Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Omicron is coming but there's some good news about how it's hitting S.A.
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Joseph G Allen/WaPo: Our playbook to fight covid-19 is outdated. Here are 10 updates for 2022. Make rapid antigen tests the gold standard for testing instead of PCR tests. Yes, PCR tests are more sensitive than antigen tests, but the time lag in repAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: Omicron is coming but there's some good news about how it's hitting S.A.
Joseph G Allen/WaPo: Our playbook to fight covid-19 is outdated. Here are 10 updates for 2022. Make rapid antigen tests the gold standard for testing instead of PCR tests. Yes, PCR tests are more sensitive than antigen tests, but the time lag in reporting makes them far less effective than rapid tests. And from a public health standpoint, what matters is not whether you test positive for the virus days or weeks after you’re recovered; it’s whether you are actively infectious, which is what rapid tests tell us. xSchumer zeroes in on a point @AriBerman has raised repeatedly: As Manchin and Sinema look for bipartisanship in voting rights, Republicans are passing sweeping new voting restrictions with no Democratic support in state legislatures. pic.twitter.com/Nlwv3fxIX2— Sam Levine (@srl) December 17, 2021 Read more