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I agree with your reply. Thank you for it. The recent seroprevalence study performed in Santa Clara County [0] [1] used an immunoassay manufactured by Premier
by johnohara 6y ago
I agree with your reply. Thank you for it.
The recent seroprevalence study performed in Santa Clara County [0] [1] used an immunoassay manufactured by Premier BioTech, Minneapolis, MN.
Their page entitled "PCR And Serology Based Testing Explained" does a very good job explaining what we both understand [2].
I stand by my opinion that it is unrealistic to use RT-PCR testing on the entire U.S. population. It is too sensitive and too time-consuming given the time constraints we are under. This Wash Post article (printed by MSN) describes why the CDC had to recall its initial testing kits. [3]
[0] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20062463v1 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20062463v...
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22899272 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22899272
[2] https://premierbiotech.com/innovation/pcr-and-serology-based-testing-explained/ https://premierbiotech.com/innovation/pcr-and-serology-based...
[3] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/contamination-at-cdc-lab-delayed-rollout-of-coronavirus-tests/ar-BB12Q90W https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/contamination-at-cdc-lab-d...