#Deaths

So the CDC just got caught flat out lying about the 150,000+ that died from COVID. Only around 9,000 actually died from COVID... Open the economy back up. Let the
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I'm seeing some wild over-reactions to this. What he's saying is demonstrably true. 1/ thread.https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1381919420101066752 The UK entered lockdown a few days after Ireland. Portugal followed a week or s
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1/People sometimes ask me how I form my ideas about the world! Well, folks, there are basically two ingredients: Song lyrics, and data. Just read a bunch of papers and
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Unlike other natural catastrophes or terrorism, the victims of coronavirus have mostly remained anonymous and faceless (something I've mentioned several times) because they serve no nationalist purpose. This (short) essay
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Stats for #Ontario #COVID19 @celliottability @fordnationALL Deaths Under 19 = 1 - 0.0 p/100k20-39 = 11 - 0.3 p/100k40-59 = 140 - 3.6 p/100k60-79 = 895 - 30.3 p/100k80+ =
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In five days (September 20), the number of deaths in the US due to COVID-19 will exceed 201,157. Why is this significant? (1/9) As of today (September 15), the number
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Right, I'm not done with this nursing home issue.Fake news still a plenty that Ireland is "letting people die" in nursing homes.Time for some numbers!1/ .@HSELive don't give a day-by-day
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The most important part of Covid (and most vexing) is this: what is the IFR? CFR measures recorded cases but what everyone wants to know is how likely are they
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Older people are being "airbrushed" out of coronavirus figures in the UK, charities warnThe UK's official death toll has been criticised for only covering people who die in hospital -
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Canada's top health officials say the country is on a short-term trajectory for between 22,580 and 31,850 coronavirus cases by April 16. Under that scenario, 500 to 700 deaths are
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hey, remember 6 weeks ago when @IHME_UW predicted a big uptick in swedish deaths unless they all started wearing masks?let's see how that turned out.oooh, not so well. not only
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1) We've been hearing that #Sweden is supposedly doing well without a substantial lockdown. This depends on how we define "well". The graph shows weekly deaths for all ages in
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HOW TO COUNT COVID DEATHS WHEN GOVERNMENTS LIEWe can’t trust China, WHO, or CDC to report COVID19 deaths accurately. We also can’t trust corporate media to investigate.Here are some ways
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Thread on current #coronavirus data courtesy of @covidtracking to put things in perspective: The US is approaching 31 million tests. 8% have come back positive, and that includes states like
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I wanted to highlight a few Covid-related #'s that I have been watching closely over the past week. I'll start w/ the more hopeful news. Over the past 2 weeks,
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The Iowa Legislature is scheduled to reconvene next Wednesday, June 3. I believe that's a mistake that will put legislators, staff, and the public at the Capitol at unnecessary risk
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