Michael Mina: Rapid COVID Testing | Lex Fridman Podcast #235

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:22 - At-home COVID-19 tests
11:25 - Medical devices and FDA classification
17:44 - Rapid test availability
34:07 - Who is in charge of public health?
50:46 - Testing privacy
58:02 - Biden's COVID-19 Action Plan
1:09:15 - Uncertainty, fear, and COVID
1:16:10 - Vaccines and herd immunity
1:24:50 - Meditation and consciousness
1:34:52 - Minimalism and Capitalism
1:38:28 - The future of humanity

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