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Coronavirus Rapid Tests Sensitivity, Specificity, Messaging, and Use Cases | Season 3 Episode 1

Coronavirus Rapid Tests Sensitivity, Specificity, Messaging, and Use Cases | Season 3 Episode 1

FromCasual Inference


Coronavirus Rapid Tests Sensitivity, Specificity, Messaging, and Use Cases | Season 3 Episode 1

FromCasual Inference

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode Ellie Murray and Lucy D’Agostino McGowan do a series recap and then discuss sensitivity, specificity, and appropriate messaging in the context of coronavirus rapid tests. ? Evaluation of the Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children: Implications for screening in a school setting ? NY Times article: One in 5,000 ? Kareem Carr's tweet about omitted variable bias in randomized controlled trials ? Israeli data: How can efficacy vs. severe disease be strong when 60% of hospitalized are vaccinated? ? A calculator that lets you estimate COVID risk [microcovid] In the (Local) News ? Will Podcasting and Social Media Replace Journals and Traditional Science Communication? No, but... Follow along on Twitter: The American Journal of Epidemiology: @AmJEpi Ellie: @EpiEllie Lucy: @LucyStats ? Our intro/outro music is courtesy of Joseph McDade. ?‍? Our artwork is by Allison Horst.
Released:
Sep 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Keep it casual with the Casual Inference podcast. Your hosts Lucy D'Agostino McGowan and Ellie Murray talk all things epidemiology, statistics, data science, causal inference, and public health. Sponsored by the American Journal of Epidemiology.