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Michael Mina
michaelmina_lab
Dear @CDCgov - Why can't you learn?The paper concludes rapid Antigen tests had only 40% sensitivity in AsymptomaticsBut failed to state they had 100% SENSITIVITY for what matters - culture
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Michael Mina
michaelmina_lab
“studies on these antigen tests have been... amongst symptomatic. So you need to appropriately study it [in asymptomatics]. Once you do that - then I think you can talk about
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Rapid Tests
RapidTests
The FDA has a well-intentioned requirement for asymptomatic data.But that requirement greatly slows down progress on rapid tests, and new data suggests it isn't even necessary anymore! In light of
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Robin Monotti
robinmonotti
#TheGreatReset. It's all based on a statistical hoax created by the false definition of cases compounded by a "test" with cycle thresholds that are too high & the inclusion of
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Michael Mina
michaelmina_lab
THREAD: Incredible new study results for rapid antigen test by @AbbottNews BinaxNOWIn KIDS and adults; with symptoms and fully asymptomatic. Sensitivity:100% at Ct
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Michael Mina
michaelmina_lab
Apparently I cannot say this loudly enoughThe recent @bmj_latest articles by @deeksj et al deriding Rapid Ag Innova Tests are simply WRONGThey simply do NOT appropriately interpret Ct values &
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Alan McNally 💙
alanmcn1
There is a VERY important fact being diluted at the moment RE Covid testing. In asymptomatics, a negative test result only tells a person they do not have detectable SARS-CoV-2
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Rapid Tests
RapidTests
1/ Some may be wondering: What ever happened to rapid tests? There was a lot of excitement a few months ago and even the FDA seemed to open up. So
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Gummi Bear
gummibear737
Some Important Threads To Catch You Up: Must ReadsThis Thread - Fauci’s Agenda-don’t want to ruin it but you need to read to the end-he has some personal agendas which
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Deepta Bhattacharya
deeptabhattacha
In this piece by @rddysum, I am on record (again) stating that the vaccines will substantially reduce overall infections. I know some of my immunology colleagues think I am being
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plaforscience
plaforscience
Modern medicine was SO incredible in 2019. We've reached a scifi level of knowledge&practice, over some certain basic practices working very good. Problem was resources, not protocols.Why is now better
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Chris Godby
chgodby
Bonus thread today! I want to speak to a critical issue – college testing and how it impacts official % positivity. Most students have been sent home for the semester
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Gummi Bear
gummibear737
Some great data on the developing situation in Spain where cases have spiked but deaths are not followingCases are even returning to the Milan area where I would not have
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Lazarus Long
LazarusLong13
I've run into the 10,000,00 post-lockdown Wuhan study being misused, so let's dive in.Between May 14 and June 1, Wuhan, China, 9,899,828 people had nucleic acid screening done.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19802-w First
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Mark Changizi
MarkChangizi
0/ Thread on how mass-media-induced fear of COVID irrationally transformed our priors.I have talked a lot about the mass hysteria that was created...https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1239995212572876802?s=20This thread gets more at th
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Michael Mina
michaelmina_lab
THREAD **IMPORTANT** (IMO)SO MUCH Continued CONFUSION about Rapid Antigen Tests - Now about Asymptomatics.A New @CDC_gov @CDCMMWR study concludes Ag tests didn't work in Asymptomatic ppl. Simply put, It's wrongHere
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