Initially, the right approach was to use the 'sledgehammer' of population-wide quarantine to fight coronavirus, but as the pandemic continues, there may be wisdom in using a scalpel: a targeted approach, Eric Schulze and Madhu Vijayan write for CNNOpinion
Eric Schulze, MD, PhD is the chief executive officer of Lifetrack Medical Systems , a medical software and health tech company. Madhu Vijayan is the president of Calibrated Healthcare Network, a health-care information services company that focuses on the managed care population. The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the authors. View more opinion articles on CNN.
The novel coronavirus, like all other viruses, has a specific biology based on its genetic material. Eric Schulze Madhu VijayanIt expresses particular proteins that have a targeted point of entry into human cells, in this case the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor -- and this has led to some very unusual biology.Initially, to limit the spread of disease during this pandemic, the right approach was to use a blunt force instrument: the"sledgehammer" of population-wide community quarantine.
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