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What’s the likelihood that my COVID-19 test result is wrong? – ABC News
With all the talk of false positives and negatives, there is some confusion over the reliability of the dreaded COVID-19 nasal and throat test. So how many do they miss and why?
When you have a coronavirus test there are two things you want: a negative test result and confidence that the result you get is correct.
But stories of false positives and false negatives have raised concerns about the accuracy of COVID-19 testing.
So what does the latest research tell us about the reliability of the dreaded nasal/throat swab?
False positives and negatives
The main type of SARS-CoV-2 test the reverse transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is extremely effective at se…
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