A COVID-19 tracking system built on more testing might not deliver the right results and could waste limited testing supplies.
detect whether a person has been previously infected with the virus and has developed antibodies to fend it off.
One measure of test accuracy is sensitivity: how often a test correctly identifies a person has the virus that causes COVID-19. Another measure is specificity: whether the test accurately shows when the person does not have the virus. “The test doesn’t get it wrong that often when the test is positive,” Wachter said. “Whereas it does get it wrong reasonably often, when the result is negative.”
An example of this type of test is the Abbott ID Now test that can deliver results within 15 minutes. The FDAabout"early data that suggest potential inaccurate results" from the toaster-sized device following a small study from New York University. It’s important to get correct test results so infected individuals can self-isolate and not pass the virus to others. And public health officials can contact those who were potentially exposed to the infected individual."If you want something rapid, if you want something quick, if you want something accessible, you are going to have to give something up," he said.
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