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The idea that rapid tests are less sensitive and therefore not valuable is summer-2020 thinking and outdated. Rapid tests are perfectly fine and should be coun
by ianhawes 5y ago
The idea that rapid tests are less sensitive and therefore not valuable is summer-2020 thinking and outdated.
Rapid tests are perfectly fine and should be counted by health departments.
Case in point. My family of 4 all tested positive on rapid tests. 3/4 of us had symptoms. None of us received PCR tests because the next available appointments (other than a 6 hour wait at a state run testing center) were a week away.
Thats 4 people not counted. And we were part of an outbreak that included 3 other families that all tested positive via rapid tests.