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I found this on the @GaDPH website.
Positive antibody tests are counted the same as new cases.
I had questions about that, and made calls.
This is what I learned..
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Positive antibody tests are counted the same as new cases.
I had questions about that, and made calls.
This is what I learned..
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#gapol
Calling @GaDPH I was told they "had to be counted" because of contact tracing.
I said this was a dishonest practice. We need to know how many actual "new cases" there are in GA on any given day. We also need to know how many people have antibodies.
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I said this was a dishonest practice. We need to know how many actual "new cases" there are in GA on any given day. We also need to know how many people have antibodies.
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I was told that they don't have that data, and she didn't know why they did that. I was told to call @GovKemp office. Which I did.
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I was told by his office that he had no control over how the numbers were counted that was @GaDPH purview, and I should put my request in writing through constituent services. Which I did.
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I then reached out to my local state representative, and I hope to hear back from her soon. I also have reached out to local news organizations in the hopes of getting better answers to my questions.
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Yesterday, GA posted 10761 tests, and 1874 "positives" That is a rate of 17%
How many of that number are antibody tests? We don't know.
How many of that number were done in hospitals from patients entering for procedures? We don't know.
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How many of that number are antibody tests? We don't know.
How many of that number were done in hospitals from patients entering for procedures? We don't know.
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It seems that we are making a lot of decisions, that affect a lot of people here in GA @georgiagov and the citizens of GA do not have access to transparent data. Transparency helps to overcome fear.
I am going to keep calling. Will keep you updated.
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I am going to keep calling. Will keep you updated.
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