That doesn't mean that total infection rate for the region is 7% and you know that.
I mean you can see the data and draw a conclusion that really 30% of the population has been infected. You can interpret the data as you wish.
When are we going to do some audit of the excess mortality theory?
It should be easy to track down some of these excess deaths and validate its from COVID. Why isn't that happening?
I dunno. Someone will have to volunteer to dig up the corpses and administer tests. Again the data are what they are.
I'm not the one who has been arguing that lockdowns cause suicides and other forms of non-COVID deaths. Sweden has no lockdowns. And yet their excess deaths exceed their official COVID deaths by 20-30%. Keep in mind that social distancing reduces deaths from other infectious diseases like flu. So what is causing those excess deaths in Sweden? Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
You can do that or you can interpret the data is the right way and saying that 7% infection rate as of that date is completely wrong.
Source please
bump...I guess source ain't important since we can take 7% and make it a different number
You are willfully choosing not to do that.
guilty as charged...I am willfully looking at 7% and saying that's the number as of late April...bad faith on my part
Willfully saying 7% presence of antibodies = 7% infection rate
see post 7158...seroprevalence gives you an estimate of the cumulative infection rate
But it doesn't give you that and its incredibly simple to understand why.
no I get it...a seroprevalence rate of 7% tells you 30% of the population has been infected...I totally get it now
Ok - Well when you want to engage in a real conversation about why 7% antibody at a point in time doesn't equal 7% cumlative infection rate then I'll be around.
Enjoy your day and keep hoping for bad news.
I thought this was good news...over 30% of people in Stockholm have been infected...isn't this what you have been saying all along
Well lets see.
Late April 7% means that around 7% of hte population got infected by late March or early April
What does that mean for all of April and May where they didn't have lockdown?
Hmm....
hmmm...I think it means over 30% were infected by May
Based on confirmed case increase over the comparative period.
It just might and deep down you're aware of this fact.
Yup. And when Sweden does new testing for seroprevalence at the end of this month we'll see a number north of 30%. Bookmark it Danno.