“These rapid tests will allow positive cases of Covid-19 to be caught quickly, which is crucial in helping businesses protect their workplaces and employees as we cautiously lift restrictions.” via @guardian
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Rapid tests rolled out and available all over the place in Germany.
Selling out quickly. People can buy packs of five for 25 euros and gov also offers 1 per person per week.
Meanwhile in US our tests are prescription only, unavailable, and $$$
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"I was one of those people: 'This makes sense. If we shut everything down for a few weeks to make the world a better place, that’s great.'” via @nytimes
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The @broadinstitute is leading the way with The Human Genome Project by acquiring and doing analysis on some of the largest datasets of full gene sequences. Can we cure single mutation diseases? @gpbatra@dbernick#MoreIntelligentTomorrow
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U.S. House of Representatives passes $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus bill. California declares state of emergency in response to the evolving epidemic.
Today at 4pm EST/1pm PST, we're live on LinkedIn with Sally Embrey and Dr. @ZainKhalpey.
They'll discuss the past, present, and future of COVID-19 and our ability to respond to future pandemics faster with rapid testing.
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Does testing still have a role in this pandemic? Can frequent rapid testing help us as we roll out vaccines?
Tune in Thursday (March 4) 11:00am EST, 16:00 UK for a conference that delves into where we're at and how testing can support an exit strategy.
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“I also want to make sure that we’re not falling into the fallacy of if we test less, we see less cases...That’s not one of the reasons that we can use in explaining our case reduction. It’s a dangerous correlation to make.” @jessicamalaty via @ABC
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