Covid-19 screening: Test sensitivity is less important than frequency and sample-to-answer reporting time

Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 screening – Science Advances

Commentaries: Frequent, rapid testing could cripple COVID-19 within weeks, study shows – University of Colorado at Boulder AND Rapid testing 75% of a city every 3 days could ‘drive the epidemic toward extinction’ within 6 weeks, a new study claims – Business Insider AND Speed of test results and frequency of testing are paramount for effective COVID-19 surveillance – News Medical

Commentary on Twitter

Rapidity and frequency of #COVID19 testing override the concerns about sensitivity. Very strong case @ScienceAdvances today by @DanLarremore @michaelmina_lab Roy Parker and colleagues https://t.co/B3hxaTunNu
(We urgently need mass scale rapid home testing rolled out) pic.twitter.com/6JJcpw2kWV

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) November 20, 2020