I am changing my view. The feds should not just push for cheap paper #COVID19 test strips that everyone can use daily.
They should be the ones to make them.
The technology exists. The money exists. There is little reason not to do it. These could end the outbreak quickly.
They should be the ones to make them.
The technology exists. The money exists. There is little reason not to do it. These could end the outbreak quickly.
We do not need these to be perfect. We don’t need them to be extremely sensitive. We just need them to reliably detect people on the days they are most likely to transmit virus - when viral load is in the billions of viral particles per mL
We need a new way to think about tests.
We need a new way to think about tests.
In work with @DanLarremore, Roy Parker, @brwilder @MilindTambe_AI @jameshay218 We show that poor test sensitivity is just fine if frequency of use is high and turnaround time to get results short.
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
