@WIRED 1 year ago
Testing for monkeypox is crucial because a positive result is needed for accessing TPOXX, an antiviral medication that is being used to treat it. But not everyone who needs a test is getting one due to a slow ramp-up and a ponderous process: https://wired.trib.al/DGvfTSE : Getty https://t.co/M5HQl42kMk
@WIRED 2 years ago
There’s just one problem: no one really knows how the algorithm reaches those scores or what it’s using to measure risk factor. And if miscalculated, it could keep patients from getting the medicine they desperately need. : Sam Cannon 6/10 https://t.co/llyBVbMrbd