#Sensitivity

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

So much focus on sensitivity of the test. As though all tests must match up to PCRBut could focusing so much on achieving the greatest molecular sensitivity for asymptomatic testing

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

Right... lets keep focusing on PCR lab based medical testing for a public health warA public health test with a: -24 hour delay is just OK-48 hour delay really losing

Gautam Govitrikar DMD

Gautaamm

#Thread One of the BIGGEST advantages of having studied in the US, specially at an Ivy League school in a city like Philadelphia is the exposure I received to 2

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

Society chooses how to disadvantage most autistic people.Let's take our supposed 'social deficits'.For decades, society wouldn't consider that our way of communicating was different, not broken. Now we have the

Emily♡

ItsEmilyKaty

Hypo and hyper sensitivity in autistic people - a thread. /1 Autistic's tend to be either hypo or hyper sensitive.Hyposensitivity is under-responsiveness to stimuli. So someone might not be able

Ingrid Katz

IngridKatzMD

Thinking about the Fall - We have a lot we are continuing to learn, but there are a few key pearls out there, that I wanted to share.1) Frequency of

Naoki

hanzawaru

1/ In this thread, I show the possibility of inflated covid-19 case numbers in Victoria, based on post-market RT-PCR test kit validation published by the Australian Government. 2/ Australia ordered

AutisticSciencePerson

AutSciPerson

When parents say their autistic kid doesn't have auditory sensitivity, and then give out details that show that the kid (likely) has auditory sensitivity, a thread:1. They don't want to

The Sharing Scientist

ScienceShared

DHSC has published the results of its trial of lateral flow tests – the one it is going with for mass testing is the Innova antigen assay. A thread (and

UnmodernM

UnmodernM

How to detect manipulation through positive and negative emotions. Thread. Manipulation is not an immoral concept. The reason why manipulators get a undesirable name, is because it is easier to commit

Laure Wynants

laure_wynants

TWEETORIAL on why the number of additional detected cases is a bad choice of primary outcome for trials of AI interventions testing physician with vs without AI support. This was

Atomsk's Sanakan

AtomsksSanakan

Sweden's government is to the COVID-19 pandemic what South Africa's (Mbeki) government was to the AIDS pandemicThey ditched mainstream, evidence-based advice. So their people diedhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-009-

Friederike Ernst

tw_tter

I would like to talk about antibody tests. There are too many people in my bubble who don't understand why a specificity of say 95% doesn't mean 95% of people

Shelkov

yhalainen

If religious people acted like TRAs saying 'oh my God' would be a hate crime, a sensitivity reader would screen science textbooks lest any heresy hurt our feelings, I'd write

CSEB Ottawa Chapter

CSEBOttawa

1/6 Questions have been raised in both the media and by people of high-profile about the accuracy of COVID testing and how this may increase case counts: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-says-he-tested-both-positive-and-nega

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. I'm a strong advocate of testing as an important pillar of the coronavirus pandemic response. There is often confusion about what testing offers, and I think it's helpful to

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