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Re:New Abbott SARS-CoV-2 antibody test has 99.90% specificit... by raducu on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @02:56AM (#23151204)
A friend of a friend got released from the hospital, she had covid-19 and was searching for an oxygen concentrator for her (permanent?) lung damage.

She's 29 and otherwise healthy. I'm sure we would have noticed this disease without the high mortality rate among the elderly.

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Re:New Abbott SARS-CoV-2 antibody test has 99.90% specificit... by taeric on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:20AM (#23153661)
I'm sure we would have noticed. I'm not sure we would have noticed as quickly. We certainly would not have tested to find that nearly a quarter of NYC could have it.

Yes, it can do damage and is very dangerous for an at risk group. No, we don't know who that is, yet. Age clearly proxies for a risk factor. But which one?

Unless you are wanting to claim that no children have gotten this. Which, seems highly unlikely. (Or is the risk whether it will provoke an immune response?)

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