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So, 75% false positives on this $40 at-home COVID test? How many false positives are being reported and unnecessarily treated? What if you can't afford additional tests? How many fire drills are being run, kids pulled out of schools, days off work, notifying everyone, etc?

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Jesse Powell

@jespow

What is the impact of someone thinking that they had COVID, thinking that they're now naturally immune when they're not? Should proof a past positive at-home test be accepted as superior to the vaccine for purposes of travel?

4:05 AM · Sep 29, 2021Twitter Web App

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No. Travel requires a vaccine whether you had Covid or not to account for potential false positives. I don’t get what you are are angeling at.

Janne Haapala

@Jaffekala

Sep 29, 2021

Not in most countries

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I had the same question. In the UK, you have to do an antibody test for 50 pounds to check if there are enough antibodies to be considered naturally immune. Btw, I'd really love my Songbird airdrop please. Thanks

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Unfortunately, Covid/SARS, as well as flu, there is probably never going to be "immunity." Like the flu, people will probably get annual shots to counter the then prevalent strain circulating. In effect, it will be pretreated like the flu every year.

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SARS-CoV-2 and influenza: a comparative overview and treatment implications - PubMed

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Alphainfluenzavirus are RNA viruses that cause coronavirus disease-19 and influenza, respectively. Both viruses infect the respiratory...

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Yes, proof of (durable) immunity is the most important data point in this discussion. How one acquired that immunity is incidental. IMHO

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Someone should definitely check the validity of these products entering the market but we're talking about the US so most likely official body will. :(