I my country they did a (pre-omicron) comparitive study, testing people with PCR and giving them an antigen test to use at home [1]. There they found a false-ne

I my country they did a (pre-omicron) comparitive study, testing people with PCR and giving them an antigen test to use at home [1]. There they found a false-negative rate of 16% (sensitivity 84%) for symptomatic people with high viral load, which is a proxy for contagiousness. For people without symptoms false-negative rate was 77% (sensitivity 23%). Not that great. [1] https://www-umcutrecht-nl.translate.goog/nieuws/corona-zelftest-alleen-betrouwbaar-bij-symptomen?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www-umcutrecht-nl.translate.goog/nieuws/corona-zelft...