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Elon Musk got himself tested 4 times the same day in 2020. 2 positive 2 negative.
by laurent92 5y ago
Elon Musk got himself tested 4 times the same day in 2020. 2 positive 2 negative.
- vinay427 5y agoThat's not surprising or particularly notable for a rapid antigen test, which is why they're not used as a full replacement for a PCR test in most countries. The BD rapid test he used seems to be one which a paper [1] indicates has a lower positive percent agreement than a PCR test. Rapid tests in general, compared directly to PCR, seem to do even worse with one paper [2] finding a symptomatic sensitivity of 72% and an asymptomatic sensitivity of 58%. [1]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33023911/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33023911/ [2]: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013705.pub2/full https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD...
- runamok 5y agoAnd a reminder that he did in fact have covid. A funny tweet that explains the trade offs of that kind of test: https://www.newsweek.com/space-karen-response-elon-musk-viral-1547695 https://www.newsweek.com/space-karen-response-elon-musk-vira...
- flemhans 5y agoI was Day 0: Antigen positive Day 1: PCR positive Day 8: Antigen positive Day 9: Antigen negative Day 10: Antigen positive Day 10: PCR negative Day 11: Antigen negative Then 10+ negatives after