Doing what they can to stay healthy (eating healthy, exercising, and practicing mindfulness)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nIf Temperature Checks Aren\u2019t Effective, Why Do Them?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n While the temperature check is not the most effective way to detect COVID-19, it does set a precedent, a public health message if you will. It reminds people that they need to be cautious when they go out in public. Temperature checks aren’t the magic solution that will get the public back to some semblance of what we used to call \u201cnormal,\u201d but they do remind people of the severity of COVID-19.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat Can Be Done Instead?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n As we\u2019ve explained in this article, mounting research shows that temperature checks are not effective for preventing community transmission. In an ideal world, all public spaces would have rapid turnaround tests for patrons. There are antibody tests<\/strong> that involve a finger prick and the results come back within 15 minutes. Since we don\u2019t live in the perfect world, we can continue temperature checks as long as they are accompanied by social distancing and mask wearing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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