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I guess he meant "they reported it first, instead of any other major US news outlet" This is exactly what I meant. In hindsight, I hadn't checked other news ou
by thrush 13y ago
I guess he meant "they reported it first, instead of any other major US news outlet"
This is exactly what I meant. In hindsight, I hadn't checked other news outlets (it's clearly evident that they had already reported on the topic), and I suppose it's not all that strange because there may well be BBC representatives in California, or at least in touch with people in California. It was a very poorly thought out comment, and I apologize.
- dalke 13y agoIt appears that the news articles (Google News now reports 149 hits for the term "polio-like") are due to the following: https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1246 https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1246 (EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 PM ET, February 23, 2014) > PHILADELPHIA – UPDATE: The research study authors related that there are now between 20 and 25 reported, suspected cases of this polio-like syndrome. Researchers have identified a polio-like syndrome in a cluster of children from California over a one-year period, according to a case report released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014. There's no reason to have a physical presence in California. For example, the writer might be on a mailing list for announcements from the AAN, and perhaps even access to the embargoed information. Make a few phone calls (including to the researchers in California) and the article is done.