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The early CDC tests were not accurate, or the labs were not, correct? I am not qualified to speak to this, however, inaccurate results (positive and negative) c
by salemh 7y ago
The early CDC tests were not accurate, or the labs were not, correct? I am not qualified to speak to this, however, inaccurate results (positive and negative) could lead to overloading the healthcare system.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615323/why-the-cdc-botched-its-coronavirus-testing/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615323/why-the-cdc-botche...
While this has been addressed by the CDC, how is bootleg version different to not cause the same issues?
- jjeaff 7y agoA false positive in the case of corona virus shouldn't be a problem since you shouldn't seek medical treatment unless the symptoms become severe.
- leereeves 7y agoAs others have said, it's a huge problem if it leads people to think they're now immune to the coronavirus.
- Symmetry 7y agoIt was only one of the tree parts of the CDC test that was giving false positives in most cases. Also, the experts on This Week In Virology thought that the CDC was being too clever in how it designed its test and that's why it got into trouble but I don't feel qualified to try to explain why exactly.