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Serology testing from Wuhan indicates only 2-3% have antibody among 8,600 hospital workers and visitors, with much more testing in the works wsj.com/articles/wuhan…
by @JNBPage (where there were >50,000 confirmed cases)
Interesting to see so many responders who don't believe it. Well, information from Denmark, the Netherlands, and other countries, have not surpassed 4% seropositive level to date
TY @TroelsKrarup @redevries @carstensenpol
Any other country data, large cohort welcome to add
The Santa Clara County, California report for > 3,000 people: 1.5-2.8% seropositive, like the others above (each are using different assays) medrxiv.org/content/10.110… (preprint)
Santa Clara estimate is 2.5-4.2% infected technologyreview.com/2020/04/17/100…
That is believable vis-à-vis @ImperialCollege country estimates. And likely US infection rate higher in NYC and other hot zones. Now overall >3% or >10M people quite likely.
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The #COVD19 antibody test has serious accuracy issues; there's a "medical free-for-all"
nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/…
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