Michael Mina, MD, PhD responds to questions about how cheap (approx. $1), at-home, COVID-19 tests (results in 15 minutes) could be utilized to dramatically slow the spread of this pandemic (and open up schools etc. in a faster and safer way).
Dr. Mina is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health and a core member of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics. Dr. Mina’s research has demonstrated that the sensitivity of these simple saliva paper antigen tests (the technology already exists) is high enough to detect the vast majority of infectious COVID-19 and could be utilized frequently at home.
LINKS / REFERENCES:
Please watch MedCram Update 98 for context on Dr. Mina’s research and ideas:
We read your comments (from Update 98, and at MedCram.com) for COVID testing questions to ask Dr. Mina.
Michael Mina, MD, Ph.D.’s bio:
Dr. Mina’s New York Times article about a new COVID-19 testing paradigm:
Dr. Mina’s research paper: Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 surveillance (Pre-print)
Article featuring Dr. Mina’s ideas published in Harvard Magazine on August 3, 2020
TWiV 640: Test often, fast turnaround, with Michael Mina:
Follow Dr. Mina on Twitter:
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A big thanks to Dr. Michael Mina for spending an hour with us.
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