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.

Guests: 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!

• COVID-19
• Podcast
• Host-Microbe Biology

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