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Fundamental, basic, deadly error in Atlas press conference: "The purpose of testing is to stop people from dying, from getting a serious illness." This is SO WRONG. In an epidemic, you test to stop spread before it gets to vulnerable people. Spread anywhere is a risk to everyone.
For a neuroradiologist, test to find things that can be treated. In public health, you find infections before they spread and kill people. He is correct about the importance of continuing medical care and in-person education. Testing quotation at 29:45: bit.ly/3gX1Ehp
He says he's not promoting herd immunity, but by advocating to test only to find sick people rather than to stop spread, he's basically advocating for controlled spread of Covid. Through July, Florida had 7,000 more excess deaths than Covid-reported deaths. Test all contacts!!!
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Dr. Atlas' confidence in his own judgment is exceeded only by his ignorance and sophistry. Here -thanks @EricTopol for Senate testimony (under oath) - direct quotations. Yes, he never says "I advocate for herd immunity" but that is EXACTLY what he proposes. See exact words (next)
Atlas: "infected people are the immediately available vehicle for establishing widespread immunity. By transmitting the virus to others in lower‐risk groups who then generate antibodies, pathways toward the most vulnerable people are blocked, ultimately eradicating the threat."
Atlas: "If infection is still prevalent, socializing among these low‐risk groups represents the opportunity for developing widespread immunity and eradicating the threat." COVID isn't a candidate for eradication, basic error, but not nearly as deadly as concept of herd immunity.
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1/9 Covid Epi Weekly: Stalling and Failing

Continued spread of Covid in the US will continue to undermine health, jobs, economy, and education. A concerted, strategic approach would help, a lot. Fundamental error: Failure to recognize we’re all connected, all in this together.
2/9 CovidView positivity inched up from 5.4 to 5.5%, driven by increase among 18-49-year-olds. Low levels in northeast, some others, but still not finding most sources, not quarantining most contacts, so risk remains. High or increasing rates in most of US, too high for recovery.
3/9 Two data sources of note. County-specific test positivity, which should be open source but at least is available here (image below, wish they had zip code lookup). bit.ly/2F3wBmX And we’re delighted to work on the Covid Symptom Data Challenge. bit.ly/3201H83
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1/9 COVID This Week: Decreasing Cases, Increasing Danger

Covid is decreasing from very high to high levels in much of US. Schools resuming; outbreaks inevitable.

Human immunity against the virus appears possible; FDA and CDC immunity from political interference, much less so.
2/9 First, the trends. Northeast remains relatively low, now joined by MI, WV, NM, MT, WY, AK. Number of tests decreased in some states, including Florida. Good national positivity decrease: 6.2 to 5.7%. Antigen testing will make this number harder to track; need 100% reporting.
3/9 More than 500,000 hospitalizations, 6 million diagnosed cases, 180,000 reported deaths, plus at least another 50,000 excess deaths above baseline from undiagnosed Covid and Covid-disrupted care. The US Covid death rate last week was more than 3x rate in S Korea since January.
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