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Why didn't we use the South Korean approach?
Posted on 4/24/20 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 4/24/20 at 3:44 pm
Why didn't we contact trace from day 1? Use the power and ingenuity of Silicon Valley from the outset and we would not be in this predicament. Why haven't we implemented coordinated national contact tracing yet? The technology already exists.
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This post was edited on 4/24/20 at 4:25 pm
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Posted on 4/24/20 at 3:46 pm to madhatterman
It would have been wrapped around the axle by day 3 in NYC.
Posted on 4/24/20 at 3:46 pm to madhatterman
SK has one major city with two international airports. 
Posted on 4/24/20 at 3:47 pm to madhatterman
We didn’t have the volume of tests per person as SK
This post was edited on 4/24/20 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 4/24/20 at 3:47 pm to madhatterman
MS has been doing contact tracing since the start
Posted on 4/24/20 at 3:47 pm to jrodLSUke
South Korea has over 50 million people. They tested more than 50 people for every confirmed case. We have tested less than 6 for every confirmed case.
This post was edited on 4/24/20 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 4/24/20 at 3:53 pm to madhatterman
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Why didn't we use the South Korean approach?
I would approach them
Posted on 4/24/20 at 3:57 pm to jrodLSUke
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SK has one major city with two international airports.
Seoul has a larger population than New York City.
South Korea has 240 deaths, New York City has over 11,000.
This post was edited on 4/24/20 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:09 pm to Redleg Guy
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We didn’t have the volume of tests per person as SK
Why didn't we concentrate the volume we did have to the most infected areas and then contact trace while we ramped up testing capabilities. Why didn't we learn from the most successful containment and eradication method? Why is New York at a ratio of not even 3 to 1 with positive versus total tests performed and South Korea achieved over 50 to 1.
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:12 pm to madhatterman
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Why didn't we contact trace from day 1? Use the power and ingenuity of Silicon Valley from the outset and we would not be in this predicament. Why haven't we implemented coordinated national contact tracing yet? The technology already exists.
They respected it and we didn't for far too long...They have a central administration running the show...it was never a political football there...the have much lower privacy exceptions so they could trace people with apps...they had an infrastructure and plan in place for pandemics in place; they executed the playbook.
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:14 pm to longwayfromLA
The playbook is there and we're still ignoring it. I agree 100%.
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:15 pm to madhatterman
Because it turns out, shite tons of people have been infected long before we even knew it..
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:17 pm to madhatterman
I'm just spitballing here but maybe it's because the United States is not South Korea.
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:17 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
HO LEE FUK
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:28 pm to jawnybnsc
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I'm just spitballing here but maybe it's because the United States is not South Korea.
Are we still allowed to learn from South Korea?
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:28 pm to madhatterman
You willing to give up more freedom?
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:30 pm to roadGator
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You willing to give up more freedom?
You know I could trace you right now if you have a cell phone, right?
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:31 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:32 pm to madhatterman
Why not follow the Japanese model? They have only done 1000 tests per million people (we’ve done 15k/million). Their death numbers look good
Posted on 4/24/20 at 4:38 pm to Dawgfanman
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Why not follow the Japanese model? They have only done 1000 tests per million people (we’ve done 15k/million). Their death numbers look good
The key is smart testing and the number of tests performed per positive test. Japan has tested more than 10 per positive and the US is under 6. We're under 3 in New York and just over 2 in New Jersey. Basically, We've been testing sick people as opposed to testing sick people plus all the people the sick people may have come in contact with. Thus, New York and New Jersey have, by far, more deaths per capita than any other place on Earth.
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