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There is a big system-level difference: with 50% false positive, half of the population goes back to living regular lives. False positives stay home, and go to
by ptero 7y ago
There is a big system-level difference: with 50% false positive, half of the population goes back to living regular lives. False positives stay home, and go to a hospital only if they need a ventialtor (which very few will need since they are not actually sick)
- notyourday 7y agoIf you can't breath you go to the hospital regardless of it being COVID-19.
- owl57 7y agoThere are 50% false positive, and there are some false negative. And some more not exactly false negative, but simply got sick after the test. And you tell them: we tested everyone, all negatives can just resume normal life. What could go wrong?