A health worker in protective gear takes a blood sample from a woman to test for the coronavirus on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.A widely-cited preprint study from April concluded that the coronavirus has a much lower death rate than previous believed — around .12% to .2%, similar to the flu. found that the study was funded in part by David Neeleman, the founder of JetBlue Airways, who has opposed national lockdowns out of concern for his business.
Now, a whistleblower complaint has called into question a major Stanford University study which suggested the coronavirus death rate could be much lower than reported, comparable to the seasonal flu. from reporter Stephanie Lee has found that the study was in part funded by David Neeleman, the founder of JetBlue Airways and an outspoken opponent of continued coronavirus lockdowns.
The preprint from Stanford University researchers found that the number of coronavirus infections in Santa Clara, California was up to 85 times higher than previously estimated. Based on the results of testing 3,300 residents of Santa Clara, they concluded that between 2.5% and 4.2% of Santa Clara County residents would have antibodies for the virus.comparable to the fluThe study was first posted on April 17 as a preprint, meaning it had not yet been peer-reviewed.
According to BuzzFeed, Neeleman confirmed that he had made a $5,000 donation to the study but denied that he had influenced the study's design and results, or otherwise put any financial pressure on researchers. The presence of antibodies can help determine whether or not a person has been infected with coronavirus — however, many of the tests used to detect
An infectious disease expert was consulted to evaluate the tests used in the Stanford study. The expert expressed concern that the test "performed very poorly," and later declined to be included in the study because of those concerns, BuzzFeed reported.
The other one by a tech billionaire who wants people to stay at home and use his products what a Team member
Why are all these random studies coming out now? 🤦🏿♂️This is not news to my delight.
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