[Vhfcn-l] COVID-19 Opinion

[Ralph Stilwell]

Reminds me of that Mark Twain quote:  "There are three kinds of lies:
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics."  🤔

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 9:17 AM Bill Wells via Vhfcn-l <
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> Jerry has got this right.  Lots of false stats floating around.
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> Bill Wells
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> “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary
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> *From: *Jerry Feldman via Vhfcn-l <vhfcn-l at lists.vhfcn.org>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 14, 2020 7:45 AM
> *To: *wwells62 at gmail.com
> *Subject: *Re: [Vhfcn-l] COVID-19 Opinion
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> Re: statistics:
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> Not '*over* capita' should be Per Capita. Population density is important.
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> Jerry Feldman <gaf at gapps.blu.org>
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> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 8:41 AM Jerry Feldman via Vhfcn-l <
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> > One big complaint I have is the presentation of some of the data. They
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> > showing, for instance, the top 10 states with the most cases. But what
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> > don't show is over capita. Another issue I discovered is the false
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> > negatives. A local Dr from Mass General said it was 30%. In doing some
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> > quick research could be up to 50%. This is dangerous. That Dr explained
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> > improperly swabbing the nose could miss the virus in an infected person.
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> > And the lack of effective testing. Testing is getting better and more
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> > COVID-19 is spread person to person. Large congregations of people is a
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> > petri dish of germs waiting to strike. Wearing a face mask will not
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> > protect you, but it will protect others around you.
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