Posted on 05/09/2020 12:35:07 AM PDT by knighthawk
Many commentators paint an ominous future for states loosening COVID-19 restrictions. Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia has come under particular fire from the mainstream media. But it is safe for Georgia and most other states to return to work now.
It is hard to catalogue all the media misinformation reported as fact. One of the media’s most obvious errors is mistaking rising infection rates as a sign of unchecked disease.
Consider a recent New York Times article critical of Kemp: The reporters point out the White House recommends that before opening businesses, officials wait for a two-week downward trend in either the number of new cases or the share of COVID-19 tests that come back positive.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Michigan’s positive rate is at 9% of all tested. Open up, already.
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Time to re-open.
‘The media never tire of noting that Sweden has a higher mortality rate than its neighbors, Norway and Denmark.’
old Danny boy never tires of noting that as well, so as to maintain the politically driven hysteria as long as possible...
Open, open and open. Carefully will only cause more deaths.
Article is mostly bullshit, basing things on suppositions rather than hard data. There is NO scientific data proving that the “sunshine effect” applies to this virus. There simply hasn’t been time to do the required study. You can’t base policy decisions on “suppositions”.
We could just compare Sweden to America.
Sweden 319 deaths / 1 million people.
USA 239 deaths / 1 million people.
USA is now at 80,000 deaths. 80,000/239*319 = 106,000 = 26,000 more deaths.
Thought I think it would be a lot lot worse. Sweden’s low population density gives them an advantage.
Hi.
Here’s my medical opinion. We should nuke Beijing.
Sorry, never mind.
5.56mm
Money quote from your posted abstract:
"Randomized controlled trials and large population studies should be conducted to evaluate these recommendations."
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