#COVID19 contagiousness tests can crush the pandemic, save lives and reopen the economy/schools. The FDA stands in the way of these at home $1-$2 tests.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/08/how-to-test-every-american-for-covid-19-every-day/615217 …
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Replying to @DavidLKeating @ScottAdamsSays and
The writers in this article are wrong and I can see this only after a few paragraphs. You are already contagious BEFORE you show visible symptoms, and superspreaders with 1000x viral load are a thing. Testing, even rapid testing, cannot contain a virus like this, only slow it.
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No, viral load peaks before symptoms, and that's exactly why these tests are necessary, and much better than symptom checks.
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Important piece on immediate-result paper tests for COVID. Too often, media describes them as "less accurate." Wrong framework! They're useful in detecting contagiousness—not mere presence of virus which can show up in PCRs for weeks. Exactly what we need. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/08/how-to-test-every-american-for-covid-19-every-day/615217/ … pic.twitter.com/1Imk6Gx4IK
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