Exasperating to read hot takes on how testing ought to be done or why it's apparently bad by people who quite clearly don't know first thing about how screening works. Maybe don't tell medical scientists how to do their job if you don't know logistical challenges involved. 🤦🏻‍♂️
...I honestly don't know how @Care2much18 has patience to keep explaining this to folks. My new acid test: if the person opining can't give a working definition of sensitivity, specificity, & how they relate to prevalence, their confidence outstrips their understanding 🤷‍♂️
Final point - don't try to spin it as you being pro medical scientists but against government handling. Government is actually doing precisely what scientists & doctors are advising. As they should. This is an unprecedented challenge & hot takes not helpful.
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