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One of the reasons the US developed its own test was that the test that China was using had a 48% false negative rate. These are probably the same tests.
by tomohawk 7y ago
One of the reasons the US developed its own test was that the test that China was using had a 48% false negative rate. These are probably the same tests.
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- CitationAskBot 7y agocitation needed. Also, the US CDC could have used the German tests but instead pushed forward on making their own.
- rannn 7y agoYeah. The one CDC developed was faulty as well. That's why China is doing multiple tests on patients. As well as doing CT scans widely. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-13/china-coronavirus-cases-jump-after-counting-method-revision https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-13/china-cor... US is just wasting time, period.
- tomohawk 7y agoYes, CDC flubbed the test, probably because theirs was a 3 part test. They also ordered that other labs wait for the CDC test instead of making their own. However, any test used had to pass FDA muster at that time, and a test with a 48% false negative rate likely would not. The CDC is probably not the most agile organization, but I'm hoping that they will scale.