Some governments are considering using a blood test to determine whether people can return to work, school and other public activities during the coronavirus pandemic. But the World Health Organization and other experts say that's a terrible idea.
Lack of certain antibodies would mean you don't have an"immunity passport" and are therefore not allowed to venture out in public. Those who have them would be issued certificates to roam and restart economies -- so the vulnerable can stay home. But the World Health Organization and other experts say that's a terrible idea.
"Low disease prevalence combined with limited testing capacity, not to mention highly unreliable tests, means that only a small fraction of any population would be certified as free to work," they wrote. Privacy's a concern: There's also the issue of privacy. Ethically, they argued, monitoring erodes privacy. So is marginalization: Monitoring people to see who's immune would affect already marginalized groups.
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