Last year, out of 1,254 tests for the allergy, 523 came back positive, according to laboratory data from Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. This was a stunningly fast rise from 2020, when only two out of nine tests were positive.
God forbid they use understandable units, such 22% were allergic in 2020, later in 2024 it was 42%.
Presumably they can’t easily report by patient (I assume some patients get multiple tests over time) or there are instances where a patient gets a couple tests with mixed results
That they only did 9 tests in 2020 is notable by itself
God forbid they use understandable units, such 22% were allergic in 2020, later in 2024 it was 42%.Presumably they can’t easily report by patient (I assume some patients get multiple tests over time) or there are instances where a patient gets a couple tests with mixed results
That they only did 9 tests in 2020 is notable by itself
You might be right. I read it as 2/9ths, which honestly I’ve seen the NYTimes do this. Really though, either of us may be correct as it isn’t clear.
Edit: I read another source and you are correct.
nytimes write clearly challenge: impossible