I contend that if you are not taking a test it’s because you didn’t need a test.
It’s also misleading to report only case positivity. Some areas of the country allow only people who have active symptoms to get a test thereby skewing the results.
I contend that if you are not taking a test it’s because you didn’t need a test.
It’s also misleading to report only case positivity. Some areas of the country allow only people who have active symptoms to get a test thereby skewing the results.
I understand this is your site and you built it, and it's hard to let that go. But, I would implore you to rethink it until you get the data needed to add real insights to the conversations, not misleading stats based on what you have now.
Another reason you might not take a test is that you don't know you need it.
Asymptotic transmission is real (per the CDC) so I’ll accept that as fact. Ultimately if you view yourself as a high risk then it should be a personal responsibility to protect yourself. I believe my family and I to be low risk - citizens should be free to decide their tolerance for risk and act accordingly. Other families across the country and world have similar feelings about health.
I’m frustrated watching small business owners get crushed, bad their employees lose their livelihood.
There is significant damage being done with shutdowns and lockdowns that is with great chance worse than this disease itself.
But I think your point is strong enough to be presented without exaggeration or misleading.