Research shows that rapid antigen tests are performing as well at detecting the most recent dominant variants as they did with the earliest strains in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The evidence suggests antigen tests are most accurate when the viral load is highest and when a person is likely to be most infectious.
We’ve learnt two cases linked to Melbourne’s COVID outbreak were in fact ‘false positives’. Here’s what that means, why it can happen, and how common it is.
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Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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Melbourne Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne; Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Professor of Microbiology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University