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re: Breaking news: New saliva test approved. Game changer
Posted on 8/15/20 at 2:26 pm to phil4bama
Posted on 8/15/20 at 2:26 pm to phil4bama
They don't have to test every day unless they find a positive test. Once or twice a week will suffice.
Test half on Monday and half on Wednesday and before every game. These programs can stomach a $40,000 testing bill for a season of football.
Test half on Monday and half on Wednesday and before every game. These programs can stomach a $40,000 testing bill for a season of football.
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Posted on 8/15/20 at 2:28 pm to User_Name
A ten times cheaper test with a quick turnaround certainly is a game changer. IMO the liberal conferences reacted way to early, still well over a month until games.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 2:29 pm to da prophet
Not if it yields a bunch of false positives like the PCR test does.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 2:30 pm to Landmass
Posted on 8/15/20 at 2:32 pm to phil4bama
wHy wErE ThEsE tEsT nOt AvAiLaBlE iN mArCh!?
Posted on 8/15/20 at 3:13 pm to phil4bama
This isn't "breaking" or "new" information. The NBA has been using it in trials since they started back. The B1G and Pac12 knew about this before they cancelled and the saliva test being approved was widely known to be imminent... fwiw
Posted on 8/15/20 at 3:22 pm to TchPowDog
So as has already been stated, the B1G and cronies were looking for an excuse to cancel.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 3:24 pm to phil4bama
WT21 is really upset by this news. Shut it down!!1!
Posted on 8/15/20 at 3:26 pm to s2
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anticipate the left finding a way to denounce this asap.
The left, right and middle have all called for more and faster testing. Only Trump and his minions disagree.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 3:46 pm to phil4bama
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Reports are it is high 80’s to low 90’s percent accurate. Back it up with a second sample and the accuracy rises to 99%.
That's not quite how Math/statistics works. Consult Bayes theorem.
What would you say the percentage of catching the disease is? For anyone, just in general, what is that percent chance?
This post was edited on 8/15/20 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 8/15/20 at 3:58 pm to Landmass
If a patient is swabbed correctly PCR is the most accurate molecular test available and there is no debate in this. 99%
This post was edited on 8/15/20 at 6:04 pm
Posted on 8/15/20 at 4:00 pm to phil4bama
Posted on 8/15/20 at 4:37 pm to TchPowDog
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Reports are it is high 80’s to low 90’s percent accurate. Back it up with a second sample and the accuracy rises to 99%.
That's not quite how Math/statistics works. Consult Bayes theorem.
What would you say the percentage of catching the disease is? For anyone, just in general, what is that percent chance?
I was referencing the original Twitter message. That's what it said. I'm no mathematician, but if the test is administered properly AND you get 2 of the same result, I think that would definitely approach 99% accuracy. I don't have the breakdown of false positive vs false negative to do an exact calculation but I would have to believe a double positive or negative would have to be highly accurate and predictive.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 6:52 pm to phil4bama
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I'm no mathematician, but if the test is administered properly AND you get 2 of the same result, I think that would definitely approach 99% accuracy.
No. Like I said, that's not how it works.
If the the test was 80% accurate and the chance of actually getting the virus was like 20%, then a second test of negative would be 80% accurate... Bayes theorem. Look it up, there's a formula.
Posted on 8/15/20 at 8:29 pm to Landmass
Isn’t this what baseball is using
It’s not really stopping any spread once someone has it
They are canceling games every day
It’s not really stopping any spread once someone has it
They are canceling games every day
Posted on 8/15/20 at 8:43 pm to Auburn80
quote:60k a month. 4 months so 240k
I wouldn’t call it cheap considering you are testing about 200 people per day, but it works.
Do you realize how much is at stake for these athletic departments if football isn’t played? Literally tens of millions of dollars
Posted on 8/15/20 at 8:52 pm to s2
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anticipate the left finding a way to denounce this asap.
Its RACIST!!!
Posted on 8/15/20 at 8:59 pm to Freight Joker
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wHy wErE ThEsE tEsT nOt AvAiLaBlE iN mArCh!?
Why do some morons type like this?
Posted on 8/15/20 at 9:00 pm to Landmass
quote:You must not know ANY Liberals! I wish I didn’t!!
He thought COVID was the end of humanity.
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