#Tests

Steve Brown

stevebrown2856

(1/9) A short thread on recent case trends in the UK and the impact of "Track and Trace" hotspot testing. Firstly, cases (by date reported) *have* gently increased since 1st

Eric Topol

EricTopol

I need to change the title of this piece from "Fast, Cheap [#COVID19] Tests Could Enable Safer Reopening"Δ "Could" -> *Will* https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6504/608.summary @ScienceMagazine by @RobertFSer

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

The Sharing Scientist

ScienceShared

3 things to do if rolling out asymptomatic rapid testing - Robust comms that a negative test does NOT necessarily mean no infection.- Broaden the number of symptoms that qualify

Miz Donna⭐⭐⭐

mizdonna

I found this on the @GaDPH website. Positive antibody tests are counted the same as new cases. I had questions about that, and made calls. This is what I learned..

Bon Ku, MD, MPP

BonKu

I spent time at a Covid-19 testing site this weekend.I'm alarmed by the rising infections. People shared stories about the difficulty of getting tested. One woman has been trying to

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.

KatherineJWu

Wired about LAMP testing, apparently, so a couple quick thoughts on this new at-home test (which requires a prescription!) before I attempt to sleep. 1/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/17/world/covid-19-coronavirus/fda-authorizes-the-fi

💥Ultra🌹Violet ⭐Rae

UltVioletRae

This is in Canada, but a few thoughts.1. How the person behind the camera respects the worker through the pain & outrage being felt is incredible, & we can all

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

ZimLive

zimlive

#COVID19 Zimbabwe has not been able to get the coronavirus spread under control since about July 18, 2020, ministry of health data shows. On Thursday, cases breached the 30,000 mark

The Sharing Scientist

ScienceShared

A new test, Direct RT-LAMP KIT is being piloted in Liverpool hospitals. There has been an article which has received a lot of attention. I think the way the data

Dr Emma Hodcroft

firefoxx66

Gentle reminder that in Switzerland we are still feeling our way in the dark: with a #SARSCoV2 test positivity this high, the # of cases we report is largely linked

Jon Deeks

deeksj

Follow-on explanation from RSS statementFair questions about the actual figures used, and how this fits with repeated cheap testing as proposed by Michael Mina and others.Key is that the Mina

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

1/14 COVID Epidemiology thread for the week, bottom line up front:The tide is turning but is still very high. Decreasing positivity rates in many areas, but still very high. Will

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

☡acki 🙂

FrankfurtZack

Imagine, a country is doing rapid tests on the whole population. Everyone who tests + (or refuses to test) has to isolate. After a week, they repeat the routine.If the

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