Originally Posted by
bocastephen
but the test was the killer because of the risk of a false positive and the hassle of finding a place that is a reasonable distance, available outside our work hours, and that will turn the test results around in time, AND be compliant with the lab list the state has. For example, the CVS website basically said "you better not count on us for pre-flight testing because our results will probably be too late".
By its nature, PCR false positives are like 0.25%, and generally due to human error (switched sample, input error, etc) - but odds of false negatives for positive people can run high