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Public Health Tools and the FDA's Role in Regulation.
42:04 - 49:47 (07:42)
The FDA has created the idea of public health tools by saying they do not regulate them, leaving many to believe that the responsibility falls on the CDC and the administration. As a result, the interpretation of breakthrough cases has caused confusion about the effectiveness of the vaccine, and society must decide its goals for stopping transmission.
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The FDA has created guidelines to evaluate rapid antigen tests as public health tools, enabling companies to ship them in the US.
42:04 - 45:34 (03:29)
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The FDA has created guidelines to evaluate rapid antigen tests as public health tools, enabling companies to ship them in the US. The guidelines rank the tests based on effectiveness, scalability and other criteria to avoid the spread of bad tests.
ChapterPublic Health Tools and the FDA's Role in Regulation.
Episode#235 – Michael Mina: Rapid COVID Testing
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The focus on rare breakthrough cases has led to misinterpretation of vaccine efficacy against transmission of COVID-19.
45:34 - 48:45 (03:10)
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The focus on rare breakthrough cases has led to misinterpretation of vaccine efficacy against transmission of COVID-19. The virus is mutating in the context of vaccinated hosts, and this issue must be addressed to stop the spread of the pandemic.
ChapterPublic Health Tools and the FDA's Role in Regulation.
Episode#235 – Michael Mina: Rapid COVID Testing
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Every household would have a box of tests and if there haven't been any cases in the community for a long time, stop testing.
48:46 - 49:47 (01:01)
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Every household would have a box of tests and if there haven't been any cases in the community for a long time, stop testing. Wastewater testing could be used to indicate the virus prevalence in a community.