Its more than that. The CDC acknowledged that the test will trigger positive on ANY coronavirus varient, including the common cold. The number of false positive covid-19 cases is very high.
The thing to watch is the number of confirmed covid-19 cases in the ICU.
They didn’t acknowledge this. The RNA used for the COVID19 test is specifically chosen to avoid any sequence that is conserved in other coronaviruses...
But I agree. The best metric is COVID cases in ICU, or COVID deaths, even though these aren’t perfect metrics either.
Its more than that. The CDC acknowledged that the test will trigger positive on ANY coronavirus varient, including the common cold. The number of false positive covid-19 cases is very high.
The thing to watch is the number of confirmed covid-19 cases in the ICU.
They didn’t acknowledge this. The RNA used for the COVID19 test is specifically chosen to avoid any sequence that is conserved in other coronaviruses...
But I agree. The best metric is COVID cases in ICU, or COVID deaths, even though these aren’t perfect metrics either.
This is what you get from the CDC if you test positive:
https://i.imgur.com/HcN4Vur.jpg
Maybe there are multiple test types, but in this particular case it seems the test is relatively non specific to covid-19.