Interesting Links for 18-07-2020

[andrewducker]

The reactionary liberalism of Tim Farron

(tags:liberal freespeech politics libdem uk )

Almost one-third of Florida children tested are positive for the coronavirus

(tags:disease Florida OhForFucksSake )

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[hutchingsmusic]

A bit more helpful context for the Florida children: this isn't a random sample. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/17/892427161/what-accounts-for-high-coronavirus-positivity-rates-among-florida-kids
"Natalie Dean, a biostatistician at the University of Florida, posits that Florida's high positivity rate is likely because kids are not often tested unless they have either distinct symptoms of the virus, or exposure to a known case."
Florida has a population of 21m, there have been 323k positive tests (source: https://public.tableau.com/profile/jason.salemi#!/vizhome/COVID-19inFloridaanepidemiologiststake/StoryWeb?publish=yes ). From section 11 of that Tableau page, it looks like about 10% of tests have been positive on average, so I think this is a case of testing on kids being focused only on those who have symptoms or exposure. They're not more likely to be positive than adults, just less likely to be tested when low-risk.

[andrewducker]

Thank you, that's useful!