As more and more cases are traced to this preventable White House superspreader event, affecting two, and maybe all three branches of the government, the critical lesson remains clear. We CANNOT test our way out of this. 1/

Testing is a useful tool but is FAR from perfect, no matter the platform used. There are many false negatives, which may be the cause for why the disease is now rampant in the most secure building in the world and has infected Trump, the POTUS . 2/

There are also false positives, resulting in 14 day isolation, disrupting lives costing businesses millions of dollars. There is no validated protocol to “re-test-out” of a false positive test, yet. 3/

So the to be learned is clear. Even the highest of security plus the highest cadence of testing plus unlimited money cannot protect you from COVID 19. What can? Public health advice, humility, trust in science, self-sacrifice, and care for your neighbor. 4/4