> These tests have a pretty high failure rate. The rapid ones maybe, the PCR one... | Hacker News

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		cbg0 on Jan 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. to require negative Covid-19 tests for intern... > These tests have a pretty high failure rate. The rapid ones maybe, the PCR ones are quite accurate.

slumdev on Jan 12, 2021 [–]

PCR is sensitive, but at the cycle thresholds most labs use, it is not specific.

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