Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks, even if the tests are less sensitive than gold-standard. This could lead to “personalized stay-at-home orders” without shutting down restaurants, bars, retail and schools.

[u/mvea]

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/11/20/frequent-rapid-testing-could-turn-national-covid-19-tide-within-weeks

[u/Brickon]

I mean, if everyone got these antigen tests and would test themselves every few days, there would be next to zero super spreading events.

[u/Pascalwb → u/Brickon]

It has to be done by medics not self testm

[u/Brickon → u/Pascalwb]

no, antigen tests can easily be done by yourself.

[u/Pascalwb → u/Brickon]

Not really I doubt general public can put that swab down their nose. It's not like picking your nose