Five bucks is a good price. And it's the right price that if Congress appropriates $5 or $10 billion, we could really, really make a major, major difference in this pandemic with that amount of money still giving the companies what they want. Michael Mina More Quotes by Michael Mina More Quotes From Michael Mina I'd rather have Daniel Boulud have 20 restaurants than some restauranteur. It's going to make the food in our country better. Michael Mina somebetterfoodcountry I like complicated dishes but also appreciate simple foods. Michael Mina likeappreciatesimplecomplicated I take after my mother more than my father in terms of personality. My mother's a worrier, and I'm a worrier. Both were very good with numbers and mathematics, so I kind of got that from both of them. Michael Mina goodpersonalitymotherfather There are two ways to look at how life works and how people find their paths. One way is you take your time and try different things out. The other is you settle in early. I was into cooking very early. Michael Mina youcookingtimelife I loved growing up in Washington, but I have been a diehard, 100 percent 49ers fan since I was 11. Michael Mina fanlovedupgrowing-up I did want to share with you one of the greatest lessons I've learned over the years cooking for my kids - there is enormous value in bringing children into the kitchen. Michael Mina valueyoucookingchildren Even in fine-dining restaurants, you have people that say 'I want to be out in half hour', 'I want to be out in 45 minutes.' It happens. Michael Mina sayyouwantpeople I look at each one of my restaurants, and I want my personality to come out. Some are serious, some are intense when it comes to food and wines, some are meat masters supreme. I enjoy all my guests. Michael Mina lookenjoypersonalityfood I had always been told cooking was a servant's job. Michael Mina jobalwaysservantcooking We kind of just floated through this major outbreak, but we should not let our guard down, I would say, because with BA.5, I expect it will be a very different story. Michael Mina What I've said throughout this pandemic is if we wait and see, then by the time we're seeing, it's always too late to act, and unfortunately we've been slow to get these out to Americans, i don't think it's too little, too late now, but we should absolutely be doing everything we can right now, so that a month from now, we're not still saying,' We're going to be doing this later.'. Michael Mina The FDA doesn't really seem to be able to budge. The FDA is such The FDA. Michael Mina If I'm thinking about the public health, I need a test that's very fast. It doesn't need to be as sensitive as a PCR test. Michael Mina If there are too many people doing that, there are no safe places anymore. Michael Mina If I was not vaccinated, I would not want to be next to someone who is vaccinated and positive. Michael Mina Even if everyone else in that place is vaccinated, there may be vulnerable people where immunity has waned or they never took to( the vaccine) well. Michael Mina We don't have the legal framework or the regulatory framework to think of a test in United States as a public health tool, only as a medical diagnostic tool. Michael Mina For less than.1 % of what this virus is costing America, every American could have a whole slew of these tests in their homes. Michael Mina If we actually got these tests into the average American's home and we asked every American to use a test twice a week, it takes 30 seconds to use -- as you brush your teeth, you use a Covid test -- that would be enough to empower people to know their status, and if they are positive, they would be able to essentially know that they're positive and make the appropriate changes. Michael Mina We have the FDA that is kind of all controlling in some ways of what tests are available, the The FDA, unfortunately, only has a single lens through which to look at a coronavirus test. Their only mandate, when it comes to testing, is to evaluate medical diagnostic tests. Michael Mina
