04-23-2020, 06:43 PM
(04-23-2020, 03:04 PM)taylortbb Wrote: I agree we're not in a position to open anything. But I think things should be moving in that direction, and I'm concerned they're not.
In any case, my 48 hour saga with public health wasn't about convincing them to test me. Every call started with them going down the testing criteria, and concluding that I met multiple criteria for priority testing, and that I should be tested. It was a crazy 48 hour wild goose chase going from public health telling me "you should be tested" to finally navigating the bureaucracy enough that I was in touch with someone who actually had the authority to authorize the test public health said I needed. Surely you agree that's not how it's supposed to work? We should be testing the people that meet the criteria, not giving them bureaucratic gauntlets to discourage it.
Sounds like a mixed-up process. Ideally, it would be something like “you should have a test. Do you agree?”
“Yes.”
“Can I just confirm your address is [address from health card]?”
[…]
“Can I confirm you will be at home tomorrow morning?”
[…]
“The testing unit will arrive sometime tomorrow morning. Please have your health card ready.”
Or alternately it could be conversation about what location you would like to go to and set up an appointment. But I think there is something to be said for having health officials do the travelling.