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Relevance? Also, are there other procedures to be employed on a _novel_ virus pandemic? Doesn't the "novel" part literally mean "it's new to us and needs figur
by SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
Relevance? Also, are there other procedures to be employed on a _novel_ virus pandemic? Doesn't the "novel" part literally mean "it's new to us and needs figuring out" ?
- gfodor 5y agoOne big problem is that that the CDC and other authorities failed miserably at reminding the public that their guidance was often based on weak, but directional evidence. The net result given other dynamics was people taking it to be gospel or bullshit, and when reversals occurred it was memory holed by the former and taken as vindication by the latter.