TNC Walk In Clinic

12/27/2020

08/03/2020

ANYONE WHO WANTS A TEST CAN GET A TEST
On March 6, 2020, President Trump told reporters that “anybody that needs a test gets a test”—a false contention both then and now. The commercial laboratories that run more than half of the nation’s tests warn that they’ll take longer to process them because soaring testing demand is far outpacing processing capability. Beyond the supply problem, there are also infrastructure issues—namely healthcare deserts across America that face a lack of access to testing facilities and lack of capacity at overwhelmed community hospitals.

In April, Harvard University’s Center for Ethics published its bipartisan finding that the U.S. would need “to deliver 5 million tests per day by early June to deliver a safe social reopening.” On July 19, the U.S. performed 768,000 tests—a fraction of the 20 million daily tests the same report cites as necessary, ideally by late this month, to fully remobilize the economy. Despite this staggering shortfall, many states have reopened haphazardly, resulting in the current surge that continues to break daily records. While the FDA is approving a slew of new tests that are quickly coming to market, current testing availability and accessibility still cannot keep pace with the rampant spread of the virus. That’s why it’s crucial to focus on prevention efforts to flatten the curve as the industry struggles to provide adequate testing resources.

08/03/2020

THE U.S. LEADS THE WORLD IN TESTING!
The White House has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. leads the world in testing—an assertion that isn’t true in any meaningful way. The U.S. has one of the lowest testing rates among developed countries and ranks only in the middle of the pack worldwide. As of July 19, 2020, the U.S. performed about 12 tests per confirmed positive patient, as compared to New Zealand (369), Australia (304), Taiwan (175), South Korea (105), Italy (26), Canada (32), the United Kingdom (27), South Africa (7), Iran (8), and Mexico (2).

Moreover, our high case fatality rate—4.5% of patients who test positive, compared to 2.16% in South Korea, and 1.26% in Australia—also demonstrates how the U.S. isn’t testing enough of its population. Because the case fatality rate should be similar across countries, that means that the U.S. isn’t accurately capturing the number of infected people. Our testing shortfall endures, despite the widely accepted understanding that we are grossly undercounting COVID-19 deaths by 28%.

10/16/2019

813-492-5006 open Monday-Friday 9 to 5 and Saturday 9-1

09/05/2019

Get tested now! 813-492-5006
Also Open Saturday 9-1

08/30/2019

We will reopen normal business hours Tuesday September 3rd at 9:00AM