NEW CDC report suggests that #COVID is spreading at restaurants, bars & coffeeshops.

-Study analyzed potential corona 'exposures' from 314 adults who got tested. They are similar except for twice as many positives dine at a restaurant than negatives.

-Problems w/this study...🧵
Good news is that this is the type of study I wanted to see when I wrote my piece asking why the US has >5 million cases but little data on how Covid is spreading. https://twitter.com/amymaxmen/status/1298348447729192960?s=20
Bad news is the data it lacks, such as location. Going to a restaurant is safer in places w/less corona. A study w/localities would help policy makers determine what level is safe for opening.

And it's slow. July data published in Sept, meaning the analysis can't be acted on now
See my twitter thread on my data story above for countries like S. Korea, Singapore & New Zealand that publish detailed, near-real time reports that help people make decisions on what's safe. Some pages from this @mmwr report are here:
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