(12-05-2020 05:27 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-05-2020 01:44 AM)Almadenmike Wrote:  What does having 10 false positives from 11 tests given say about the quality/efficacy/accuracy of the rapid test? Is this unusually bad luck? Or is there something seriously deficient with this test. And if the latter, why would anyone choose to give it or act on its results?

Because we are panicking over this. Panic makes you do stupid stuff.

With all this discussion about testing protocol we're kind of making that point...especially (and maybe someone can refute this I'm lazy and asking not telling) with all these positive tests in the NCAA and NFL are there any/many of these athletes now sitting in a hospital or ICU? I mean that is the major point of testing multiple times a week - player safety not just community spread. I still contend that if they tested for the long term impact of brain and joint damage it would come back 100% positive and is much more of a reason not to step on the field than Covid.