I think at this point it’s pretty clear that Californians ignored the public health guidance and engaged in inside, maskless, “singing, chanting and shouting” at their Thanksgiving gatherings while Floridians actually listened to their nonexistent gathering restrictions pic.twitter.com/00OyFmI8zf
— IM (@ianmSC) December 24, 2020
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The poster child for strict lockdowns and mask-wearing, single-handedly destroys the case for them.
The Wall Street Journal, today:
Covid-19 Was Consuming India, Until Nearly Everyone Started Wearing Masks
One of the world’s most boisterous and diverse democracies has embraced a proven pandemic strategy with little debate
In September, India was reporting almost 100,000 Covid-19 cases a day, with many predicting it would soon pass the U.S. in overall cases. Instead, its infections dropped and are now at one-fourth that level.
India has brought down its virus numbers, despite often being too crowded for social distancing, having too many cases for effective contact tracing and an economy that isn’t well equipped to weather long lockdowns.
One of the main reasons, Indian health officials say, is that the country has managed to encourage and enforce almost universal acceptance of masks without much debate.
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While there has been continuing debate about whether governments and businesses can force people to use masks in the U.S. and elsewhere, they are widely understood to slow the spread of all sorts of diseases. A study of coronavirus cases in German regions that made masks mandatory earlier than others found masks reduced the number of new Covid-19 infections by 45%.
“As economic costs are close to zero compared to other public health measures, masks seem to be a cost-effective means to combat Covid-19,” said the report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this month.
The United States, today:
Covid-19 Is Consuming California, And Nearly Everyone Has Been In Lockdown And Wearing Masks For Months.
The United States, also today:
Covid-19 Was Consuming South Dakota, Until Nearly Everyone Continued Doing Nothing
Now cases and deaths are plummeting...
I blame the spike in New York on the publication of Andrew Cuomo's book.
Unlike any previous pandemic in human history, this one is beyond man's capacity to affect, and nothing matters.
Since epidemiology is entirely God's will, you boys backed the wrong celestial hoss. You should be praying to Vishnu.
If post hoc ergo propter hoc is good for the goose, then post hoc ergo propter hoc is good for the gander.
But the Latin, like the lesson, will be lost on you.
You misspelled "Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt," Trollus Eternicus.
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