#Tests

Jamie East

jamieeast

THREAD - Basically, the government’s site didn’t even give us the option of driving hundreds of miles - nothing. Just said, no tests available. However, There is a ludicrous loophole

Martin Powell-Davies

MPDNUT

Based on an analysis of the latest data and the recommendations of @IndependentSage @dgurdasani1 and others, I have proposed a new set of "5 tests" for discussion by @NEUnion members

Jon Deeks

deeksj

How well is the Innova test working in Liverpool? This is a speculative calculation informed by data available from Liverpool. The source is the Liverpool mayor - reported 23,170 tests

Curried Gamer #KBF 🇬🇧

WrecklessGamer

1/ We need to take a more in depth look at the Northern Ireland Covid figures to try and get an understanding of and also debunk the media/health authority narrative

Dr Duncan Robertson

Dr_D_Robertson

This is why cases in university towns have changed significantly today.Commercial DHSC Test & Trace appear to have been using addresses from NHS records.Many students that moved to university had

Simon Barnett

sbarnettARK

I've gotten a few questions about how the FDA regulates medical devices, chemical reagents, and diagnostic equipment. Quick Thread First, understand there are two main regulatory pathways for diagnostic

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MorlockP

1/Still angry at that person who was upset that covid tests return positive on applesauce.This is a true smoothbrain response, from someone who has never once investigated how measurement works.It's

Ward Jolles

wardjolles

UPDATE: @UofSC officials say the vaccine will be free for all students/faculty. Couple more points below - The University has a comprehensive plan in place to store and distribute

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

PCR positivity detected after symptom onset rarely reflects replicating likely contagious virus.PCR remains + for so longIn @NatureComms van Kampen et al. show this well. Look at how few PCR

Aidan Connor

AidanDConnor

You may have seen graphs purporting to show that men and women have the same average IQ but men have a greater variance, ergo more geniuses but also more dummies.

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

Jon Deeks

deeksj

So the next new Covid-19 testing technology to look at is the OPTIGENE LAMP test - as covered here in the Guardian.1/13Experts question claimed accuracy of Covid-19 saliva testshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/04/experts-question-

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

NEW on Rapid Tests!Exceptional data that should help path to at-home highly accurate rapid testsIn over 860 samples tested w ⁦@AbbottNews⁩ BinaxNOW, only ONE was falsely positive! The Specificity was

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

Much excitement over vaccines, BUT we must not wait for them.I've "heard" the rollout of vaccines will be much slower than current WH says.Here, @vivek_murthy suggests same: mid-Summer/Fall 2021 for

Alex Kettwich

michigan_onesie

A THREAD for Michigan fans that don’t understand the sports shutdown:Michigan athletics has been paused for 2 weeks because 5 athletes (so far) have tested positive for the B.1.1.7 strain

Tim Wigmore

timwig

West Indies have come to a country with one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the world, and helped save English cricket £280 million this summer. Time for England

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