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Ok, but doing a little research on pubmed in March of 2020 allowed me to see all the research that had already been done on SARS, that showed spread within apar
by Arete314159 5y ago
Ok, but doing a little research on pubmed in March of 2020 allowed me to see all the research that had already been done on SARS, that showed spread within apartment complexes and indicated these sorts of diseases were almost certainly airborne rather than spread by droplets. And a lot of "outsider" aerosol experts were saying that all year. Still it took the CDC months and months to admit it.
When the experts start acting like experts, I'll be happy to hang up my shadetree epi role for good. But for now the WHO and CDC have been very political in their pronouncements and not as science-based as I would like.
- refulgentis 5y agoSadly, the bar, and duration required for the science you describe is higher than "a little research on pubmed...on SARS". I'm a little flummoxed by the description of not rushing science as political.
- civilized 5y agoIt's not scientific to assume spread is not airborne, then tell everyone to assume spread is not airborne, until research confirms beyond a reasonable doubt that it's airborne. Science isn't about pretending that the first guess that comes into your head is the truth until proven otherwise.
- renewiltord 5y agoYou: “Not rushing science”. March 2020 HHS Head: “MASKS DON’T WORK! …” NIAID Head: “At this time, in the United States, there is no reason to wear a mask” Dude, looks like someone rushed the science, man. They just rushed it in the wrong direction because they are not good at their jobs. Bezos was a better epidemiologist in March 2020 than our institutions. I wonder why that is. Maybe smart is smart and dumb is dumb.