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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(08:14) – At-home COVID-19 tests

(18:17) – Medical devices and FDA classification

(24:37) – Rapid test availability

(40:59) – Who is in charge of public health?

(57:38) – Testing privacy

(1:04:54) – Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan

(1:16:08) – Uncertainty, fear, and COVID

(1:23:02) – Vaccines and herd immunity

(1:31:42) – Meditation and consciousness

(1:41:44) – Minimalism and Capitalism

(1:45:20) – The future of humanity