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One reason that the United States’ Covid-19 numbers are so high is because of lack of testing across the nation. People do not know if they have the virus and they are unknowingly spreading it to other people because they are not getting the proper test to tell them they are carrying the virus. Young, previously healthy people are asymptomatic carriers who may not even display any symptoms associated with the virus. They can unknowingly spread the virus to dozens of people who then may or may not show symptoms themselves. Lack of testing is increasing the chances of the virus being spread.
So, why aren’t people getting tested? There are many places that do not have testing available anywhere close to them. Rural and inner-city communities are some of the most underfunded places. If hospitals or centers in these places do offer testing, it is often not tested on site. Which means days of waiting for test results while dozens of more people are getting infected.
Places that cannot test the specimen themselves have to send the test in shipping boxes to a center, hospital, or laboratory than can conduct the testing. It may seem a little dangerous to send a possible positive test in shipping boxes, so that is why companies are developing Covid-19 specimen shipping kits.
These kits are CDC certified to contain and handle specimen samples. They meet US Department of Transportation and IATA regulations for sending the specimens. First, the sample is taken and put inside of a medical-grade tube. The tube is then carefully placed inside a specimen transport bag that is properly sealed and labeled a possible biohazard (as it is unsure if the test is positive or not). The bag comes with proper instructions on how to securely contain the specimen during transport. The bag is then placed inside a biological substances box that can safely be handled by anyone that comes in contact with it.
These kits were created to protect the person testing, the people handling the box, and the person receiving the test for sampling. Until testing can be made available to every county, this form of shipping is the safest way to contain test kits. For further safety, the test can all be stacked into one moving truck that can visit multiple centers and hospitals. The kits can then be carefully transported to the testing facilities where the employees are fully equipped to handle the sample appropriately. They can then conduct the test and convey results quickly back to the original hospital or center that conducted the test.
So, why aren’t people getting tested? There are many places that do not have testing available anywhere close to them. Rural and inner-city communities are some of the most underfunded places. If hospitals or centers in these places do offer testing, it is often not tested on site. Which means days of waiting for test results while dozens of more people are getting infected.
Places that cannot test the specimen themselves have to send the test in shipping boxes to a center, hospital, or laboratory than can conduct the testing. It may seem a little dangerous to send a possible positive test in shipping boxes, so that is why companies are developing Covid-19 specimen shipping kits.
These kits are CDC certified to contain and handle specimen samples. They meet US Department of Transportation and IATA regulations for sending the specimens. First, the sample is taken and put inside of a medical-grade tube. The tube is then carefully placed inside a specimen transport bag that is properly sealed and labeled a possible biohazard (as it is unsure if the test is positive or not). The bag comes with proper instructions on how to securely contain the specimen during transport. The bag is then placed inside a biological substances box that can safely be handled by anyone that comes in contact with it.
These kits were created to protect the person testing, the people handling the box, and the person receiving the test for sampling. Until testing can be made available to every county, this form of shipping is the safest way to contain test kits. For further safety, the test can all be stacked into one moving truck that can visit multiple centers and hospitals. The kits can then be carefully transported to the testing facilities where the employees are fully equipped to handle the sample appropriately. They can then conduct the test and convey results quickly back to the original hospital or center that conducted the test.