
TWiV 851: Questions are tricky
This Week in Virology
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Omicron Infections
Some weeks ago, the media were go in nuts saying that 73 % of infections were due to omacron. i looked at trying to figure out where these data came from. And if you look carefully and look at the fine print, the two most ant m measures are actually estimates using this thing called now cast. It turned out that at the when they were saying it was 73 % omacron, now that we can look back at the real data, it was actually only something like forty%. But the point is, it's consistent with the a gripe that the media just take everything at face value.
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