Re:Scientists create antibody that defeats coronavirus in lab
by ekidd on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @05:42AM
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> Unfortunately, that ultimately doesn't effectively represent the overall population of NYC at all.
Yes, as the Google article points out, the study is probably an undercount. IIRC, the samples were taken from mid-day grocery shoppers. If so, this would push the real NYC IFR higher, possibly into the 2% range. And as the Diamond Princess has shown, the real IFR continues to climb for weeks, as the final ICU patients succumb.
This would make the ultimate costs of herd immunity higher.
Yes, as the Google article points out, the study is probably an undercount. IIRC, the samples were taken from mid-day grocery shoppers. If so, this would push the real NYC IFR higher, possibly into the 2% range. And as the Diamond Princess has shown, the real IFR continues to climb for weeks, as the final ICU patients succumb.
This would make the ultimate costs of herd immunity higher.