Thread by @kateneuropsych

@LeftYvonne @SaraPhalen @_SergioFlores @PeterHotez @MSNBC @maddow @CNN @DrEricDing Y'all are missing the points: on average

1)OTC COVID TESTS ARE ONLY 78% ACCURATE

2)are hard to find, expensive & not covered by ins

3)98% ACCURACY ONLY OCCURS VIA SERIAL TESTING ONCE EVERY 3 DAYS

Regardless of "brand" Infected less than 1 wk or asymptomatic exponentially
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@LeftYvonne @SaraPhalen @_SergioFlores @PeterHotez @MSNBC @maddow @CNN @DrEricDing increases risk 4 false neg

As for your article

"We found that the virus was accurately detected by the rapid antigen test in 87% of patients with COVID-19 symptoms and in 71% of those who were asymptomatic"

Said another way 30% of SUPERSPREADING Delta and Omicron
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@LeftYvonne @SaraPhalen @_SergioFlores @PeterHotez @MSNBC @maddow @CNN @DrEricDing asymptomatic folks get false negative results from OTC tests and that includes all folks in the first week of contracting COVID prior to when symptoms occur

Given how fast this sh!t spreads & given VAXXED folks are showing up in hospitals w/Omicron THATS NOT A REASURING STAT
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@LeftYvonne @SaraPhalen @_SergioFlores @PeterHotez @MSNBC @maddow @CNN @DrEricDing All it takes is one guy with a false neg Omicron result to infect an entire plane full of folks.

Lastly what y'all fail to grasp is that a one time spot check COVID test IS NOT VALID ONE MINUTE AFTER YOUVE INTERACTED WITH OTHER FOLKS AND MOST CERTAINLY YESTERDAY'S NEG RESULTS
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@LeftYvonne @SaraPhalen @_SergioFlores @PeterHotez @MSNBC @maddow @CNN @DrEricDing ARE NOT VALID TOMORROW

& at 24$ dollahs a pop who can afford to test once every 3 days? Oh yeah, rich WP and to hell w/anyone else
Y'all must be drug reps or have substantial investments in COVID drug test Corps 2B hollering about the victory of OTC CD testing
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@LeftYvonne @SaraPhalen @_SergioFlores @PeterHotez @MSNBC @maddow @CNN @DrEricDing Because the way you've slanted it (and that's putting it kindly) flies in the face of both common & medical sense
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