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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@kmedved Yeah, that would be really bad if states are counting the negatives but not the positives. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 21, 2020 Hibernated

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It's ambiguous what including antibody tests will do to the positive test RATE. Since they measure, more or less, whether you EVER had the disease, they may produce a *higher* positive % than viral tests, which measure if you CURRENTLY have it. See e.g.: https://t.co/1oSb5eV4XL https://t.co/6f16rh8mpp — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 21, 2020 Hibernated

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@kmedved Yeah, I'm not convinced it skews the data *that* much especially if some states are including antibody positives as cases also. But it might be worth it for @COVID19Tracking to publish a separate summary that excludes cases/tests from states that don't separate them out. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 21, 2020 Hibernated

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