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Weren't there randomized antibody tests in multiple countries, dealing with just that (basically, calculating the approximate number of people who got it, and t
by ajsnigrutin 6y ago
Weren't there randomized antibody tests in multiple countries, dealing with just that (basically, calculating the approximate number of people who got it, and then comparing to number of people getting tested positive)?
- nradov 6y agoYes but now that we are months into the pandemic those antibody seroprevalence studies also underestimate the true number of infections. Some patients, especially those with minor infections, never produce detectible levels of antibodies or they fade away quickly. In order to get really accurate data we would have to also check memory cells, but that requires specialized and expensive laboratory procedures.