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Let's Beat Iceland: We Need a Covid-19 Testing Moonshot for Decision-Making

1 pointsby erikdlarsonabout 5 years ago

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erikdlarsonabout 5 years ago
In the whole world, there are only two places that can reasonably claim to be taking a scientific approach to those aspects of this virus at this point: Iceland and the Faeroe Islands. Both have tested about 3% of their populations (that’s about 6X better than South Korea, 12X better than Italy, and 100X better than the US). Iceland is trying to test a representative population, although their testing is still skewed towards ill and exposed people. The Danes of the Faeroe Islands are tracing almost 100% of cases.<p>If we&#x27;re really feeling our oats, let&#x27;s beat the Faeroe Islands!
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erikdlarsonabout 5 years ago
We should still do testing of sick people to support healthcare decisions as we are today. We should do more testing of exposed people for containment like in South Korea and Germany. But that doesn&#x27;t help much with the broader governmental and societal decisions we need to make. We must do more. Embrace the &quot;and.&quot; No more &quot;or.&quot;<p>Since everything is moving so fast, just keep it bold and simple: Testing Race For COVID-19 Truth -- Test 30 Million People In 30 Days