Regarding the Bette Grande opinion piece published Sept. 5, I think it important to make a major distinction on Dr Michael Mina’s position on PCR testing and false positives.
First, I am admittedly only a concerned citizen with no scientific training but equally qualified to comment on matters of public health as Ms. Grande. Since the inception of COVID-19, I’ve discovered “This Week In Virology,” a long-form podcast that closely follows developing information from a scientist perspective featuring virologists, immunologists, and clinicians. Specifically, episode 640 features Dr Michael Mina and his position on PCR testing versus his idea of lowering the infection threshold and shifting public health practice to develop and implement an inexpensive daily saliva based testing for every person.
While Mina’s position is that PCR testing is indeed overly sensitive,…
