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by dent9876543 2y ago
This study is still using definitions of Long COVID that encompass just about anything. I do think there’s such a thing as a post viral effect, and it could be that COVID is worse than the norm. But I’m sorry — 5-10% of the population are i
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by dent9876543 2y ago
Right. But the comments thread for the referenced paper got flagged. It’s not really clear why. (Perhaps dang can clarify?) Maybe that it got a bit political. But it is a shame, because trust in science has taken a bit of a hammering in rec
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by dent9876543 2y ago
> […] if the group is filled with morons that "think for themselves" (aka selfish assholes) then the dial will grind slower […] That’s basically my point. The group is already behaving as you describe. (Else transmission wouldn
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by dent9876543 2y ago
But isn’t it also common sense that, if it’s already in high transmission then you wearing your mask isn’t going to budge the dial. Thing is, at those times, responsibility needs to shift back to the individual to take care of themselves. M
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by dent9876543 2y ago
This is exactly what the guidance should have been about, right from the start. Basically, if you are in a vulnerable group, wear a mask around others. Make it a good mask. Fit it well. Especially if the group is known to be 'risky&#x2
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by dent9876543 2y ago
It's not surprising. Many of the truths that have been slung around in recent times have turned out to be noble lies or outright falsehoods, manipulating opinion for monetary or political gain. The problem is not so much in the researc
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by dent9876543 2y ago
True, but it is surprisingly difficult to ascribe malice to the actions of the individuals in those organisations. The issue lies is considering the scientific operations of the organisation in isolation. It is naive to presume their scient
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by dent9876543 3y ago
I also wonder. But the mere fact of interference and intention is ghastly.
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by dent9876543 3y ago
https://archive.vn/ombM3
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BBC 'misrepresented' Covid risk to boost lockdown support, inquiry told(telegraph.co.uk)
17 points by dent9876543 3y ago|1 comments
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Precisely. Tests take a substantial amount of time. Door staff could be tasked to check the results of self-administered tests, but monitoring their execution would be far too demanding. Expecting them to be able to administer them in a con
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Hmm. That’s interesting, and it seems to come down to how consensus is defined. You highlight the quantity of publications. You’re right. The narrative is already set. The volume is so large. But what is happening in practice, even in healt
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by dent9876543 3y ago
True enough. But that was the consensus back in March 2020. The consensus now is quite different. Maybe you were referring to March 2020, in which case I agree that it did humanity very little good, at least in regard of its application to
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Is that really the consensus where you are? In my experience, it’s at best and mild aversion, but usually tempered with a pragmatic indifference to being infected. Virtually no one here (UK) takes visible actions anymore. Only a few seem to
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by dent9876543 3y ago
It matters a lot. Public confidence will be shaken more by an attempt to prevent the case being heard. If they win — assuming for all the right reasons — then it's a boost all around. If they loose, then... well, you're right that
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Perhaps. But if it's so obvious, won't it be an open-and-shut case? It should be a big deal. We really don't want drug companies being able to skip to a position on effectiveness that is convenient for marketing reasons. It&#
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Very interesting tables 5.8 through 5.10. They show substantially increased mortality in the younger age groups in Q3 2021. This is a surprise to me. Not so much in the fact of an increase itself, but that there is no corresponding increase
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by dent9876543 3y ago
I agree with you that the reduction to financials is problematic. But for me, the reason is that the reduction misses out harms such as lost education, and time spent with near to end-of-life relatives. Don't forget also that most of t
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by dent9876543 3y ago
It doesn't come down to 'simply learning'. There's an inherent bias towards extreme risk aversion, conservatism and NIH syndrome in the expert groups that the UK government consulted. I'd love to think that such a s
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by dent9876543 3y ago
But it has to be asked: if people had been given a choice, and if they knew then what we now know (i.e., that pretty much everyone at No 10 was either wilfully or passively ignoring guidance, and instead spending their time drinking and par
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Because the effect doesn't really become significant until middle-age, and while the slope rises fast from there, it was always understood to be something that all but the oldest of immune systems could handle. The shutdown was initial
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by dent9876543 3y ago
But isn’t that how retrospectives work? The initial reason for imposing the measure isn’t the point. The point is to understand whether the measure was effective.
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Care to offer reference, as I don’t get the connection?
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Or, presumably, linked a library that did that same thing... ...like, uh, libc or something...
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Hmm… my hunch is that this doesn’t do what you think it does. I expect the order by in the window function is effectively lost because max operated over the whole window. (And you happen to get the most recent, because in many implementatio
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UK lockdowns were a policy 'failure', health expert tells Covid inquiry(theguardian.com)
19 points by dent9876543 3y ago|0 comments
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by dent9876543 3y ago
I’m not offering a source, but I’ve seen those claims made repeatedly, with no real rebuttal. At this stage, I’m willing to take the claims at face value. Even if the letter of the guidance was honest and impartial, I’m absolutely certain s
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by dent9876543 3y ago
It’s still basically if you say you have it, then you have it. All the definitions are still so loose as to be “catch anything” filters. Worse, you will rarely find any effort made to verify the claim with a clinical diagnosis. Worse still,
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by dent9876543 3y ago
Best medical advice I’ve seen about COVID-19…
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by dent9876543 3y ago
It’s pretty obvious that she’s trying to depoliticise the announcement. In a way, it’s laudable, but it also smacks of naivety. For it to work for me she’d have to acknowledge that it was politicised in the first place. She seems to have mi

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