#Tests

Ellen Carmichael

ellencarmichael

This has been a known issue that the virology/epidemiology/public health community has been screaming about for months. There was a great investigative piece in NYT where every expert quoted said

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

ChristosArgyropoulos

ChristosArgyrop

Let's analyze the dialysis case from yesterday. We need to know : a) the SAR (Secondary Attack Rate) of COVID19 for household transmission (pt had largely sheltered in, so could

Sarah Boden

Sarah_Boden

Today Allegheny Co. is reporting no new COVID-19 cases. This is the first time this has happened since the coronavirus appeared in the county! But before we get too excited,

Maaret Pyhäjärvi

maaretp

Let's talk about model-based testing. Or more like, I talk to make notes of the way I model model-based testing. My history with it is longer than I care to

The Partnership

publicservice

The Partnership for Public Service encourages every eligible voter to mail in, early vote or head to the polls tomorrow. The right to vote has been a long, hard-fought battle

The COVID Tracking Project

COVID19Tracking

Our daily update is published. We’ve now tracked 24.9 million tests, up 489k from yesterday, as the 7-day average approaches the minimum daily tests recommended by @HarvardGH.For details, see: http://covidtracking.com

gggg21

gggg2120

I am just in absolute awe of #NCYT with the below. “Bridged the gap between single cartridge and 96 well plate” to do these tests are now basically as simple

TJ Cooney 🚀

TJ_Cooney

NASA has flown a ton of unique aircraft as testbeds for research as well as to help find performance opportunities. Here are some unique ones: AV-8B used for STOL &

All Things Cricket

AllThingsCrick3

A Thread about the best test batsmen 1/25#India #Aus #NZ #Stats #CricketA #statistical breakdownKane Williamson: 7115 runs @ 54.31, 24x100s Virat Kohli: 7318 runs @ 53.41, 27x100s Steve Smith: 7368

The New York Times

nytimes

President Trump has said the growing number of coronavirus cases is due to increased testing. But our analysis shows the rise in cases far outpaces the growth in testing.Testing has

Professional Managerial Chicken 🐓

allspiritseve

The friend / enemy distinction explains a lot about politics. It gives you a heightened sense of the good things your friends do, and the bad things your enemies do.

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

HUGE News!Abbott today received FDA EUA to use their true $5 paper-strip rapid antigen test AT-HOME!This is a massive step forward to getting true rapid, accessible, frequent paper strip tests

Julia Hartley-Brewer

JuliaHB1

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: Matt Hancock told me on @talkRADIO that the False Positive Rate of Covid tests in the community is "under 1%". Sounds good, doesn't it? WRONG! An

A Marm Kilpatrick

DiseaseEcology

How should we interpret #COVID19 case counts given the enormous variation in testing? A quick cautionary thread.As everyone knows the # of "confirmed cases" for COVID19 are a small fraction

Matt Malkus

malkusm

Andy Slavitt has taken every opportunity to push panic and engage in self-promotion. He unironically stated that we could "virtually eradicate" COVID-19 with a 4-6 week lockdown, which he defined

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