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| At-home COVID-19 test kits accurate, might bolster screening effort, study says |
| 2020-07-23 |
| h/t Instapundit [UPI] - At-home nasal swab-based tests for COVID-19 correctly diagnose 80% of people with the virus and 98% of those who don't have it, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open found. Wikipedia "False positives and false negatives" article explains what it means The results suggest the self-administered kits are as effective at identifying the virus as testing platforms offered in hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices, and could help supplement testing efforts that have seen marked increases in demand in recent weeks, the researchers said. The at-home part is sample collection. It's still has to go to lab for analysis. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #3 All that nose test does is it show maybe that you have some kind of virus in your sinus cavity, not that you actually have/had the COVID-19 virus. a blood test (pin prick test) would be far more accurate, except i still don't have a satisfactory answer just how they test for COVID-19. It seems if you have any kind of flu virus, or even the common cold, you get tested positive for COVID-19 I'm now beginning to think the entire COVID-19 testing is a scam. |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-07-23 18:13 |
| #2 If you you're not 100% quarantined shouldn't you have to test yourself every day? I'm mean you could've been exposed. I see big pro=fits for somebody. |
| Posted by: jpal 2020-07-23 17:00 |
| #1 Does it come with a training video, or a depth measurement? Last December, I had a flu test (and failed) and I never would've shoved that swab up that far up my nose! The nurse had me coming off the chair. If the sample is not done correctly, the test is useless. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-07-23 16:40 |