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-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-square3fedilink
minus-squarePete Hahnloser@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 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-up0·1 year agoDo you think blood donors are more or less likely to be exposed to COVID?
minus-squaredlove67@vlemmy.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMy guess would be that they may be more likely to get vaccinated, but that’s just a hunch.
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.