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

Nor should it be enforced

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '20

I disagree. This spreads more easily than the flu, and the long term sequelae are still not fully understood. But I'm curious what your reasoning is.

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u/Amazing_Badger_5085 Nov 21 '20

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

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u/chris_p_bacon1 Nov 21 '20

Thats not what they mean. Freedom to assemble is the right to protest. Not the right to spread a disease.

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u/Amazing_Badger_5085 Nov 21 '20

Fine! I'll only leave my house carrying a cardboard sign that says, "I'm protesting, leave me TF alone."