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Their numbers have gone down drastically though, despite more widespread testing. They were averaging 10,000 new cases a day in mid April and now they're down to 1-2,000
Do the tests identify people who've recovered, or just people who are currently sick?
anti body tests have been shown to be 50/50
aka worthless
I understand that, but it's a good indicator that the disease isn't as lethal as previously thought. You also need to keep in mine that new cases hinge on who you're testing and which tests you're using. I'm an essential worker, so I've been exposed to people throughout the pandemic from the very start. We know have access to tests for anyone who wants them, but as far as I'm aware the test won't tell me if I've had it and recovered.
Better keep everyone locked down then.
I'm not coming out till every single one of you murderers gets a vaccine chip complete with tracers.
I think it was CDC(not that I trust them much) that recently said almost all the antibody tests were very unreliable(couple days back).
What are you talking about?
There's a big methodological issue - convenience sampled volunteers in supermarkets - with that study. Likely skews the ratio of positives substantially higher. It is double the ratio of a similar Swedish study.
The multipliers will be high, but probably not that high. We still need a better study.
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No. You would need an antibodies test for that
How so?
Yeah, so testing at this point is basically useless in a lot of jurisdictions for assessing where we actually sit.
A potent fecal cloud has always been dangerous
Worst strain is the Silent butt Deadly
I honestly have no idea what you're rambling about at this point. You said something about "You love it, stay locked down" I asked for clarification and you said "science or lackthereof"
your gif is what I was responding towards
CDC said the tests weren't reliable...I don't trust CDC...But I have posted many more doctors and sources previously that said the Anti tests weren't reliable either...Majority of the tests aren't actually specifically testing for C-19 at all, testing for a group of 5-6 other corona viruses as well...CDC approved many different tests by different labs, I think they are covering their ass with the recent release regarding the unreliablility
Hope that ^^ clears it up.
I know you aren't down with lockdown anymore...my comment was just a dry joke kinda like your gif
Herd Immunity is the what's up, tests aren't up to spec.
Treat the sick and symptomatic.
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There's a reason why convenience sampling is almost never used when it can be avoided.
Is that reason because scientists get paid by the hour and thus want to make their jobs more inconvenient?
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Florida’s antibody tests suggest little disease spread, with 4.4% testing positive
The first statewide results of COVID-19 antibody tests were released Friday and they appear to provide hope that the disease is not more widespread in Florida than previously known. The state Healt…
www.sun-sentinel.com
No, if you would actually read the study, I'm pretty sure it's because the study was conducted by convenient samples at the grocery store. I don't think they should be using people's selection of particular types of cured meat or savory snack as an appropriate method of determining who has coronavirus or not, at least not without first determining if certain ethnic groups are biased against pastrami.
