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Air Force moves 500K coronavirus test swabs from Italy to US
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:17 pm
An Air National Guard unit transported 500,000 swabs – used as part of the process to test for COVID-19 – from Italy to Memphis, Tenn. The swabs were then loaded onto FedEx aircraft and distributed around the country as directed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Joint Staff surgeon Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, who spoke alongside Hoffman, said the swabs have been sent to different medical facilities to collect samples from individuals. Those samples are then sent to a lab for analysis.
The Defense Department has made available its 14 coronavirus testing labs available to analyze samples. As of Tuesday, 936 patients had been tested in its facilities.
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Joint Staff surgeon Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, who spoke alongside Hoffman, said the swabs have been sent to different medical facilities to collect samples from individuals. Those samples are then sent to a lab for analysis.
The Defense Department has made available its 14 coronavirus testing labs available to analyze samples. As of Tuesday, 936 patients had been tested in its facilities.
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Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:18 pm to Jbird
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Air Force moves 500K coronavirus test swabs from Italy to US
Italy done or giving up?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:19 pm to The Maj
quote:both?
Italy done or giving up?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:19 pm to Jbird
That's good and all, but kind of a drop in the bucket when you need billions of them.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:19 pm to Jbird
good, how much did we have to pay the vatican for them? 350umpteenthtrillion?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:20 pm to upgrayedd
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That's good and all, but kind of a drop in the bucket when you need billions of them.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:20 pm to Jbird
Don't want used swabs 
J/K
J/K
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:20 pm to upgrayedd
hey, its a start.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:21 pm to Jbird
So does that mean I can get two just in case the first one is negative? Really need redundancy in testing...or more TP.
Heh
Heh
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:21 pm to upgrayedd
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need billions of them.
I’m so tired of stupid math like this
This post was edited on 3/18/20 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:21 pm to upgrayedd
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That's good and all, but kind of a drop in the bucket when you need billions of them.
We don't need billions. Our population is what, 325,000,000?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:22 pm to Jrv2damac
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I’m so tired of stupid math
Well, the sarcasm went straight over your head apparently... turn your meter in, cause shits busted...
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:22 pm to upgrayedd
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That's good and all, but kind of a drop in the bucket when you need billions of them.
Uncle Raul, is that you?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:23 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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We don't need billions. Our population is what, 325,000,000?
Your meter is busted too...
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:23 pm to Bulldogblitz
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Uncle Raul, is that you?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:23 pm to The Maj
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Well, the sarcasm went straight over your head apparently... turn your meter in, cause shits busted...
I see too much of it to know what is and what isn’t
Give me a break
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:23 pm to SavageOrangeJug
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We don't need billions. Our population is what, 325,000,000?
So you think every person only needs 1 test?
I would imagine people in hospitals, 1st responders, etc will need constant testing.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:24 pm to Jrv2damac
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I’m so tired of stupid math like this
How is this stupid?
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:24 pm to Jrv2damac
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I see too much of it to know what is and what isn’t Give me a break
I did give you a break, now turn in your busted arse meter for calibration or replacement...
Posted on 3/18/20 at 2:25 pm to upgrayedd
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So you think every person only needs 1 test?
I would imagine people in hospitals, 1st responders, etc will need constant testing.
3 tests per person and we still don't need a billion.
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