Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: mrsmith

https://publichealthinsider.com/2020/04/17/greater-seattle-coronavirus-assessment-network-scan-releases-data-from-first-18-days-of-testing/

Above is also some information from the Seattle area. A pilot program for home testing of people that think they have symptoms of Covid-19.

I hope that it is a reliable test. Their initial results from about 4,000 people found that only 1.6% of them tested positive for CV-19. That is for people with symptoms!


28 posted on 04/18/2020 12:51:54 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies ]


To: 21twelve

coming back from the vet today, heard on the talk radio that my county is opening up drive-up testing to anybody who wants it, appointment still needed. Must not have gotten a whole lot of positives.

But you know, I’m not sure if I want to get tested and risk getting infected at a drive-up site.

I’ve been sequestered since Moses was in diapers it seems, so what’s the purpose for me?

Maybe we should have a ‘not infected ‘column for those whose households greater than (1) haven’t had sickness in 60 days. And all that takes is a phonecall. That should narrow down the field substantially. And cost a whole lot less than trying to test everyone.


33 posted on 04/18/2020 1:26:28 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies ]

To: 21twelve
Their initial results from about 4,000 people found that only 1.6% of them tested positive for CV-19. That is for people with symptoms!

That implies the test is faulty, insensitive or the detectable antibodies are falling to undetectable levels fairly quickly.

208 posted on 04/18/2020 5:50:37 PM PDT by Myrddin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson