US needs to 'double, if not triple' testing: Medical expert

ABC News' Deirdre Bolton speaks with Dr. Alok Patel of Stanford Children’s Medical Center amid rising cases of the omicron variant heading into an expected winter surge.

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[infinitytoinfinitysquaredb]

In case you haven't caught on yet, this isn't going away any more than the cold or flu. The real question is how we chose to live our lives from here on.

[kysersose]

"Lions, tigers, and bears. Oh my!" - Dorthy

[Truth]

A disease so deadly you need to be tested to see if you have it.

[dominicakens]

No we need quadruple testing and 100 vaccines each year !

[hotknight]

Yes.... Lets make those numbers rise. More vax... More fear... More control.... More talking points... More money.

[sherrybonnett]

If no symptoms or mild symptoms, why test? Seems to me # of infections may not be as important as covid hospitalization and death numbers. Also how many are have had vaccination, natural immunity and untaxed, comorbidities, age group. I still don't understand how specific variants are determined through what kind of procedure for testing. What % of people are tested for particular variant..Do these tests rule out cold and flu???? I think a lot of people would like know how particular variants are actually tested for.🌈🦋🌿

[jonathanbilling]

Tired of "experts".
The new fortune tellers who keep getting it wrong.

[pohakumana]

Looks like less people are buying it. Too bad they already had a J&J.

[GaasubaMeskhenet]

anything but let the people rest
rent is a public health hazard

[robinmleake-riffle]

Ooh sounds expensive Great news for the pharmaceutical companies

[exposingthetruth]

Damn you really want to collect those dna samples don't you wow

[cesarhernandez]

Atp we need to just learn to live with Covid, testing, vaccines, lockdowns, nothing’s worked we should just go back to normal

[jakowako]

3:26 What? Party like its 2019? Just say party the way u like! He did also mention his is gonna be a White Elephant party? Probably no 1's drinking.

[ripvanwinkle]

People won’t know if their sick if they don’t get tested. lol 😂

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[e-Multiverse]

Absolutely good advice from Dr. Alok Patel of Stanford Children’s Medical Center