Yppej, math - 31% of children TESTED. They did not test 100% of children in Florida. So the known positive percentage is 31% multiplied by the percentage of children in Florida tested (which is number tested divided by total number of children times 100.)
I’m going to guess that given the unpleasantness of the test and the uncooperative nature of children, most people don’t get their kids tested unless they are pretty sure they are sick.
We don’t know if herd immunity exists with this virus. People may have gotten it twice. The antibodies go away quickly.
Aactually there are about four million kids 18 and under in FloridaOriginally Posted by Yppej
about 55,000 have been tested
I would not assume such a small sample to be indicative anything close to herd immunity as well children are unlikely to be tested in Florida. It is not easy to get a “beautiful” test here, despite claims anyone can get one. I am in a covid study as well as Continuing with my routine blood donation. They are looking for antibodies which might be helpful to treat very ill people. But they are finding antibodies rapidly decrease and other countries have reported reinfections.
Also, 70-90% of the population being immune is needed for herd immunity depending on how infectious the disease is. Since this is very contagious we need a much higher rate of community immunity if it even would exist, another unknown.
Fair points flowerseverywhere. I looked at articles by Johns Hopkins and the Mayo Clinic. One said 70% and one said 70 to 90%. I do think if no actions were taken at all to try to stop it the disease would burn itself out more quickly than it currently is, with us many months into the pandemic now.
The apparently quick decline of anti bodies in people who have been infected does not bode well for an effective vaccine either.
Rogar I saw on the news that what we need is a T-cell or cell-mediated immune vaccine which lasts longer.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-cell_vaccine
A friend occasionally recommends the "This Week in Virology" podcast. One of the most recent featured an interview with Fauci. Often the podcast is over my head, but this one is very understandable. He discusses things like herd immunity, vaccine progress, what we know about modes of transmission, etc. Highly recommended. https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-641/
Tammy, I hope you're feeling a little better!
I am going to declare a separate peace, a la John Knowles, and stop talking about Covid or going on threads that deal with Covid.
Just last post to wish Tammy a good recovery.
Have been attempting to do the same around here. Getting tire of saying "Wear a mask for yourself and others!". Those who are doing it, don't need to hear it from me any more, and those who won't... oh, well.
Tammy, again, I hope you are having a quick and easy recovery!!
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I would have expected better from Washington, though I know the state has struggled to get the necessary test equipment.
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