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Comment · 5 years ago

More https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/politics/congress-protests-br...

Comment · 6 years ago

Glad everyone's so quick to pick out the issues with methodology here. Now go back to all the "wear-a-mask" studies and apply the same criticisms.

Comment · 6 years ago

> They're just poison.

This. And like another commenter pointed out, it's not unique to one side or the other. Anyone who defines their entire existence in this left/right dichotomy is suffering from media-induced mental illness.

Comment · 6 years ago

Everything is negotiable. Proceed accordingly.

Comment · 6 years ago

Don't tug too hard at that thread, the entire narrative might unravel.

Comment · 6 years ago

"Fiery but mostly peaceful protests"

Comment · 6 years ago

Why do you think it's due to a breach? There are thousands of companies who sell and re-sell that kind of information.

Comment · 6 years ago

> Everyone has to discuss diversity at work because there are laws prohibiting discrimination

How are these two things causally connected in your mind?

Comment · 6 years ago

So you know one person that had a bad time? So what? That's called an "anecdote," it's not data. People get sick and die all the time from all kinds of things. That even happened before COVID-19. Non-geriatric populations are not at an increased risk compared to a normal cold or flu season.

Comment · 6 years ago

That language says nothing about whether a positive test is required to attribute a death to COVID-19.

Here is the CDC's policy:

> In cases where a definite diagnosis of COVID–19 cannot be made, but it is suspected or likely (e.g., the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty), it is acceptable to report COVID–19 on a death certificate as “probable” or “presumed.”

There is also a lack of consistency between how states count deaths: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/which-deaths-c...

Comment · 6 years ago

What does any of that have to do with cT as it relates to accurate COVID-19 detection as discussed in the article?

Comment · 6 years ago

> Maybe it's spurious correlation, but I'd bet money the May 25th memorial day weekend had something to do with that big spike you see ramping up May 31. Memorial day also happened to feature thousands of people from another state flooding into Lake Havasu and other, similar cities without mask restrictions, and visiting bars, restaurants, etc.

Maybe this is a spurious correlation too, but I'd bet money that the May 26th George Floyd protests had something to do with that big spike you see ramping up May 31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests.

Comment · 6 years ago

That's an article about a single tiny town. Not the entire state.