Re:In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% w...
by bumby on Saturday April 25, 2020 @07:37PM
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Sorry, I was editing my comment to add that very perspective just as you replied it seems.
I agree with the caveat that false negative rate is much more relevant for society when a disease is very contagious. Take measles, with an R0 in the teens. A high false negative rate can cause explosive growth in the numbers of people catching the disease, which I think is what makes it relevant to the COVID-19 scenario
I agree with the caveat that false negative rate is much more relevant for society when a disease is very contagious. Take measles, with an R0 in the teens. A high false negative rate can cause explosive growth in the numbers of people catching the disease, which I think is what makes it relevant to the COVID-19 scenario