COVID-19 Update for Thursday, September 10, 2020 Includes Latest Numbers from Macon Public Health

Harvard professor and epidemiologist Michael Mina, MD, PhD, explains the relative cost of frequent, at-home COVID-19 testing (using inexpensive paper strip antigen tests) to allow schools and businesses to re-open.

Michael Mina, MD Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Mina is also a core member of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics (CCDD) and an Associate Medical Director in Clinical Microbiology.

Other Q/A videos with Dr. Michael Mina on inexpensive quick paper antigen tests for COVID-19:

Paper Strip Tests for COVID-19: Should We Wait Until They Rival PCR Tests?https://youtu.be/kCyUY_jzmEI

Are Antigen Paper Tests for COVID 19 Accurate Enough? https://youtu.be/wY-_dMpD03M

False Positives and COVID 19 Rapid Tests: https://youtu.be/Swwv5ObkfGw

What if Some Don’t Cooperate with COVID 19 Rapid Testing (Herd Immunity and Effects)? https://youtu.be/1qFtAm4lUAw

MORE VIDEOS AND RESOURCES ON AT-HOME COVID 19 SCREENING TESTS:

Dr. Michael Mina is the director (on a volunteer basis) of https://www.rapidtests.org where you can get more info and streamlined ways to contact your governor and representatives in Congress about at-home COVID 19 screening

See our previous MedCram videos that have featured Dr. Mina’s research about COVID 19 testing and how quickly identifying individuals who are contagious (and who have high levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus) should be the primary focus.

A 3-minute explainer video on inexpensive at-home rapid screening tests by MedCram:
https://youtu.be/7jsxQWm93JE

A video summary and highlights of Dr. Mina’s research and ideas in our MedCram COVID 19 Update 98: https://youtu.be/h7Sv_pS8MgQ

A 5 minute summary with Dr. Mina of some key differences between COVID-19 antigen tests with rapid results: https://youtu.be/AZWuyvBAWWQ

TWiV 640: Test often, fast turnaround, interview with Michael Mina: https://youtu.be/kDj4Zyq3yOA

Research Papers, Clinical Trials and News About Such

Influenza may facilitate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 [LINK]

Common Pitfalls in the Interpretation of COVID-19 Data and Statistics [LINK]

COVID-19 Study Links Strict Social Distancing to Much Lower Chance of Infection [LINK]

Lifting the mask on neurological manifestations of COVID-19 [LINK]

Reduced maximal aerobic capacity after COVID-19 in young adult recruits, Switzerland, May 2020 [LINK]

Vitamin D and Covid-19 Susceptibility and Severity: a Mendelian Randomization Study [LINK]

Platelets and renal failure in the SARS-CoV-2 syndrome [LINK]

Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States [LINK]

Evolution of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 [LINK]

Heterogeneity and Superspreading Effect on Herd Immunity [LINK]

Risk Factors for COVID-19: Community Exposure and Mask-Wearing [LINK]

COVID-19 Study Links Strict Social Distancing to Much Lower Chance of Infection [LINK]

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