An inexpensive, 30-second strip test taken twice a week in the privacy of one’s home can get the country back to normal in a matter of weeks, says a Nobel laureate and Harvard microbiologist.
Michael Mina, M.D. and Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology and immunology at Harvard University, and Paul Romer, Ph.D., co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics, were blunt in their assessment at a December 10 virtual event hosted by The Heritage Foundation.
“Every day we are not doing this, we are losing ground,” said Mina.
“Imagine if we can test everyone in the U.S. and quarantine all those infected for just a week,” said Romer. “We could stop this virus in its tracks basically within a week.”
Mina and Romer have been advocating this response since March, but the public focus has been on lockdowns, social distancing, masks, and vaccine development.
“Policymakers have locked themselves into a losing strategy,” said Doug Badger, a visiting fellow at The Heritage Institute, at the panel discussion.
Worse, says Badger, is public health leaders’ suggestion that the public isn’t trying hard enough to be safe and it is time to move forward.
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