DIY wrote: Is anyone else annoyed that Tipping Point and the Chase has been ruined by the ‘Unite Against Covid’ banner popping up and obscuring the answers at the bottom of the screen. Seems to be affecting every aspect of our lives. |
Alan L wrote:
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Alan L wrote: The Minister of Kindness won't have a bar of that. But one of the issues with a vaccine is it works least on those with weak(er) immune system - ie the elderly. So they are still going to be at enhanced risk while the pandemic continues around the globe. But your plan has some merit - now all you need to do is get elected on it. Alan |
Fishb8 wrote:
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fish-feeder wrote:
I literally laughed out loud then fishb8. That is the best post in the thread! 👍 |
Alan L wrote: "If you test 10000 people (which they did overnight, I believe) with a test that is 99.9% specific (highly accurate by test standards) you would still expect, statistically, around 10 false positive results, where something odd happened with the assay, or where you had some similar but non-COVID DNA in there that was picked up." Yep - get that. But then you do a test that has a 15-20% chance of getting it wrong if you have the virus (even greater past infectious point), and get a different result. So my Q is, why would you believe the 15-20% failure rate test over the 99.9% success one? Alan |
Muppet wrote: Winston eh |
Toyz wrote:
What test are you referring to when saying 15-20% failure rate? Antibody testing? If so that's irrelevant these confirmed cases are based on PCR testing. If a PCR result looks slightly suspicious its generally good practice to confirm with a PCR that targets a different sequence of the genome. |
Clutch wrote:
Well it is obviously a Govt. managed isolation breach. Good on him for speaking the obvious.
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