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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Note also from their materials that prioritizing people with pre-existing conditions isn't projected to save nearly as many lives as prioritizing based on age. So they're basically ignoring their own data. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 18, 2020

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But then in the next slide they say "differences among 3 strategies is minimal". Really? That doesn't sound minimal to me. And (as they note) implementation is easier if you do it based on age because it's a more objective criterion. https://t.co/wPVx5tE3q5 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 18, 2020

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@bendreyfuss That might actually be an argument *for* letting some people buy the vaccine so they don't develop workarounds that fuck up the system for everyone else. Auction off a small fraction of doses, give the proceeds to schools that had their budgets cut & failing small businesses. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 18, 2020

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