Perhaps unsurprisingly for a blog called "lockdown skeptics", this piece makes basic mathematical and epidemiological mistakes. In fact, very few positive COVID-19 tests are falsehttps://twitter.com/JuliaHB1/status/1307586325663698945 …
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Oh, and some more on PCR tests and the actual rate of false positives from
@MackayIMhttps://virologydownunder.com/and-another-thing-on-false-positives/ …Show this thread -
I should also clarify that, as has been pointed out to me, 10-20% false positives for PCR testing of COVID-19 is unlikely except in areas of vanishingly low prevalence where enormous community testing is taking place. In the UK, it's probably closer to 0%
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