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Igel

(37,046 posts)
13. Yippee.
Mon May 4, 2020, 01:48 PM
May 2020

This falls into the "not much of a problem" category.

If you get the test done and it comes back negative when you've been infected, it's inconvenient.

If it comes back positive when you haven't been infected it means you could easily become infected.

10k false negatives would affect worker productivity and lifestyle, maybe just mean wear a mask, maybe mean stay at home.

The COVID PCR tests for active infection are potentially more important. If you get a false negative, you're releasing somebody infectious back into the population. This isn't a big deal when we're not down to virtually no new cases and transmission is widespread.

PCR tests that come back false positive are potentially more important but only in specific situations. If it means you self-isolate at home for a couple of weeks, again, it's inconvenient. If you're in a place where you'd immediately quarantined with possibly infectious sufferers, it all but guarantees you'd become infected.

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Fresno county practically has zero tests onecaliberal May 2020 #1
I wish we could mass test here. ismnotwasm May 2020 #2
I would think that Trump would want that info out, as it bolsters his case for re-opening Celerity May 2020 #3
That's 2000 people out of every million jberryhill May 2020 #4
10,000 false positives muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #6
Stated an odd way jberryhill May 2020 #10
A "false positive" is someone the test claims is positive, but is in reality negative muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #19
Yippee. Igel May 2020 #13
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+1,000+++++ CountAllVotes May 2020 #8
You see that word "is"? Igel May 2020 #16
Some understand limited things well. Igel May 2020 #14
The problem is most people don't get to choose which antibody test to use. They use the one which still_one May 2020 #7
I think the Roche test will soon become the gold standard and the most widely used Celerity May 2020 #9
Perhaps. Igel May 2020 #17
+1 CountAllVotes May 2020 #20
According to John Oliver and the scientist on his show, ZERO tests Greybnk48 May 2020 #11
He is now wrong, Roche Coronavirus Antibody Test Wins FDA Approval for Emergency Use Celerity May 2020 #12
"Approval for emergency use" is not the same as "approval"... Wounded Bear May 2020 #15
+1 CountAllVotes May 2020 #18
A good test is great Chainfire May 2020 #21
A great drug (or test) for a drug company Chainfire May 2020 #22
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