits, staffing ambulances, and hospitals.

If they are not medical personal, then their doing medical procedures they know nothing about. Stupid.

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tiki god (#1) (MCS+)

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Reply to GrandAdmiralThrawn

5 years ago

You’re saying you have to be a medical professional to do a cheek swab?

Net-Jester (#3549)

Reply to tiki god

5 years ago

I understand what he’s saying. It’s not like a DNA test where a cheek swab is good enough. Years ago I had a swine flu test and it felt like they scratched my brain with that dang q-tip. If it’s anything like that the general public will not do it correctly.

mightyconan (#1876) (MCS+)

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5 years ago

Paraphrasing the general advice for testing here: If you have symptoms go into self isolation. There are too many possible agents that display similar symptoms. If you’re sick, you’re sick, stay home. Unless you’re essential personnel & we need you back in the lineup (because a test may clear you, or not) you won’t be tested, the resources are better spent on others. Unless you have comorbidities & are older (the risk really picks up after age 65) you’ll likely be fine anyways, so why bother for so little return is how it goes.