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I’m not the OP, but the rest of the paragraph that the quote above was linked to reads as follows (note the last 3 words in the quote): * This rate could trans
by MR4D 6y ago
I’m not the OP, but the rest of the paragraph that the quote above was linked to reads as follows (note the last 3 words in the quote):
* This rate could translate into a significant proportion of false-positive results daily due to the current low prevalence of the virus in the UK population, adversely affecting the positive predictive value of the test.2 Considering that the UK National Health Service employs 1·1 million health-care workers, many of whom have been exposed to COVID-19 at the peak of the first wave, the potential disruption to health and social services due to false positives could be considerable.*