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To our politicians: Rapid testing exists since June 2020. Had we produced them in a state-mandated manner & done an explanation of how to use them on national TV, plus subsidized the purchase, we could have a #lockdown free, safe life...
To our politicians: Rapid testing exists since June 2020. Had we produced them in a state-mandated manner & done an explanation of how to use them on national TV, plus subsidized the purchase, we could have a #lockdown free, safe life...
... where you can buy a rapid test at every little shop around the corner for 2-3 EUR (that is the production cost) and you can go about your life. These tests are not hard to use, they do NOT require a doctor to use them and while they are "only" 90-95% accurate...
... PCR is at 97% and I'll remind you the vaccine is going to be around 90% if we are really lucky. And yet, the only thing we do is sit around and wait for the vaccine and lock out flights from other countries, when the likelihood the mutated virus is already in Europe...
... is 99%. You cannot stop a virus at the border. It does not have a passport. Wake up and finally put in place a strategy that enables rapid testing to be used by everyone. Not just at a doctor for 40-50 EUR... #Covid19 #Coronavirus
... You think rapid tests don't work? Christian Drosten, the German godfather of lockdown says they do: medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
... You think there aren't enough of them?
Fair enough (though now there are). Why did we not produce them in a statemandated manner like we did venitlators? And even if they were available limited - Germany mandated their use for care homes MID NOVEMBER. That is way too late.
Fair enough (though now there are). Why did we not produce them in a statemandated manner like we did venitlators? And even if they were available limited - Germany mandated their use for care homes MID NOVEMBER. That is way too late.
... You think that the costs would overwhelm us? Christian Drosten, the godfather of lockdowns worked with economists to show they have a bet benefit:
nber.org/system/files/w…
nber.org/system/files/w…
... You think that people would ignore the results and still spread the virus?
Sure. That will happen - Stop looking for the 100% solution. It does not exist. If we even stop 30% of infections this way, we do not need a #lockdown anymore. Be practical.
Sure. That will happen - Stop looking for the 100% solution. It does not exist. If we even stop 30% of infections this way, we do not need a #lockdown anymore. Be practical.
... You think "But Australia stopped the virus at the border"?
Well, if you look at corona viruses, you will say the subside in the summer and they return in the winter. Sweden had no cases for multiple days all summer... By the way: Australia is now in summer.
Well, if you look at corona viruses, you will say the subside in the summer and they return in the winter. Sweden had no cases for multiple days all summer... By the way: Australia is now in summer.
... You think testing everyone is impossible?
Well, Slovakia is doing it. Austria is doing it. Yes, not everyone will accept it, BUT WE DO NOT NEED 100% SUCCESS. And by the way, if you assume it is possible to give everyone a vaccine, then testing everyone is just as possible.
Well, Slovakia is doing it. Austria is doing it. Yes, not everyone will accept it, BUT WE DO NOT NEED 100% SUCCESS. And by the way, if you assume it is possible to give everyone a vaccine, then testing everyone is just as possible.
I am not saying the vaccine isn't a solution, I am not even saying we can now just open everything. But the vaccine and a lockdown forever is A solution, not the ONLY solution. Please, open your minds:
@ArminLaschet @jensspahn @hendrikstreeck @markus_soeder @cducsubt @c_lindner
@ArminLaschet @jensspahn @hendrikstreeck @markus_soeder @cducsubt @c_lindner
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