A really important thread on that South Korea/kids study that got widespread coverage that, in my view, was not warranted because even without extra info, its statistics were internally weird plus findings not in line with previous research. Plus ages were inappropriately binned.https://twitter.com/apsmunro/status/1292852036720091136 …
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I am not *at all* claiming kids are/aren't transmitting; but coverage in this area has been too-rushed, too-dependent on single studies that do not get same attention when corrected. Also, a lot of conflation between symptomatic kids (rarer) versus all kids (the big question).
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Sometimes, just like the fake Lancet surgisphere "global" study, the numbers don't quite add up even internally, and there's something weird going on. What? We don't immediately know. Maybe minor. Maybe not. Often, this is pointed out in real time, but ignored. Have to slow down.
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Unfortunately, that SK story got so widespread coverage that I'm aware of parents ready to keep their 10-year old under literal house arrest for the next year, simply because of that. This is extremely damaging to children, especially since the 10-19 age group wasn't informative.
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It wasn't just parents. Our school board had initially approved some in-person teaching, but shifted to all remote after that
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I wouldn't put it on one article/reporter! It was widely reported everywhere. But I'm also aware of schools that changed plans, including for kids as young as 10, partially based on the widespread coverage of that one study, even though they otherwise had resources & preparation.
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Replying to @zeynep @apoorva_nyc
I only say that because three school board members sent it to me (independently) as a basis for their change in vote.
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