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June Shannon
juneshannon
The @HIQA assessment is technical so I will try to break it down basically it identified 2 types of diagnostic tests for Covid19 those that detect the actual virus (which
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K. Taylor, Ph.D., M.S. #BlackInMicro Week
KYT_ThatsME
I just saw the statement from Kayleigh, the press secretary said about repeatedly testing negative and now testing positive and some folks seem confused. So I guess it’s time to
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Michael Mina
michaelmina_lab
Rapid Antigen tests are very sensitive at Ct < 30 Above which-too little live virus to detectPpl worry transmission could occur at Ct > 30 and thus missed by Ag
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Benjamin Mazer
BenMazer
Sorry, I’m going to be a little sassy.If you repeat for months that antigen tests are a “test of infectiousness,” you can’t turn around and be surprised or upset when
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Michael Mina
michaelmina_lab
Important (but not surprising) studyRapid Antigen tests may be MORE, not less, accurate to detect VIABLE virus (i.e. transmissible virus) compared to the more sensitive PCR.But how?1/https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.02.202057
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Aoife Duff
Ao1feDuff
Not usually one to stray from facts to emotions but stick with me...This day last year I flew the first of 9 back to back duties to Beijing for PPE.
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Michael Mina
michaelmina_lab
Some Great news!!Terrific news from @AbbottNews and a MASSIVE step forward towards widescale cheap, simple, rapid tests. This is the type of test that not only will diagnose ppl -
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Chris Godby
chgodby
We're still running into issues with Ohio's reported case data that is muddying up the count. There is now a backlog of 15,000 antigen positives that are awaiting verification. In
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Mark
MarmaladeMax
Isn't it odd how little mention of the care homes there are in NPHET meeting minutes when half of all deaths occurred there? Isn't it also odd there is a
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Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH
ashishkjha
I know I tweet too much about testing but here I go againSorry. Testing is critical and our testing czar says testing is great. Everyone who needs one can get
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Jason K Lee, MD, FRCPC, FAAAAI, FACAAI
lee_jasonk
Tweetorial on antigenic drift of viruses. New strains of #COVID19 are inevitable. The virus is a single stranded RNA which is flimsy and prone to replication error like all single
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Ranu Dhillon
RanuDhillon
1/ Still learning about new Abbott rapid test but a few immediate impressions from what's circulating- high sensitivity & specificity- can be used - like device-based rapid tests already with
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Dan Larremore
DanLarremore
Slovakia (pop 5.5M) is attempting a mass COVID-19 screening campaign using rapid antigen tests. The public health community is going to learn a lot. Here's what I'm looking for... 1/https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22519165/coronavirus-in
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Renu Bindra FFPH #IHR_strengthening
RenuBindra
So many friends/family asking me about testing for #COVID19. Here’s my attempt to explain using semi-friendly language. Not one for the purists!1. To understand testing, it’s important to understand a
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Michael Mina
michaelmina_lab
.@President_MU I recognize youve heard things like “50% sensitivity”In light of your comments it’s clear there are key pieces youve missedSensitivity nears 100% to catch potential superspreaders and others currently
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Fionna O'Leary, 🕯🇪🇺
fascinatorfun
Why the UK failed to get CV testing up to speed | Paul Hunter “The government had made no preparations to increase the supply of testing kits or expand laboratory
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