[Vhfcn-l] COVID-19 Opinion

[Don Armstrong]

  Another complaint I see is people saying "If you get in a car crash 
and had Covid 19 they would claim that Covid 19 killed you. That's why 
most reports include the term "Related deaths". If a drunk crashes into 
a tree you are still dead because they hit a tree but it will be listed 
as "Speed , drugs or alcohol were factors".

On 4/14/20 11:24 AM, Ralph Stilwell via Vhfcn-l wrote:
> Reminds me of that Mark Twain quote:  "There are three kinds of lies:
> Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics."  🤔
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> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 9:17 AM Bill Wells via Vhfcn-l <
> vhfcn-l at lists.vhfcn.org> wrote:
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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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>> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety”.
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>> Benjamin Franklin
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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
>> are
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>>> showing, for instance, the top 10 states with the most cases. But what
>> they
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>>> don't show is over capita. Another issue I discovered is the false
>>> negatives. A local Dr from Mass General said it was 30%. In doing some
>>> quick research could be up to 50%. This is dangerous. That Dr explained
>> how
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>>> improperly swabbing the nose could miss the virus in an infected person.
>>> And the lack of effective testing. Testing is getting better and more
>>> widespread.
>>> COVID-19 is spread person to person. Large congregations of people is a
>>> petri dish of germs waiting to strike. Wearing a face mask will not
>> really
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>>> protect you, but it will protect others around you.
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