Thing is, 96% asymptomatic would be a pretty big finding, but I'm very skeptical if the only reference is some internal emails from prison officials. Prison health is notoriously lacklustre, and it's entirely possible that symptoms simply weren't recorded
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And worryingly, this article is being used by COVID-19 deniers to say that the virus is totally fine, despite the hazy provenance of the 96% figure
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Have you seen any actual evidence that this is the case US people?
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I have tried to find some evidence and couldn’t. Some people base parts of their argument on this (
@gummibear737). I think it’s highly overestimated, I haven’t seen 96% asymptomatic studies.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@MonicaGandhi9 mentioned this in the latest UCSF grand rounds discussing the idea of variolation with COVID-19 but I don't see any references to it in her Lancet perspective from last week. Maybe she can provide some insight though? -
Oops! NEJM, NOT Lancet:https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2026913 …
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I looked that up a few weeks back. That statement was corrected later on for at least one prison For another there was an interview with an inmate who claimed that most did not speak about their symptoms A third one said that a lot of those reporting no symptoms later had some
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Thanks! I'm very skeptical of the 96% figure
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@jojot_wilkie !! -
UuUUuGughhh I forgot he's uncontactable right now (backpacking trip), but he's been investigating and reporting on this specific thing for months.
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