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Jun 23, 2020 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
1. Amid many discussions about comments about the need for more testing, a few thoughts.
thehill.com/homenews/campa…2. Many biotech, pharma groups are racing to develop a much needed vaccine to protect us against covid19. Vaccines are the long-term solution to covid19.
But, to date vaccines have had no impact on our fight against covid19 except to give hope. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Mar 31, 2020 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
Diagnostic testing is critical for helping individuals know their covid19 infection status, get treatment to get better. Having fast, point of care, reliable tests that are broadly available will dramatically change our ability to keep people safe, help them receive care. 1/n
People organizing, volunteering at @covid19tracking provide valuable data for tracking testing capacity. These data can help show when we are getting closer to the needed levels of testing - levels that were effective in countries like South Korea. covidtracking.com 2/n
