Trust to distrust
A safe deconfinement should not have ideological market prejudices; it should rather be based on the general sentiment that the measures are sensible and with the entire community committed to a shared effort by all.
This deconfinement cannot solely be the responsibility of the Government. Until the much-desired herd immunity appears with comfortable percentages through vaccination, we should test each of ourselves as if it were crucial for our own lives and for others. And it is.
Leaving home, going to the pharmacy, laboratory, or clinic to undergo a rapid antigen test, with the state directly subsidizing payment through tax or another defined method – with the maximum sale price predefined and without the possibility of speculation – would already be mobilizing, effective, safe, and quick, an essential factor in halting the chains of contagion during the deconfinement phase.
Schools, the economy, culture should all benefit fiscally, equally, in the acquisition of tests performed on employees.
As long as the tests meet the recommended sensitivity and specificity ratios as endorsed by INFARMED and DGS, the market should be open to saliva, nasal, or swab tests through defined channels.
In this scenario, all citizens would have in their possession a declaration of a test conducted fortnightly to ensure its negativity.
Mask-wearing, hand hygiene, and teleworking whenever possible, with tax benefits for those who practice it the most!
Travel between municipalities could require the presentation of a negative test result. It makes sense!
Common sense and promotion of collective protection are necessary because this pandemic is not about one against the other; it is about everyone protecting the common good.
