We have a long road ahead before a vaccine is safe, effective and, most crucially, widely available. We need a multi-pronged public health strategy that includes a national testing plan that utilizes frequent, cheap, and widespread rapid antigen tests to stop the spread of the virus. Asymptomatic and people with mild symptoms need to know to stay home.
Much like a pregnancy test, paper-strip antigen tests are inexpensive, simple to manufacture, give results within minutes, and can be used within the privacy of our own home. To use the test, the person gently swabs the front of their nose. Read more ...