[cgbg]

You may well be correct—but the whole purpose of the CDC delay of the tests was to develop a superior test (for just the reasons you cited).

I believe the Italy and S. Korea tests were something like 98% accurate, and CDC wanted to improve on that number.

I have no idea whether the new test did improve on it or not.

[9YearLurker]

That’s a piss-poor excuse for letting a deadly virus spread through your country unimpeded for a month.

[EarlyBird]

I have posted many times that we should be using the same test that Singapore is using.

The Singapore test was developed in conjunction with Duke University in North Carolina!

This just is such a fustercluck.

[EarlyBird]

https://www.duke-nus.edu.sg/docs/default-source/articles/test-for-covid-19-antibodies-a-world-first-for-singapore.pdf?sfvrsn=a8917d2b_2