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Shouldn't we optimize for a higher number of false positives? In the end, sending someone in quarantine for 2 weeks without them being infected is probably less
by dx034 7y ago
Shouldn't we optimize for a higher number of false positives? In the end, sending someone in quarantine for 2 weeks without them being infected is probably less dangerous than a false negative. So making tests overly sensitive would seem more applicable to me here.
- adventured 7y agoNo, we should optimize for a balance between the two. For example a 150,000 batch of rapid tests China recently sent to Czechia had 80% error rates. You don't want to be mass quarantining people because of such terrible testing supplies.
- mschuster91 7y agoThere's nothing inherently bad with mass quarantines.
- chimprich 7y agoIf you're quarantining a large number of medics then that's potentially serious and possibly more dangerous overall if your numbers are off.
- dx034 7y agoYou could administer two tests for those, I believe that's what's already done.