- Question for Dan Archived Message
Posted by brooks
on April 3, 2020, 12:19 pm
| One of the problems in Canada right now re Covid-19 is the ridiculously inadequate testing capacity. I know someone who came back from abroad two weeks ago, went through the busiest airport in Canada, got very sick with flu-like symptoms and was told to come to the nearest hospital to be tested. Only to be told when she got there (with a high fever) that she would not be tested as they were only testing health care workers, and was sent back home. Even serology tests for antibodies are not being done, despite being produced here. Hundreds of thousands are being manufactured in Canada and sold to the US because Health Canada has not approved their use, claiming they've not been approved by the WHO for clinical diagnosis. But if you used them, not for diagnosis, but to get an overall picture of what stage of the pandemic's progress in the country, wouldn't they still be very useful? And wouldn't it be useful to find out who has had it so they can safely return to the workforce without putting themselves or anyone else at risk, especially given all the front-line positions needing filling? Other countries obviously do find them to be useful and important. Just wondering if you had any thoughts about this. Something about Canada's policy doesn't make any sense to me. |