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Re:With broad, random tests for antibodies, Germany seeks pa... by londons_explore on Sunday April 19, 2020 @02:28PM (#22917782)
But if you want to know "what percentage of my population have had coronavirus in each town and age group", then these tests, combined with research to find out the sensitivity and selectivity, will answer that question.

Most of the big decisions governments have to make depend on only aggregate statistics after all...

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Re:With broad, random tests for antibodies, Germany seeks pa... by dogma1138 on Sunday April 19, 2020 @03:58PM (#22918335)
AB testing yes, this specific test maybe which is why the GP was asking about the assay.

The current AB tests were found to be insufficient.

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