charbonneau2

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by charbonneau2 5y ago
IMO, it's unfortunate that you see my comments/threads as invariably destructive & agenda-driven, essentially putting them on a level with this [1] (although that user wasn't banned). I'd be glad to continue the disc
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> Single purpose accounts aren't allowed here What's wrong with that? Some users really like to talk a lot about Java [1] and I am mainly interested in talking about the ongoing pandemic. HN offers a great format to have balanc
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
Here's a different standpoint to your article [1]. The rhetoric used in the Twitter thread is unnecessary, but it presents a bit more context. [1] https://twitter.com/lfoquet/status/1462888024862121990
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Ask HN: How do I know my Covid-19 vaccine is working?
15 points by charbonneau2 5y ago|18 comments
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
Does anyone have a link to the manifesto?
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
Here's a 25 minute presentation from the same author analyzing COVID-vaccine efficiency and safety statistics in the UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6umArFc-fdc
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
The author of the study: > “We're talking a very different virus and very different vaccines. The details in biology really matter a lot. The chicken vaccines we worked with, the first-generation vaccine, definitely reduced disease,
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> These people are often vulnerable. Recent data from South Carolina show 79% of people hospitalized with breakthrough infections there had at least one existing health condition, such as diabetes. In the intensive-care unit, where hospi
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
Are all vaccinated getting tested in Züri hospitals? How many hospitalized COVID-19 cases have severe acute respiratory symptoms? Age breakdown? Health status? Population representative data? Historic data on hospital capacity?
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> For many, a return to regular activities, including school, birthday parties, sleepovers and visits with grandparents will do wonders. "All those things are extremely important for mental health," he said. "The [INSERT P
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
Resolution 2361 (Jan. 27th 2021) [1] urges Member States to: > 7.3.1 ensure that citizens are informed that the vaccination is not mandatory and that no one is under political, social or other pressure to be vaccinated if they do not wis
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Does EU resolution 2361 run counter to mandatory vaccination?(europarl.europa.eu)
2 points by charbonneau2 5y ago|2 comments
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
I'd argue that Lorem ipsum is the most effective argument for discussions on COVID-19 related measures. Just have a look at your country [1]: > 1. Für welche der seit Beginn der Corona-Pandemie umgesetzten Schutzmaßnahmen liegen wis
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
Sounds good. Currently analyzed index case–contact pairs exposed to Delta/B.1.617.2 show that, adjusting for age, ethnicity and index of multiple deprivation (IMD), the R0 increased modestly with genomic pre-alpha (difference of 0·39 [
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
Regarding the presented studies that assessed mask wearing: Bundgaard (not Bundagaard) 2021 [1]: −0.3 percentage point (95% CI, −1.2 to 0.4 percentage point; P = 0.38) difference; statistically not significant. Limitations: “Inconclusive re
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
By March 2019?
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> We were not able to stratify the risk of PASC [Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19] by severity of initial illness (for example, community-based vs hospitalized vs required care in an intensive care unit vs required invasive life-sustaining
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
As was mentioned in the comment section of the article, it would be interesting to see if this effect really exists (by trying to shift the numbers backwards). Furthermore, I think it is a striking reminder that even (seemingly) simple data
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> The main problem with the article is that all the vaccines are approved after a RCT were the vaccine is compared to a placebo The author talks about effectiveness wrt mortality rates. No statistically significant difference was found d
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> The most foolish notion of all is the belief that everything is just which is found in the customs or laws of nations. Would that be true, even if these laws had been enacted by tyrants? > What of the many deadly, the many pestilent
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
From my perspective, it's not about having clear answers, but showing an honest and transparent interest in reducing the uncertainties around those measures (for example, by showing existing/ongoing studies), after almost 20 month
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
Moritz Körner, member of the European Parliament, asked on September 15th [1]: > The Commission has invested a large amount of its resources into fighting the COVID-19 crisis. It was involved in the debates on, among other issues, keepin
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EU does not know effectiveness of lockdowns, tracing and vaccination strategies(europarl.europa.eu)
3 points by charbonneau2 5y ago|4 comments
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
What if we stick to the content? Demasi criticizes the (in her opinion) exaggerated statements from public health officials (regarding protection against death), citing the statistical insignificance found in Pfizer/BioNTech's eff
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> Each and every one of us will be personally affected, either because we are directly affected due to COVID19 and its effects on our bodies or because someone in our direct vicinity will be. Pretending it doesn’t exist is going to be im
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Latvia bans unvaccinated lawmakers from voting, docks pay(reuters.com)
53 points by charbonneau2 5y ago|66 comments
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> “The main objective of the Covid vaccine is to prevent severe disease and death, and they are still doing a good job at that,” said Melissa Higdon, a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Pfizer/Bio
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> 7-day incidence for Bavaria was 97 for the vaccinated and 950 for the unvaccinated How many vaccinated are getting tested? Are there test mandates for vaccinated in GER? Age breakdown of positive cases? Health status? Any population re
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
SEC Charges Pfizer with FCPA Violations - https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2012-2012-152htm Pfizer to Pay $2.3 Billion for Fraudulent Marketing - https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/
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by charbonneau2 5y ago
> then why no surge in Nordics? > a) I don’t know > b) but my guess would be that the same structural factors that have kept most of the Nordics relatively low-Covid for 18 months are still doing their thing Let me summarize: If so

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