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Originally Posted by GGG
This is unlikely given the sensitivity and specificity of the tests and the general prevelence of Covid in the community.
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Don't be fooled by 98% or 99% specificity. Those are not good numbers. They look good, but can result in catastrophically incorrect data. As the below link highlights, the actual accuracy of a positive asymptomatic rapid test is likely to be no better than random chance, and can be far, far worse.
https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n1411/rr
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