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I don't understand why you think this is nitpicking. If we test for the wrong thing, we will get garbage data about infection rates, disease severity, and death
by tom_mellior 7y ago
I don't understand why you think this is nitpicking. If we test for the wrong thing, we will get garbage data about infection rates, disease severity, and death rates. If we test for the wrong thing, we will make garbage decisions about whom to isolate and how.
You can see that the submitter tried to spin this article by adding "0 deaths so far", apparently trying to suggest that "the coronavirus" is not as deadly as we think. But for this determination it's very relevant which coronavirus we are talking about.
I don't doubt that 73% of the inmates carry a coronavirus that causes the common cold. But that information doesn't tell us anything about the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Since different coronaviruses have different rates of infectiousness, your conclusion of 100% in a few days is also only just a guess. If you test, you must test properly.