Links: Mostly COVID-19, less comforting

[sonia]

PSA: Coronavirus antibody tests aren’t as accurate as they seem by Amanda Shendruk & Tim McDonnell. Low overall prevalence makes a positive antibody test result only about 50% reliable. *sigh* ETA: See additional info from rosefox in comments about more accurate tests becoming available.


Not COVID-19 related, possibly encouraging.
How to Oust an Autocrat, Lessons from Chile by Teri Kanefield. "I’m using Chile as an example because my husband’s family experienced the Pinochet dictatorship, so I have first hand accounts. Bonus: I’ll also explain why I get so testy with the doomsayers."

Interesting perspective. Stockholm Syndrome – Not What You’ve Been Told by Jess Hill.

In 2008, a review of the literature on Stockholm syndrome found that most diagnoses were made by the media, not psychologists or psychiatrists; that it was poorly researched, and the scant academic research on it could not even agree of what the syndrome was, let alone how to diagnose it. Allan Wade, who has consulted closely with Enmark, says Stockholm syndrome is ‘a myth invented to discredit women victims of violence’ by a psychiatrist with an obvious conflict of interest, whose first instinct was to silence the woman questioning his authority.

COVID-19 related.
Why Days 5 to 10 Are So Important When You Have Coronavirus by Tara Parker-Pope. Description of COVID-19 symptoms and when to seek help. Take notes about when symptoms start.

Why the Coronavirus Is So Confusing by Ed Yong. A lot about the political clusterf*ck in the US. via amaebi.

What the Coronavirus Models Can’t See by David Wallace-Wells. Relaxing social distancing without effective vaccine or treatment invalidates our models.

These Are the States Opening Back Up for Business by Adam K. Raymond. A dispiritingly long list.

Comments

[sonia]

Thanks for the additional info. Great to hear there are more accurate tests coming out.

PS: Please don't tell me what to encourage/discourage in my own journal.

[rosefox]

Fair enough. I'm sorry for overstepping.

[sonia]

Thanks.