Bob Bott submitted this idea :
Another fake outbreak from a benign virus.
https://nypost.com/2020/11/25/univer...itive-results/
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The high number of €śfalse positives€ť from students initial
surveillance tests is not entirely uncommon. The Sofia II Antigen rapid
testing machine used for surveillance screening throughout the semester
has about an 80% accuracy rate. According to state protocol, all
positive antigen test results for asymptomatic individuals must be
confirmed by an outside PCR lab test. As part of the pre-Thanksgiving
testing, testing of symptomatic individuals, and contact tracing
efforts, 67 rapid Antigen tests were sent out for confirmation testing.
The pre-Thanksgiving testing was offered over and above the normal
surveillance testing that has been ongoing throughout the semester.
More testing = more positive results.
Previously, only confirmed tests were reported on the universitys
COVID-19 Dashboard. However, as the number of preliminary tests results
indicated a potential outbreak, the university made the decision to
post the unconfirmed test results, noting that the results were still
pending confirmation. We praise the Lord that many of the confirmation
tests are coming back negative!
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https://www.cui.edu/covid-19/community-updates