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April 23, 2020

Scientists Skeptical of Reports of High Rates of Coronavirus Antibodies in California Residents
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In California, a pair of scientific teams reported this week that blood
tests found antibodies for the coronavirus in people at dozens of times
the known rate of infection. The findings appear to suggest that most
cases of COVID-19 are mild, making the disease's mortality rate much
lower than previously reported. But many researchers are skeptical,
warning the findings were first presented to the press and haven't been
peer-reviewed; they're also based on new serology tests that have an
unknown rate of false positives. 


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