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I'm not sure if thats too good - 98% specificity means that for 1000 infected people, 20 will get away unidentified (false negative). But probably better than o

I'm not sure if thats too good - 98% specificity means that for 1000 infected people, 20 will get away unidentified (false negative). But probably better than other tests, i guess?

libertine 6y ago
But I guess that's why, in some countries, people who had a high probability of catching the virus are told to stay in quarantine even if they tested negative.
Gys 6y ago
The text states this is comparable to PCR tests (molecular tests). So it is really not bad.