Harvard teacher and epidemiologist Michael Mina, MD reacts to the concept that low-cost at-home coronavirus tests would produce a lot of incorrect positives to be helpful as a screening tool to suppress the pandemic. Incorrect positives happen when somebody tests favorable however is not contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 that triggers COVID-19
See our previous MedCram videos that have actually included Dr. Mina’s research study about COVID 19 screening and how rapidly determining people who are infectious (and who have high levels of SARS-CoV-2 infection) need to be the main focus.
Dr. Mina, Kyle Allred, Dr. Seheult, and MedCram have no monetary disclosures connected to this subject. We have an eager interest in suppressing this pandemic and securely re-opening schools and our economy.
Michael Mina, MD Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Mina is likewise a core member of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics (CCDD) and an Associate Medical Director in Clinical Microbiology. Dr. Mina’s bio is here: https://ccdd.hsph.harvard.edu/people/michael-mina/
MORE VIDEOS AND RESOURCES ON AT-HOME COVID 19 SCREENING TESTS:
Dr. Mina is the director (on a volunteer basis) of https://www.rapidtests.org where you can get more details and structured methods to call your guv and agents in Congress about at-home COVID 19 screening
A 3-minute explainer video on economical at-home fast screening tests by MedCram: https://youtu.be/7jsxQWm93 JE
A video summary and highlights of Dr. Mina’s research study and concepts in our MedCram COVID 19 Update 98: https://youtu.be/h7Sv_pS8MgQ
A 5 minute summary with Dr. Mina of some crucial distinctions in between COVID-19 antigen checks with fast outcomes: https://youtu.be/AZWuyvBAWWQ
A brief explainer video on day-to-day fast tests produced by Dr. Allen:
https://covid19globalcases.com/in-your-home-rapid-covid-19-tests-and-false-positives-coronavirus-antigen-tests/
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