1/ A hang-up on rapid tests that I've heard is that it'll be difficult for health depts to track results

Decentralized screening makes that difficult but stopping spread should be the overwhelming priority; monitoring indirectly helps stop spread but is a secondary consideration https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1305252579786530818
2/ We shouldn't hold up something that can stop transmission because it will be harder to monitor or collect data on

The current counterfactual is that we're missing most infections anyway & neither stopping onward transmission from them or getting any data on them
3/ What's generally been missing from the rapid testing discussion are counterfactuals

Anyone can point out issues that arise if using them but that is meaningless without considering what is happening w/o them & thoughtfully strategizing on how to address potential downsides
4/ Right now, thousands of people who are infected go undetected & are functionally 'false-negative' anyway

The restrictions we continue to live with also treat all of us as if we were infectious & therefore akin to being 'false-positive'
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