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Originally Posted by jfman
No it isn’t because you are putting a time on it, whereas the chances of getting coronavirus over an infinite period of time is infinitely higher. There’s value in it being right 99.999% of the time and the recipient of the test taking the appropriate action.
I suppose there’s no point screening for breast cancer or prostate cancer - after all the person getting the test could start to develop it the next week? 
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Indeed but we can’t confirm whether those who are have coronavirus or a a mild cold. That could have consequences further down the line. |
Cancer can also be in too early a stage to detect. It may be in the process of developing or yet to start to develop. With cancer there is a larger time frame between where it is at a detectable stage and it is actually detected, ie years.
"Just seconds later" could just as easily have been "just minutes later", "just hours later", or "just days later". Principal is the same.