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by charbonneau 5y ago
> We included nine trials (of which eight were cluster‐RCTs) comparing medical/surgical masks versus no masks to prevent the spread of viral respiratory illness (two trials with healthcare workers and seven in the community). There
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by charbonneau 5y ago
> I'm pretty surprised to still see some misinformation in some of the posts here. Continues with anecdote of conversation with anonymous molecular biology PhD. - Isn't that the optimal breeding ground for misinformation?
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by charbonneau 5y ago
You can take a man out of surveillance but you can't take surveillance out of a man
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> It also noted there were other medical issues which could have "influenced the outcome following vaccination". > The official cause of death has not yet been determined. I wonder how many COVID-19 deaths there would be, if
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by charbonneau 5y ago
An old friend once said that the intellectual is probably the most vulnerable of all for misinformation. Three reasons. 1) He absorbs the largest amount of secondhand, unverified information. 2) He feels a compelling need to have an opinion
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by charbonneau 5y ago
https://cybersquirrel1.com
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by charbonneau 5y ago
I'm not sure why parent is getting downvoted. What's wrong about having the opinion that mandates should be "carefully scrutinized and evaluated before being widely enforced"? You do not have to hold that view. You are f
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by charbonneau 5y ago
> I probably have one shot at trying to convince them [...] If you only have one shot, forget about it.
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by charbonneau 5y ago
> “From its peak post-dose 2,” the study authors write, “observed VE [vaccine efficacy] declined.” From 96% to 90% (from two months to <4 months), then to 84% (95% CI 75 to 90) “from four months to the data cut-off,” which, by my calc
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by charbonneau 5y ago
Welcome to Gulag!
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by charbonneau 5y ago
Since I'm an anti-science woman on a quest to spread my anti-vax agenda, I've taken a look at the raw data. We're talking about 137 unvaccinated & 268 vaccinated patients >60 with severe disease (What kind of disease?
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by charbonneau 5y ago
No, it was an extreme example to better express the issue: We do not know why they're not vaccinated. We do not know their medical history. This isn't a randomized controlled trial. More realistic example: According to this study
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"And if you were thinking of quitting your iPhone over it, a shocking new report might just push you over the edge", said the website with almost 50 advertising cookies.
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by charbonneau 5y ago
The study observed cases from January 22nd to May 10th 2020 and has serious limitations. No mention of seasonal effects. No definition of “lockdown measures” across 202 countries. Just two good ol’ mathematicians playing around with data. I
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by charbonneau 5y ago
Extreme example: Person A with perfect health gets vaccinated. Person B undergoes palliative care and chooses not to get vaccinated. Person B's routine SARS-CoV-2 PCR test is positive and they're therefore classified as a hospital
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by charbonneau 5y ago
The question is: What's the difference between un-/vaccinated people >60? Why aren't they vaccinated? Different opinions? Health-related reasons? Without this information, it's tough to draw conclusions.
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by charbonneau 5y ago
The Simpson's paradox seems to refer to something else: https://twitter.com/_MiguelHernan/status/1428014414666420230
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by charbonneau 5y ago
The Simpson's Paradox seems to refer to something else: https://twitter.com/_MiguelHernan/status/1428014414666420230
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by charbonneau 5y ago
David Elliott, police commissioner of the state of New South Wales: “You’ll also be endangering the lives of your loved ones and of course prolonging this lockdown. You’re going to be doing everything you want to stop.” In other words: If y
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by charbonneau 5y ago
Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal. Ryokan returned and caught him. "You have come a long way
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by charbonneau 5y ago
I thought it's too obvious for a /s. Oh well
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by charbonneau 5y ago
The doctor did not say that he's scared of catching COVID, but that he "cannot continue to watch [his] patients suffer and die from an eminently preventable disease". Maybe he also shouldn't treat extreme sports athletes
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by charbonneau 5y ago
> “Dr. Valentine will no longer see patients that are not vaccinated against covid-19,” the sign reads. Sounds good. Let's continue with drug addicts, obese people and smokers! Their body, their choice, their consequences!
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by charbonneau 5y ago
I bet you're one of those deranged conspiracy theorists who didn't applaud medical staff from your balcony!
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by charbonneau 5y ago
I'll take 5. Better safe than sorry!
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by charbonneau 5y ago
CNN on July 8th [1]: > Removing mandates on July 19 will not only accelerate virus transmission, with substantial increased levels of acute illness, hospitalization, and long COVID, but also create the conditions for the emergence of new
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by charbonneau 5y ago
Not me! I drive a Tesla.
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Neither titzer nor me suggested there was an alternative.
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by charbonneau 5y ago
> Describe the religious principles that guide your objection to immunization How about no?
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> C’est l’histoire d’un homme qui tombe d’un immeuble de 50 étages. Le mec, au fur et à mesure de sa chute, il se répète sans cesse pour se rassurer : « Jusqu’ici tout va bien... Jusqu’ici tout va bien... Jusqu’ici tout va bien. » Mais l

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