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Re:In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% w... by marcosdumay on Saturday April 25, 2020 @07:37PM (#22982637)
The false negative rate isn't that relevant on this context, and has no obvious relation to the false positive rate.

Besides, the article you pointed down in a reply is about a different kind of test.

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Re:In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% w... by bumby on Saturday April 25, 2020 @07:43PM (#22982681)
I was under the impression the PCR test was a better test. Is that incorrect?

I do disagree that a false negative rate is not important in the context of a disease where asymptotic cases may still be contagious, however.

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