Buyer beware: inflated claims of sensitivity for rapid COVID-19 tests.

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      Widespread COVID-19 testing is paramount for the receipt of timely medical care and for curtailing transmission. If rapid testing is going to become a viable, trusted screening strategy for control of COVID-19, then performance characteristics should be well understood and screening strategies should be designed with test imperfections clearly in mind. [Extracted from the article]
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