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There are a ridiculous number of false positive C19 tests, in some cases ~50%. False positives scale linearly with # of tests. This is a big part of why C19 positive tests are going up while hospitalizations & mortality are declining. Anyone who tests positive should retest.
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anyone who gets a positive should retest
false positives up to 50% (really?? we should take those off market)
@nanogenomic cites 0.2-1.2% For serology tests & lower for PCR. false positives scale linearly with tests, but positivity rate much higher than false positive rate1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
False negatives are an issue. False positives are not really an issue at all.
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hmm, you’re probably right.
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