Professor Michael Mina, MD discusses rapid testing for COVID-19 and coronavirus vaccines:
0:00 We need a new testing strategy and at home rapid tests have advantages to PCR
2:49 What other countries are using rapid antigen paper COVID-19 tests?
3:25 Rapid decline of COVID-19 spread in Slovakia with paper antigen COVID 19 tests
3:48 At home coronavirus tests are an intervention most people actually want (unlike distancing, shutdowns, etc.)
6:21 FDA barrier to rapid at home COVID 19 tests
6:40 The sensitivity of at-home tests to capture someone who is infectious with COVID 19 is 95-99%
6:53 Simple ways to address false positives
7:45 Manufacturing capacity needed for 10-20 million paper strip tests per day
8:17 Dr. Mina’s discussions with various US leaders and elected officials about at home tests
8:41 Dr. Fauci on at home coronavirus tests
9:21 Who’s job is it to make rapid at home rapid tests a reality?
12:07 FDA approves the first at home SARS-CoV-2 test (made by Lucira), but will it be useful?
15:35 New York Times article with a misleading title about rapid antigen tests
16:09 PCR vs antigen tests are useful for completely different purposes
20:32 Capturing the contagious window of COVID-19 with testing (the viral dynamics and the Ct values of SARS CoV 2)
28:14 CDC estimates that over half of COVID-19 spread is asymptotic or pre-symptomatic
31:05 Are any test manufactures collaborating on COVID-19 testing in the US (and using confirmatory tests)?
36:17 What rapid COVID-19 have been approved in the US or outside the US that are suitable for a self test?
36:46 Abbott Binax Now Test
37:11 Abbott Panbio Test
37:48 Roche SD Biosensor COVID-19 Test
38:00 AccessBio Antigen Test
38:32 E25Bio Rapid COVID-19 Test
40:18 What entity should oversee at home COVID-19 screening tools? The FDA? CDC? a new entity?
45:52 The (relatively small) expense of at home COVID-19 testing
48:53 Practical testing tips for the testing services we have available now?
54:05 Common misconceptions about rapid COVID-19 testing
56:15 Will a viable coronavirus vaccine diminish the need for at home testing?
57:09 Concerns about COVID 19 vaccine efficacy including plasmablast response
1:00:00 Easier to adjust a paper test than a vaccine
1:01:10 Parting words and how to learn more about rapid tests
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 Assoc. Medical Director in Clinical Microbiology in the Department of Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Mina’s full bio: [ Ссылка ]
The volunteer-based rapid test advocacy website that Dr. Mina is the director of: [ Ссылка ]
(a great place to learn more about rapid at-home tests or help advocate for them)
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LINKS FROM THIS INTERVIEW:
Science Advances: Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 screening (Dr. Mina is a co-author) | [ Ссылка ]
Economic Benefits of COVID-19 Screening Tests (Dr. Mina is a co-author) | [ Ссылка ]
Time: How We Can Stop the Spread of COVID-19 By Christmas (by Dr. Michael Mina) | [ Ссылка ]
New York Times: A Rapid Virus Test Falters in People Without Symptoms, Study Finds | [ Ссылка ]
Worldometer: Slovakia COVID-19 Data: [ Ссылка ]
CDC | [ Ссылка ]
FDA | [ Ссылка ]
Previous MedCram Interview with Dr. Michael Mina on COVID-19Testing: [ Ссылка ]
Fast Company: Slovakia... ‘broke the curve’ | [ Ссылка ]
Dr. Michael Mina harvard - twitter | [ Ссылка ]
TWiV 640 | [ Ссылка ]
MedCram: COVID-19 Rapid Tests Demo & Q/A with E25Bio Co-Founder | [ Ссылка ]
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