The World Health Organization (WHO) is not intent on letting the coronavirus pandemic go to waste. They are promoting Orwellian schemes like “immunity passports” as a potential solution that can establish the so-called new normal in the wake of the crisis.
They released a “question and answer” video on Monday to address possible concerns that individuals may have with the controversial notion.
“There are two ways in which we can measure the extent of infection of COVID-19,” said Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 Technical Lead, in the video. “The first is to find active cases. That means who is affected right now.”
“We do this through surveillance, and we use a test called molecular testing or PCR testing and that finds active cases,” she added. “The second way in which we can measure the extent of infection is through seroepidemiologic studies. These studies will measure the level of antibodies in a person.”