Testing Frequency
Cross-source consensus on Testing Frequency from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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- Testing frequency is far more important for epidemic surveillance than the analytical sensitivity of any single test. — Rapid Antigen Testing as a COVID-19 Public Health Surveillance Tool
- PCR used every three weeks — the realistic frequency given cost and logistics — has an effective sensitivity of approximately 5% for catching any given infection. — Rapid Antigen Testing as a COVID-19 Public Health Surveillance Tool
- An antigen test used daily achieves approximately 80–90% effective sensitivity for catching a person during their infectious period. — Rapid Antigen Testing as a COVID-19 Public Health Surveillance Tool
- Effective population surveillance requires 50–100 million tests every couple of days — approximately 100 times current U.S. testing capacity. — Rapid Antigen Testing as a COVID-19 Public Health Surveillance Tool