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		duncan-donuts on March 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FDA grants emergency use authorization for 5-13 mi... I have a lot of problems with this conceptually, but I think we should do something like this eventually. My biggest problem is my wife is sick, I’m not, I have a certificate that says I’m totally fine but I could now be infected, might be contaminating things, etc. What good is a certificate? We’d need to be tested almost constantly for it to mean anything.

ZeKK14 on March 28, 2020 [–]

The goal would not to be 100% sure, only to reduce the spread to fall below R0 < 1 while keeping the economy running and people sane.

And yes, you would have to be re-tested regularly.

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