Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

This is a good thread and makes a key point. If you *randomly* sample people, vaccinated folks *do* seem to have lower viral loads. Otherwise you're getting a sample of people who self-select to be tested, usually because they feel sick. — PolitiTweet.org

6. This is exactly what the REACT study showed which does random testing and so isn't finding people mainly in the… https://t.co/nedaYFh1Nj

Posted Aug. 9, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

OTOH a higher percentage of breakthrough cases have few/no symptoms so maybe people wouldn't seek out testing for those. Still, the states with high vax uptake also tend to be doing more testing. E.g. MA has about 2x as much testing per capita as MO despite much less COVID. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 9, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

IDK, but I think a point that could be emphasized more in public health messaging (given how little testing the US is doing) is simply to encourage vaccinated people to get tested when they feel sick and stay home until they get a negative result. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 9, 2021