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Originally Posted by Work Horse
It seems a very reasonable question, but without testing the whole population at the same time,(i.e. not possible) how do we come up with better stats they we have now?
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As covered by PhilT2, it’s chasing a better sight picture as to what exposure the population has actually had rather than a current infection rate.
Realistically as you stated unless you could test everyone, you truely have no idea and are at the mercy of people coming forward to get tested to verify trends, the data is purely based on who comes forward based on how they feel.
The antibody test has the ability to be far more randomised, if they got the Red Cross involved as part of donation screening it would potentially be a massive win-win for increased donations and clear data.