Michael Mina joins TWiV to reveal why frequent and rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing is more important than accuracy, how a daily $1 rapid test could control the pandemic, and why group testing works.

Guest

Michael Mina.

Links for This Episode

• Michael Mina on Immune 26 2:46.
• White House bypasses CDC (NY Times) 5:06.
• Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time (medRxiv) 6:31.
• Group testing for SARS-CoV-2 (medRxiv) 39:29.
• Consider the cycle threshold value (Clin Inf Dis) 33:16.
• MERS-CoV spike nanoparticles protect mice from infection (Vaccine) 1:21:34.
• CoV spike protein nanoparticles induce neutralizing antibodies in mice (Vaccine) 1:22:30.
• Letters read on TWiV 640 1:00:49.
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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