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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,112 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:34 PM Apr 2020

While US struggles with test shortages, ultrawealthy enclaves arrange community testing

The wealthy continue to stay ahead of the game during the coronavirus pandemic.

Healthcare companies are currently racing to roll out antibody tests that will be able to identify whether one has previously been exposed to the coronavirus, which are expected to be implemented wide-scale pretty soon. But those living in some of the country's richest enclaves are already receiving access to these much-awaited antibody tests.

Consider one ski resort town in Colorado and a private island in Miami, two wealthy communities that have obtained antibody tests for their residents. A reclusive community just outside of San Francisco will also be offering antibody testing to its residents later in April.

The rich already had advantages with diagnostic testing - testing to see if one currently has coronavirus - by hiring concierge doctors while the US lagged behind in widespread testing.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/while-us-struggles-with-test-shortages-ultrawealthy-enclaves-arrange-community-testing/ss-BB12CZtr?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP

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While US struggles with test shortages, ultrawealthy enclaves arrange community testing (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 OP
Of course they have better access... cayugafalls Apr 2020 #1
They probably procured them via Jared's warehouse, I mean our stockpile. ...nt 2naSalit Apr 2020 #4
Right! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #2
Everyone Wants an Antibody Test. Everyone on This Private Island Can Get One. dalton99a Apr 2020 #3
Telluride is in San Miguel county, Colorado randr Apr 2020 #5
Well now we bdamomma Apr 2020 #6

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
2. Right!
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:43 PM
Apr 2020

I had posted about the FL community I think yesterday & someone replied & said they are using the 15 min test & its highly unreliable.

I have no knowledge personally but makes sense if instant tests are showing false negatives.

dalton99a

(81,091 posts)
3. Everyone Wants an Antibody Test. Everyone on This Private Island Can Get One.
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:43 PM
Apr 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/coronavirus-florida-fisher-island-tests.html
Everyone Wants an Antibody Test. Everyone on This Private Island Can Get One.
The tests show whether someone has been exposed to the coronavirus. They’re being provided to everyone in an exclusive Florida community that was able to pay for them.
By Patricia Mazzei
Published April 14, 2020

MIAMI — Things are different in Fisher Island, the exclusive enclave off Miami Beach that is one of the wealthiest places in America. No uninvited outsiders are allowed in. Entrance is permitted only by boat.

And everyone who lives or works there can now get tested to see if they have developed protective antibodies to the coronavirus.

The island has secured the much-sought-after tests for all its residents and their staff through the University of Miami, which has a clinic on site that started scheduling residents last week for appointments, building by building, for a finger-prick blood test. In a matter of minutes, each person learned their results. Home health aides and housekeepers also got tested.

The test is not the diagnostic nasal swab that detects active exposure to the virus. It will not tell someone with symptoms if they are sick.

What the antibodies tests can do is track how many people might have been exposed to the virus, helpful information for academics, experts and policymakers. For residents, the tests can reveal that, even if they did not experience symptoms, they might have already had a brush with the virus.

randr

(12,408 posts)
5. Telluride is in San Miguel county, Colorado
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 10:04 PM
Apr 2020

Very remote with a small population. With ski area closed it was chosen as a test model for future response. Everyone in the county was tested, positive hits were quarenteed, and everyone went into seclusion. Results will be used when the next epidemic hits.

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