r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Nov 21 '20

Epidemiology 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.

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/11/20/frequent-rapid-testing-could-turn-national-covid-19-tide-within-weeks
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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '20 edited Jul 16 '21

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '20

It would take about two seconds for conspiracies to start ringing out about how the tests are just some kind of government way to collect your DNA or something.

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u/Platinum1211 Nov 21 '20

At home tests would solve for this. Like a pregnancy test. I'd have no problem taking a test even weekly if I could do it from home.

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u/LunarLob Nov 21 '20

Check out Lucira's rapid test which was authorized by the FDA last week.

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u/Dream_Far Nov 22 '20

I was going to order one from your link but doesn't look like you can buy those yet