A positive antigen test for mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 in a young person can cause undue stress due to quarantine recommendations and the probability of false positives. — Whalespan
A positive antigen test for mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 in a young person can cause undue stress due to quarantine recommendations and the probability of false positives.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“well now i'm stressed i have to quarantine for 10 days or five if you're listening to cdc's advice on hospital workers which apparently is different and has been downgraded in terms of time because of need i'm sitting there freaking out well oh let me see do i get monoclonal antibodies should i take this should i do that whereas my pre-test probability of anything happening to me is so low and in fact the pre-test probability of this being a false positive is quite high in an antigen test is that isn't that causing a degree of harm and cost”