Dr. Fauci explains why temperature checks to fight COVID-19 are pointless

[Andy Meek]

• Temperature checks are a pretty inaccurate method to rely on to screen people for the coronavirus.
• That's according to White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said the White House and his own agency have dropped a temperature check requirement that was previously used to screen visitors.
• Fauci says it's better to simply ask people screening questions to gauge their potential exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

It feels like temperature checks are starting to be as ubiquitous as a "Hi, how are you" almost everywhere you go these days. A couple of weeks ago, I went in for a scheduled dentist appointment. I first had to lean in, so the receptionist could take a quick temperature reading before allowing me into the rest of the office. At schools like this one in Illinois, likewise, temperature check kiosks have been set up, and if you're flying out of LAX in the next few weeks, be prepared for Delta Airlines to take your temperature. Hotels around the country, including properties like the Four Seasons in Vail, Colorado? Same thing. You've got to pass a temperature check to be allowed inside.

And yet, in spite of how normalized this is starting to be, it might surprise you to hear that White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci is not exactly a fan of relying on temperature checks as a way to stop the spread of the coronavirus right now.

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