During the COVID-19 pandemic, lateral flow tests (LFTs) using anti-spike protein antibodies were used for rapid screening. A test has 85% sensitivity. What does this mean?

• A85% of the population tested positive for COVID-19
• Bthe test correctly identified 85% of truly infected people (15% of positive cases were missed - false negatives)
• C85% of people who tested positive were actually infected
• Dthe test took 85 minutes to produce a result

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