Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

In any event, the goal is to prevent severe outcomes and death. Out of 15,000 people tested in the 98% vaccinated Duke community, there are NO cases severe enough to wind up in the hospital. Yet they're imposing substantial new burdens on students. *This* is losing the plot. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 31, 2021

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p.s. The very high rate of asymptotic cases is interesting data. Usually, people aren't routinely being tested so there is self-selection bias. But they are on some college campuses. OTOH, the positivity rate is *so* low that some of these could be false positives. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 31, 2021

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Canada currently has about 7 COVID-19 cases per 100k people, about one-seventh the rate of the US and less than half that of the lowest US state (Maine, 18 cases per 100k people). — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 31, 2021