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UnavailablePure Science: What are antibody tests and why are they so wrong?
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Pure Science: What are antibody tests and why are they so wrong?

FromThePrint


Currently unavailable

Pure Science: What are antibody tests and why are they so wrong?

FromThePrint

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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
May 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Antibody tests for Covid-19 are used to establish if a person has already been infected with the disease, irrespective of whether they were diagnosed as positive. But these tests have high rates of error in their sensitivity and specificity. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains how the tests work and what causes these errors.
Released:
May 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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ThePrint.in is a news, analysis, opinion & knowledge venture, launched in August 2017 by editor Shekhar Gupta. It is sharply focused on politics and policy, government and governance. Its leadership team includes India’s most experienced & respected journalists with proven track records in the finest news organisations. We are headquartered in New Delhi, & are in the process of building a network across India because we believe in investing in high-quality investigative & questioning journalism.