Ted Cruz on Twitter: "VERY important thread. Read it carefully, and the underlying NYT article. The obvious conclusion is that massive shut downs make ZERO sense (and are deeply harmful). Instead, we should test widely, and focus on those who are contagious & those who are most vulnerable.… https://t.co/ZGHW1Etz8g"

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VERY important thread. Read it carefully, and the underlying NYT article. The obvious conclusion is that massive shut downs make ZERO sense (and are deeply harmful). Instead, we should test widely, and focus on those who are contagious & those who are most vulnerable.https://twitter.com/apoorva_nyc/status/1299705092178956288 …

Apoorva MandavilliVerified account @apoorva_nyc

NEW: All these months into the pandemic, we may have been testing the wrong way. Data from some state labs suggest up to 90% (!!) of people who get a positive result are no longer contagious and don’t need to isolate. Strap in, this is important. 1/x https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/health/coronavirus-testing.html …

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