There is a new report from CDC showing those who get COVID are more likely to have eaten at a restaurant in the past two weeks compared to those who test negative. What else the report finds? It is about masks. (1/4)
"The researchers also found that 71% of the adults with Covid-19 and 74% of those who tested negative reported always using a face covering while in public." The difference is non-significant. (2/4)
Caveats about the restaurant finding: No inquiry of indoor vs. outdoor. Also, "reported behaviors might represent ... concurrently participating in activities where possible exposures could have taken place, that were not ... measured in the survey." Translation: (3/4)
Translation: It is entirely possible that those who dine at a restaurant are also more likely to attend a party, travel, etc., and we cannot rule this out because we did not measure these other behaviors. (4/4)
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I just did a "Team Reality Origin Stories" interview with @erichhartmann , which made me think (and Erich will probably be mad at me for not talking about this in the interview):
My biggest issue with COVID NPIs is that they hurt the poor the most, because I grew up poor. (1/x)
I could immediately empathize with dads who lost their jobs and were unable to provide for their kids. Because my dad never had a well-paying job, and my mom didn't work.
I could immediately empathize with kids who were denied school because I went to a low-means school. (2/x)
I could immediately empathize with kids who were not allowed in playgrounds because I rarely had access to a good one.
I could immediately empathize with families losing access to public libraries because I knew how important they were. (3/x)