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South Korea proactively tested people so their numbers are more skewed towards being the infection fatality rate (case fatality rate are those tested and cobf
by Scipio_Afri 7y ago
South Korea proactively tested people so their numbers are more skewed towards being the infection fatality rate (case fatality rate are those tested and cobfredtobe sick, ie sick enough to go to the doctor, get tested and be a confirmed case). Where as IFR is the estimate of everyone infected)
Also the demographics of those tested are skewed to the 20–40s age range as the member of a reclusive church was sick and didn’t say anything. They the proactively tested everyone they were in contact with at the church and the demographics of that church skew younger.
- TuringNYC 7y agoDoes their test measure antibodies (meaning you were at some point exposed) or does it measure an active infection, or does it measure an active symptomatic infection?
- konschubert 7y agoI believe these are PCR tests, so they test for presence of the virus. Afaik antibody tests do not yet exist but are in development