New Posts For Thread: Antibody study suggests coronavirus is far more widespread than previously thoughthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thoughtA new study in California has found the number of people infected with coronavirus may be tens of times higher than previously thought.The study from Stanford University, which was released Friday and has yet to be peer reviewed, tested samples fromlots of antibodies kicking around in our bidies.hope they have an accurate test.maybe the antibodies we already have protect us from corona, and folk that lack them fall prey to it.some folk were immune to aids because of resistance built up to plaguhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559195517#559195517lots of antibodies kicking around in our bidies.hope they have an accurate test.maybe the antibodies we already have protect us from corona, and folk that lack them fall prey to it.some folk were immune to aids because of resistance built up to plaguSat, 18 Apr 2020 15:07:51 -0500tobermory, there is an article in the Sunday Times (full copy already poste don the politics forum) that will provide a hell of a lot of material for the forum and the media tomorrow.It does not paint a pretty picture for the government and for Johnshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559195307#559195307tobermory, there is an article in the Sunday Times (full copy already poste don the politics forum) that will provide a hell of a lot of material for the forum and the media tomorrow.It does not paint a pretty picture for the government and for JohnsSat, 18 Apr 2020 14:44:37 -0500The US and German studies plus Bergamo data are more consistent when you factor in demographics. Santa Clara has only 13.5% over 65, Gangelt has 19% over 65, Bergamo has 25% over 65.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559195301#559195301The US and German studies plus Bergamo data are more consistent when you factor in demographics. Santa Clara has only 13.5% over 65, Gangelt has 19% over 65, Bergamo has 25% over 65.Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:44:10 -0500It is possible we do have 20 million imo. No one knows how infectious it is or when it started.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559195237#559195237It is possible we do have 20 million imo. No one knows how infectious it is or when it started.Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:35:42 -0500Over 40% of tests in NY were +ve and they've done 600k tests. Quite possibly people have been tested twice (negative first time, positive second time). Both the number of cases and the +ve rate suggest the infection rate is higher there than anywhehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559195219#559195219Over 40% of tests in NY were +ve and they've done 600k tests. Quite possibly people have been tested twice (negative first time, positive second time). Both the number of cases and the +ve rate suggest the infection rate is higher there than anywheSat, 18 Apr 2020 14:32:46 -0500New York is currently 0.09% and risinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559195179#559195179New York is currently 0.09% and risingSat, 18 Apr 2020 14:27:26 -0500you gotta suspect that these antibody tests and probably a lot of the testing in South Korea/Germany is giving off false positives...probably picking up milder varients of flu and coming back as positive for KungFLu...it would explain a lot of the vahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559194853#559194853you gotta suspect that these antibody tests and probably a lot of the testing in South Korea/Germany is giving off false positives...probably picking up milder varients of flu and coming back as positive for KungFLu...it would explain a lot of the vaSat, 18 Apr 2020 13:47:38 -0500A Californian prick test, no thanks............https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559194829#559194829A Californian prick test, no thanks............Sat, 18 Apr 2020 13:45:04 -0500In some places Eric (Bergamo for instance) 0.12% would mean more than everyone has been infected, therefore I agree it is flawed. It's a question of how flawed.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559194785#559194785In some places Eric (Bergamo for instance) 0.12% would mean more than everyone has been infected, therefore I agree it is flawed. It's a question of how flawed.Sat, 18 Apr 2020 13:37:29 -0500Clyde the "far more people have been infected than they'd thought" seemed to be shown in a similar study in Germany a couple weeks ago.https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/covid-antibody-test-in-german-town-shows-15-per-cent-infection-rate-0-4pc-deathhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31643095/antibody-study-suggests-coronavirus-is-far-more-widespread-than-previously-thought?post_id=559194709#559194709Clyde the "far more people have been infected than they'd thought" seemed to be shown in a similar study in Germany a couple weeks ago.https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/covid-antibody-test-in-german-town-shows-15-per-cent-infection-rate-0-4pc-deathSat, 18 Apr 2020 13:26:50 -0500