Fundamental, basic, deadly error in Atlas press conference: "The purpose of testing is to stop people from dying, from getting a serious illness." This is SO WRONG. In an epidemic, you test to stop spread before it gets to vulnerable people. Spread anywhere is a risk to everyone.
For a neuroradiologist, test to find things that can be treated. In public health, you find infections before they spread and kill people. He is correct about the importance of continuing medical care and in-person education. Testing quotation at 29:45: https://bit.ly/3gX1Ehp 
He says he's not promoting herd immunity, but by advocating to test only to find sick people rather than to stop spread, he's basically advocating for controlled spread of Covid. Through July, Florida had 7,000 more excess deaths than Covid-reported deaths. Test all contacts!!!
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