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[email protected]_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

Anyone else think it is crazy that in US, someone can buy cigarettes or drink liters of soda, but is not allowed to know their blood sugar levels w a

Thread: On costs $$ of at-home Rapid TestsThe US government earmarked 10's of billions of dollars for testing. This was a great move!But why isn't this money being used to

THREAD **IMPORTANT** (IMO)SO MUCH Continued CONFUSION about Rapid Antigen Tests - Now about Asymptomatics.A New @CDC_gov @CDCMMWR study concludes Ag tests didn't work in Asymptomatic ppl. Simply put, It's wrongHere

Still so much confusion about rapid antigen tests. They get compared to qPCR and bc qPCR is deemed the gold standard, they appear as “low sensitivity”To be clear, the problem

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

In light of the recent article from the UK discussing antibody waning - it’s important to read additional reports that show that while the antibodies are waning, they are not

This is incredibly sad and bad news for the US. In only 3 days, the 14-day average change in #COVID19 HOSPITALIZATIONS has skyrocketed from 7% to 15%!This means hospitalizations are

This happened faster than I expected, and I’ve been anticipating major upswings. We’re unfortunately just at the beginningGoing into fall w 60k cases/d means winter may well dwarf the spring

Severe #COVID19 resulting from Original Antigenic Sin??May be a contributor. Makes senseSuperb paper evaluating cross-reactivity between donor B cells targeting SARS-CoV-2 and other seasonal Coronas.This figure (2) is really depicts

NEW! research shows rapid antigen tests can work in a real world setting - with asymptomatic and symptomatic people. The rapid "paper-strip" antigen test called the BinaxNOW detected >90% of

ImportantThis virus is not happening in a vacuum where no information existed previouslyOn Immunity, On testing, On serology, On transmission, On masks, On treatments...We must stop this narrative that we