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    Coronavirus Rapid Tests Sensitivity, Specificity, Messaging, and Use Cases | Season 3 Episode 1

    en-usSeptember 13, 2021

    About this Episode

    In this episode Ellie Murray and Lucy D’Agostino McGowan do a series recap and then discuss sensitivity, specificity, and appropriate messaging in the context of coronavirus rapid tests.

    📝 Evaluation of the Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children: Implications for screening in a school setting

    📝 NY Times article: One in 5,000

    🐦 Kareem Carr's tweet about omitted variable bias in randomized controlled trials

    📝 Israeli data: How can efficacy vs. severe disease be strong when 60% of hospitalized are vaccinated?

    🦠 A calculator that lets you estimate COVID risk [microcovid]

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