Covid Control American Style

(Posted on Monday, February 22, 2021)

The United States is spiraling. Seven-day averages for positive Covid-19 cases have pushed beyond 150,000 per day, having risen sharply after the Thanksgiving holiday and expected to rise again after end of year celebrations. While many wait on distribution of a vaccine, thousands are dying each day — unnecessary and preventable deaths in my view. We could bring this pandemic under control, quickly and well before a vaccine is widely available in the summer or fall of 2021. The way to do it is something I call Covid Control American Style: a plan to test every US resident using at-home, inexpensive, rapid tests.

Read the original article on p. 46 of the Clinical OMICS Jan/Feb issue.