StringTheory@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.org · 1 year ago96.4% of Americans had COVID-19 antibodies in their blood by fall 2022theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-link96.4% of Americans had COVID-19 antibodies in their blood by fall 2022theconversation.comStringTheory@beehaw.org to Science@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarePete Hahnloser@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoFalse. 96.4% of blood donors (with a decent N). The story does not address how nonblood-donors can be presumed to have the same antibody distribution.
minus-squarefeduser934@vlemmy.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoDo you think blood donors are more or less likely to be exposed to COVID?
minus-squaredlove67@vlemmy.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoMy guess would be that they may be more likely to get vaccinated, but that’s just a hunch.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoHmm there’s two groups. The altruistic, who I think are more likely to be vaccinated. And people that need money who are typically front line or manual jobs, so I think are more likely to be exposed.
minus-squarePete Hahnloser@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI have no idea. I’m just saying that the data do not back up the hed.
False. 96.4% of blood donors (with a decent N). The story does not address how nonblood-donors can be presumed to have the same antibody distribution.
Do you think blood donors are more or less likely to be exposed to COVID?
My guess would be that they may be more likely to get vaccinated, but that’s just a hunch.
Hmm there’s two groups. The altruistic, who I think are more likely to be vaccinated. And people that need money who are typically front line or manual jobs, so I think are more likely to be exposed.
I have no idea. I’m just saying that the data do not back up the hed.