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Coronavirus Rapid Tests Sensitivity, Specificity, Messaging, and Use Cases | Season 3 Episode 1
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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
Titles in the series (55)
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