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Think you might have COVID? Wait 2 days to test.
"For COVID, we found that if you only have one test, it's best to wait two days after symptoms arise to use it, because the virus is unlikely to be detectable until then"
"A person with COVID tests immediately with a rapid test when symptoms emerge, they receive a false negative as much as 92% of the time. Waiting two days after symptoms brings that rate down to 70%. For those who can afford to take a second test on day 3, the false negative rate dips lower, with the tests catching about a third of infections."
Source: https://www.miragenews.com/think-you-might-have-covid-wait-two-days-to-test-1262286/
Published study: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk5108
AusCOVID19 group (npub15gr…ztdn)
"For COVID, we found that if you only have one test, it's best to wait two days after symptoms arise to use it, because the virus is unlikely to be detectable until then"
"A person with COVID tests immediately with a rapid test when symptoms emerge, they receive a false negative as much as 92% of the time. Waiting two days after symptoms brings that rate down to 70%. For those who can afford to take a second test on day 3, the false negative rate dips lower, with the tests catching about a third of infections."
Source: https://www.miragenews.com/think-you-might-have-covid-wait-two-days-to-test-1262286/
Published study: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk5108
AusCOVID19 group (npub15gr…ztdn)