The Coronavirus, not the beer
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Runnin
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So when you have a lot of money and power, you can suppress news that makes you look bad? Good to know.
China has been trying to pump out a false narrative for awhile now. But for those who have been following this since January it was obvious that the WHO was in their back pocket. Only when **** got bad in Italy did they declare a pandemic even though the situation had justified it being labeled a pandemic long before this happened by their own guidelines.
I'm still not convinced they used it as a weapon however.
Runnin
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This is all true. Anyone watching the news knew that it was a pandemic long before the WHO finally declared it. Doctors knew, journalists knew, even I knew.
I think the same thing would've happened if the virus had started in the U.S. Trump would've used all his political pull to downplay it as long as possible. Wait, that's exactly what Trump did 2 months after China.
nsacpi
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Some of these numbers (Russia, Brazil) are likely wrong in a big way.
I don't think there is much doubt things in the UK are very bad. They've had the worst of both worlds. High death death rate and massive economic damage. This reflects a combination of bad luck, a bad medical system and a shambolic government response. With an assist from population density and intensive use of public transportation in London.
Things have also deteriorated of late in Canada.
Some of these numbers (Russia, Brazil) are likely wrong in a big way.
I don't think there is much doubt things in the UK are very bad. They've had the worst of both worlds. High death death rate and massive economic damage. This reflects a combination of bad luck, a bad medical system and a shambolic government response. With an assist from population density and intensive use of public transportation in London.
Things have also deteriorated of late in Canada.
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Media has worked very hard for him, while trashing red state governors who's citizens have had much better outcomes.
I cant figure out why that is bit I'll keep thinking on it!
nsacpi
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I don't think New York's response (Cuomo and de Blasio) has been particularly good. The slowness to recognize the role of mass transit as a vector for transmission has been very damaging. Somewhat balancing that has been an aggressive push for testing. And I think there has been a consistency in messaging since the third week of March that this is a very serious situation that requires vigilance on the public's part. But generally New York like almost everyone else has been caught flat-footed.
As for the polls, I think there is a rally around the flag effect. And a secondary benefit for most governors has been the contrast with very poorly chosen one.
As for the polls, I think there is a rally around the flag effect. And a secondary benefit for most governors has been the contrast with very poorly chosen one.
nsacpi
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An honest assessment by DeWine:
Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” the Republican governor said that Ohio – like most other states – is stuck between a rock and a hard place, and noted that there is no clear protocol of how to handle the situation.
“It's really a risk no matter what we do,” DeWine said. “It’s a risk if we don’t do anything, it’s a risk if we do this. What we have done is come up with best practices for businesses to reopen.”
"We're really at a plateau with hospitalizations, we're at a plateau with deaths, we're at a plateau in regard to new cases so they do go up and down. We wish we were going down. We're not.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/o...-state-businesses/ar-BB13RMbb?ocid=spartanntp
Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” the Republican governor said that Ohio – like most other states – is stuck between a rock and a hard place, and noted that there is no clear protocol of how to handle the situation.
“It's really a risk no matter what we do,” DeWine said. “It’s a risk if we don’t do anything, it’s a risk if we do this. What we have done is come up with best practices for businesses to reopen.”
"We're really at a plateau with hospitalizations, we're at a plateau with deaths, we're at a plateau in regard to new cases so they do go up and down. We wish we were going down. We're not.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/o...-state-businesses/ar-BB13RMbb?ocid=spartanntp
But they hacked us. Seriously, they did.
Metaphysicist
Not Actually Brian Hunter
COVID-19 antibody study of MLB employees finds that .7 percent have had the virus
That's honestly pretty surprisingly low. This is the same guy who did those other Stanford studies, so maybe they have changed up their methodology?
Uh, mumble, mumble "immunity walls."
That's honestly pretty surprisingly low. This is the same guy who did those other Stanford studies, so maybe they have changed up their methodology?
Uh, mumble, mumble "immunity walls."
Because MLB players are an accurate representation of the rest of the population.
True homogeny.
nsacpi
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Presumably these people live in or near major league cities. Which my priors would suggest is a population that would have a higher exposure than the population generally.