[stupac2]

Been saying for weeks this is what's gonna happen, at least in places that have the capability. The "Survivors" (feel like there is a better name, keep thinking of that episode of Curb, but I can't figure it) get a special pass.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/world...e=Homepage

My reaction is basically this paragraph:

That debate is in some ways ahead of the science. Researchers are uncertain, if hopeful, that antibodies in fact indicate immunity. But that has not stopped politicians from grasping at the idea as they come under increasing pressure to open economies and avoid inducing a widespread economic depression.

I guess it makes sense to plan ahead of time, but we don't know if antibodies actually grant immunity yet, and as someone pointed out via some twitter thread somewhere, even in relatively heavy-hit countries you need a damn good test to actually have confidence that the result is true (with incidence low enough you'll get more false positives than true positives even with >90% sensitivity).

[stupac2]

Been saying for weeks this is what's gonna happen, at least in places that have the capability. The "Survivors" (feel like there is a better name, keep thinking of that episode of Curb, but I can't figure it) get a special pass.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/world...e=Homepage

My reaction is basically this paragraph:

That debate is in some ways ahead of the science. Researchers are uncertain, if hopeful, that antibodies in fact indicate immunity. But that has not stopped politicians from grasping at the idea as they come under increasing pressure to open economies and avoid inducing a widespread economic depression.

I guess it makes sense to plan ahead of time, but we don't know if antibodies actually grant immunity yet, and as someone pointed out via some twitter thread somewhere, even in relatively heavy-hit countries you need a damn good test to actually have confidence that the result is true (with incidence low enough you'll get more false positives than true positives even with >90% sensitivity).