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I can't make any sense of these comparisons. If, hypothetically, you have identified a strain that has had no severe outcomes even in a large cohort of people
by gridlockd 6y ago
I can't make any sense of these comparisons.
If, hypothetically, you have identified a strain that has had no severe outcomes even in a large cohort of people with known risk factors, then that strain is most likely harmless.
Of course we don't have this kind of data (yet), but the principle is valid.
- throwaway2245 6y agoMy understanding is that the "69 candidate strains" have been identified at least 1 time in the population. 1 is not a large cohort.
- danieltillett 6y agoThis is why it is a good idea to read the entire post before commenting. The process of checking each candidate strain requires going into the local community where the index case was found and looking for more cases.
- throwaway2245 6y agoSo you're agreeing that my interpretation was correct.
- danieltillett 6y agoNo
- gridlockd 6y agoOf course, but every case number starts at one and grows from there, if only you start looking for more cases. Right now, we're not looking, but we should be. That's the point.