Re:FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
by jupp0r on Friday March 20, 2020 @07:05PM
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I feel like false positives are less damaging than false negatives at this point. Unnecessarily putting people into self quarantine is not the worst, as opposed to giving false security to potentially infectious people.
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Re:FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
by copecopecope on Friday March 20, 2020 @07:49PM
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But this is an antibody test, for people who have already recovered from the virus. False positives in this case are precisely what would give people a false sense of security.
Re:FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
by jupp0r on Monday March 23, 2020 @06:56AM
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Antibodies are present as soon as there are symptoms or soon after, so these tests are designed to be taken by sick people.
Re:FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
by socksy on Friday March 20, 2020 @07:46PM
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Not so great if people are using to test to see if they're "immune"
Re:FDA just cleared a $20 Covid-19 antibody test
by Maxion on Saturday March 21, 2020 @07:33AM
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Testing should perhaps not be done at home, at all.
True positives could be sent for PCR testing to confirm whether they are infected or already cleared.
Negatives that show symptoms could likewise be sent for PCR testing.
This way, you'd massively reduce the strain on PCR testing resources.