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Coronavirus and the prospect of mass involuntary euthanasia
The idea that elderly bodies are expendable amid the pandemic has a dark history.
let me know when they are pulling a cuomo....
New paper calls into question benefits of Swedish strategy
A new paper calls into question the economic benefits of Sweden's anti-lockdown strategy.
www.newsroom.co.nz
Grading the States’ Coronavirus Control
The New York Times' graphics aren't helping to hold state governments responsible; they're actually obscuring which officials have implemented an effective anti-coronavirus strategy.
fair.org
We've decided to let the weak die here in Florida. At least until it starts raging through the nursing homes.
Florida officials are no longer publishing the state's medical examiners' coronavirus death data
The death data from Florida's medical examiners "is no different than any other public record," Dr. Stephen Nelson told the Tampa Bay Times.
www.businessinsider.com
Coronavirus: The Mask Wars | Science Vs
When the pandemic started, we were told not to bother with masks. But now it looks like experts have done a 180 here, and a lot of us are being told to cover our mugs when we leave the house. So which is it? Should we mask up or not? To find out, we talk to epidemiologist Professor Benjamin...
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Oh we're collecting the data for them right now in real life.
It's like buying something from crank brothers.
Key point noted - Humans are bad lab rats. Despite the potential mask benefits, studies show people don’t use the masks as instructed for the length of the study. Additionally, the handling of the mask may be negating many of the isolated benefits of the mask as a barrier.
As for areas where masks are more common, say parts of China, there are other variables in play that make it difficult to isolate the benefits of just the mask.
Who knew human behavior was so complicated?
Georgia’s Reopening Depended on Missing Data
There’s a lag between when COVID-19 is found and when we know about it.
slate.com
Reporting lag at work.
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yeah, but i can make you a jpg that says something to refute your jpeg.
So I should avoid sneezing people with ebola at all costs?
Caution; bike content
www.nytimes.com
Thinking of Buying a Bike? Get Ready for a Very Long Wait (Published 2020)
The United States is facing a shortage of bicycles as anxiety over public transportation and a desire to exercise has sent the demand surging.
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Oregon sees record breaking $89 million in marijuana sales in April
For the second-straight month, Oregon broke sales records for legal marijuana.
www.kgw.com
Recovered COVID-19 patients test positive but not infectious, data finds
“Re-positive” cases didn’t spread disease or shed virus.
arstechnica.com
Interesting thread wrt clustering. Another way of talking about heterogeneity or superspreaders against a background of low transmission chains.
I wonder what this implies in terms of the fancy multi-layer models and effective transmission on a population level.
I wonder what this implies in terms of the fancy multi-layer models and effective transmission on a population level.
Needs more space force.
Where coronavirus hospitalizations are falling — and where they're not
Tracking hospital cases helps to see the severity of the virus' spread.
www.axios.com
Xôi Lạc TV – Link trực tiếp bóng đá hôm nay miễn phí, full HD số 1 Việt Nam
Xoilac TV là cái tên không còn xa lạ với những tín đồ bóng đá Việt Nam. Nổi tiếng với khả năng mang đến những trận cầu đỉnh cao cùng chất lượng hình ảnh sắc nét, mượt mà, chúng tôi đã và đang khẳng định vị thế dẫn đầu trong lĩnh vực phát sóng bóng đá trực tuyến.
www.erinbromage.com
Reddit - Dive into anything
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7.3% seropositivity in Stockholm for samples collected week of April 28. Recall that one of their forecasts was for 25% positivity by May. Their forecast appears to have been wrong.
Two medical issues on the horizon. What do you monkeys think about these?
1. Follow up eye doc visit for an early stage glaucoma detection. I had my first visit right before COVID, and then started treatment with eye drops. Now I need a follow up. Not looking forward to placing my face in those testing machines, but I also don’t want to mismanage glaucoma and go blind.
2. I’m due for a standard dental cleaning in June. I’m thinking that sounds like an invitation for folks to breathe in my open mouth.
1. Follow up eye doc visit for an early stage glaucoma detection. I had my first visit right before COVID, and then started treatment with eye drops. Now I need a follow up. Not looking forward to placing my face in those testing machines, but I also don’t want to mismanage glaucoma and go blind.
2. I’m due for a standard dental cleaning in June. I’m thinking that sounds like an invitation for folks to breathe in my open mouth.
1. Wipe that shit down, wear a mask.
2. Wife spoke with her dentist about this. Their response was that AIDS precautions they already followed covered this (masks and faceshields at this place).
Russian nurse caught wearing only lingerie under see-through PPE gown
A nurse in her 20s, who has not been named, was pictured wearing only underwear beneath a PPE gown on a male COVID ward in Russia after saying she was 'too hot' in her uniform.
