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Re:Your Immune System Is Not a Muscle by EricE on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @10:34AM (#41379983)
PCR tests also love to give false positives...
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Re:Your Immune System Is Not a Muscle by BobAliceInATree on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @10:44AM (#41380102)
Maybe, but it's only really an issue if there's low-prevalence of covid at the moment of testing (bayesian probability).

But it's also easy to test multiple times, and often enough the symptoms will confirm it.

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Re:Your Immune System Is Not a Muscle by croes on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @01:47PM (#41382131)
Rarely, false negatives are way more likely than false positives.
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Re:Your Immune System Is Not a Muscle by bjoli on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @02:16PM (#41382480)
I am pretty sure it is the opposite. I used antigen tests which are less reliable.

I did not mean to confirm the parent, but give a version that is similar but probably just chance.

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