Wrong data for the wrong purpose. Results in NC to date are predominantly PCR tests conducted on sick or concerned persons to identify active infections and guide clinical response at the individual level. I'm not aware that NC, or any state, has begun large scale antibody screening studies to determine prevalence in the population and shape future policy decisions - if that's your point, I agree completely.Data, yes. Actionable, maybe not. For example - in NC 62,139 screenings have been completed, with ~7% positive. But it does not represent a randomly selected sample...ergo no good for extrapolation.
In general, we have LOTS of actionable data right now guiding our current response...but you're absolutely correct that available data is currently insufficient to achieve our desired and necessary end state of returning to normal economic activity.
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