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Category Archives: Covid
Where Did The Social Distancing Strategy Come From?
I just read Michael Lewis’s superb 2021 book, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story. He writes: * The problem, as he [Richard Hatchett in 2005] framed it for the Pentagon, was how to slow the spread of a communicable disease until … Continue reading
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Average COVID death costs 16 years of life (7-28-21)
01:00 Are US flu death figures more PR than science? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=141529 03:00 Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges — The former are actual numbers; the latter are inflated statistical estimates, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=141527 05:00 What are … Continue reading
Are US flu death figures more PR than science?
From the British Medical Journal, Dec. 10, 2005: US data on influenza deaths are a mess. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledges a difference between flu death and flu associated death yet uses the terms interchangeably. Additionally, … Continue reading
Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges — The former are actual numbers; the latter are inflated statistical estimates
Dr. Jeremy Samuel Faust writes April 28, 2020 for Scientific American: When reports about the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 began circulating earlier this year and questions were being raised about how the illness it causes, COVID-19, compared to the flu, it … Continue reading
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Average Covid Death Costs 16 Years Of Life
Nature magazine published this article February 18, 2021: * We find that over 20.5 million years of life have been lost to COVID-19 globally. As of January 6, 2021, YLL in heavily affected countries are 2–9 times the average seasonal … Continue reading
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US Jews More Likely to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Push Compared With Other Religious Groups
Report: Jewish Americans are among the demographics with the greatest readiness to vaccinate against COVID-19, a survey published on Wednesday found. The survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)/Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), concluded that “Jewish Americans are most … Continue reading
Talking About Corona Virus With A Philosopher
On May 28, 2021, I published this blog post: Why Are Ethicists Usually Late To The Party? Philosopher A tells me: “They tend to pick up social science stuff much later, and deploy it in their own feuds. They prefer … Continue reading
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News: ‘I’m sorry, but it’s too late’: Alabama doctor on treating unvaccinated, dying COVID patients
Report: Dr. Brytney Cobia said Monday that all but one of her COVID patients in Alabama did not receive the vaccine. The vaccinated patient, she said, just needed a little oxygen and is expected to fully recover. Some of the … Continue reading
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Am I a laughing stock? The answer might shock you. (7-17-21)
“If we were all given by magic the power to read each other’s thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be almost all friendships would be dissolved.” (Bertrand Russell) I interview Andy Nowicki at 7 pm, July 15, 2021. Luke: … Continue reading
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NYT: Where Did the Coronavirus Come From? What We Already Know Is Troubling.
Zeynep Tufekci writes: There were curious characteristics about the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1977-78, which emerged from northeastern Asia and killed an estimated 700,000 people around the world. For one, it almost exclusively affected people in their mid-20s or younger. … Continue reading
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