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Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA
Best to be safe than sorry.
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I agree better to be safe than sorry. That is the only sensible choice. However, there is no question in my mind that a very significant number of the positives are false positives. The problem for the policy makers is that the test isn't binary, red you have it, green you don't. It's very much shades of grey and where you focus for a practical outcome from testing. Clearly many false negatives would be a disaster, so it had to be biased towards many false positives. Some scientists claim the false positives could be as high as 90%, especially with faster 'lateral flow' testing. However isolation works whether you're positive or not, so isolation is good, and isolation is the desired outcome. The policy is deliberate propagation of fear in the community to get compliance. That does lead to an obvious question. If there are many false positives, what would that do to the stats on 'died within 28 days of a positive Covid test'? A question for the de-briefings later. Meanwhile, just follow the rules, stay safe, and let's all have a Merry 'little' Xmas. Wishing everyone all the very best for a better and hopefully Covid free New Year 2021.
