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Last Checked Aug. 16, 2021

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Mon Aug 09 14:17:20 +0000 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

A lot of experts seem to think the NYT's recent story on long COVID in children was irresponsible. — PolitiTweet.org

Adam W Gaffney @awgaffney

I support dramatic public health interventions in hard hit areas to slow Covid (and buy time to vaccinate everyone… https://t.co/OFmprsBKaa

Posted Aug. 9, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Until recently, the US was only doing about 1/3 as much testing as at our previous peak in the winter. It's since increased a bit, but only to more like 1/2. You need to account for that when making inferences about death rates, hospitalization rates, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 9, 2021

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Not sure which "experts" they're talking to but I doubt many would support this claim. You can certainly look at national statistics for your age group to get a reasonable benchmark for your chances of surviving COVID. — PolitiTweet.org

Poynter @Poynter

Experts say a person cannot determine their own chances at surviving COVID-19 by looking at national statistics, be… https://t.co/UB613MGzZI

Posted Aug. 9, 2021

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