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Covid is HIGHLY contagious for only 3-5 days, and usually 1-2 of those days are PREsymptomatic
Therefore, routine screening [even before or without symptoms] is critical to breaking chains of transmission
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![Covid is HIGHLY contagious for only 3-5 days, and usually 1-2 of those days are PREsymptomaticTherefore, routine screening [even before or without symptoms] is critical to breaking chains of transmission1/](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtWbzGKWQAIppsk.jpg "Covid is HIGHLY contagious for only 3-5 days, and usually 1-2 of those days are PREsymptomaticTherefore, routine screening [even before or without symptoms] is critical to breaking chains of transmission1/")
Therefore, routine screening [even before or without symptoms] is critical to breaking chains of transmission
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RapidAg test twice a week will detect nearly 100% of infections & in time to act… in time to break transmission
Breaking onward transmission is how we defeat this
... because the virus has to infect a whole new cohort every ~week to survive
2/ https://twitter.com/michaelmina_lab/status/1356849236852289536?s=20
Breaking onward transmission is how we defeat this
... because the virus has to infect a whole new cohort every ~week to survive
2/ https://twitter.com/michaelmina_lab/status/1356849236852289536?s=20
PCR testing is great for diagnosing illness, but it rarely ever stops transmission
… because PCR can't scale up to the whole population twice-a-week
Like mowing the lawn with scissors
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… because PCR can't scale up to the whole population twice-a-week
Like mowing the lawn with scissors
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PCR is used after symptoms show
… then takes a day to schedule
… and then 1-5 days to hear back
… so it will almost never be helpful to stop the spread of Covid
[Except perhaps in special places, with special onsite machines, like NFL locker-rooms]
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… then takes a day to schedule
… and then 1-5 days to hear back
… so it will almost never be helpful to stop the spread of Covid
[Except perhaps in special places, with special onsite machines, like NFL locker-rooms]
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Public communication is critical:
If you get a negative rapidAg test result, the interpretation is that, if you did the test correctly, there's a 90+ percent chance you aren't contagious right then
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If you get a negative rapidAg test result, the interpretation is that, if you did the test correctly, there's a 90+ percent chance you aren't contagious right then
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