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How accurate is the rapid coronavirus test?? the test where they just swab the back of ur throat.
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That depends: "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert Thursday about the accuracy of Abbott Labs’ rapid Covid-19 test after researchers at New York University said it was missing a third to almost half of the positive cases." REF: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/14/fda-data-suggests-abbotts-rapid-coronavirus-diagnostic-test-is-delivering-inaccurate-results.html.
Answered 5/16/2020
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