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26 Nov, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Some things to point out in this story, which is intended to get people to "behave" and wear masks:

gainesville.com/story/news/202…

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"They are residents at UF Health Shands Hospital — where they say the ICU is filling with COVID-19 patients"

You can see here that there are 40 beds (15.38% of capacity) available right now:
bi.ahca.myflorida.com/t/ABICC/views/…

2/5
"About 70 percent of Shands’ overall patients are from outside the county."

How does that square with the idea that irresponsible students will lead to the ICU filling up?

3/5
The article goes on to say that they are not currently limiting elective admissions, they haven't limited admissions from outside the county, and they can use pediatric ICU beds if needed. Clearly, Shands is not "stressed."

4/5
These residents and medical students are using emotion and false information to propagate public health propaganda. There is no research backing their assertion that fewer people would be in the ICU if everyone just wore masks.

5/5

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Jennifer Cabrera Profile picture
27 Nov
The CDC held a press briefing on 11/19, and it's fairly stunning to see the misinformation they're propagating. Remember this when someone wants to hold the CDC up as a reliable source:

1/6
 cdc.gov/media/releases…
"THERE IS SIMPLY NO MORE IMPORTANT TIME THAN NOW FOR EACH AND EVERY AMERICAN TO RE-DOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO WATCH OUR DISTANCE, WASH OUR HANDS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WEAR A MASK. MORE AND MORE SCIENTIFIC DATA IS SHOWING THAT MASKS CAN PROVIDE SOME PROTECTION TO THE WEARER."

2/6
Just look at the over-the-top language... "no more important time," "re-double our efforts," "more and more scientific data." There is nothing precise here until they say masks CAN provide protection. "More and more" data that they CAN?

3/6
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27 Nov
Cochrane has published an intervention review of physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses

Politicians are telling us that "we know masks work" and that we could "defeat" COVID if we only complied - but this shows NO EVIDENCE OF THAT.

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"Moderate certainty evidence that wearing a mask probably makes little or no difference to the outcome of [flu] compared to not wearing a mask... Harms were rarely measured and poorly reported."

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Quarantine led to fewer infections at work but more infections in households.

No RCTs on eye protection, gowns and gloves, or screening at entry ports.

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25 Nov
Florida Deaths - 11/25/20

Florida reported a net of 97 COVID deaths today. Changes were reported on 39 different days, going back to July 3.

Changes by month: July (-1), August (+4), September (+15), October (+8), November (+71)

#RationalGround

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The "net" is the difference between today's total deaths and yesterday's total deaths, but each day's total is also the sum of additions and removals on that date.

For example, if 2 new deaths are reported on a date, that could be because 3 were added and 1 was removed

2/8
Peaks are 7/30-31 (234) & 8/4 (237); the 7-day moving average peak is 8/5 (226).

The plateau at the peak between 7/25 and 8/7 has been stable since August 27.

Here's the full chart for context:

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24 Nov
Florida Deaths - 11/24/20

Florida reported a net of 72 COVID deaths today. Changes were reported on 30 different days, going back to April 27.

Changes by month: April (+1), May (+1), July (+2), August (+1), September (+2), October (+6-1), November (+61-1)

#RationalGround
1/7 Image
The "net" is the difference between today's total deaths and yesterday's total deaths, but each day's total is also the sum of additions and removals on that date.

For example, if 2 new deaths are reported on a date, that could be because 3 were added and 1 was removed

2/7
Peaks are 7/30 (235) & 8/4 (237); the 7-day moving average peak is 8/5 (226).

The plateau at the peak between 7/25 and 8/7 has been stable since August 27.

Here's the full chart for context:

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23 Nov
Florida Deaths - 11/23/20

Florida reported 94 COVID deaths today. Changes were reported on 46 different days, going back to July 13.

Changes by month: July (+2), August (+5), September (+14), October (+9), November (+64)

#RationalGround

1/7
Peaks are 7/30 (235) & 8/4 (237); the 7-day moving average peak is 8/5 (226).

The plateau at the peak between 7/25 and 8/7 has been stable since August 27.

Here's the full chart for context:

2/7
Yesterday's deaths (as best we could find them - read bottom of the chart for more details):

Median age: 82
Minimum age: 29
Maximum age: 102
84% are 65 or older

3/7
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23 Nov
Here's the essay from @stacey_rudin that is read in the video: aier.org/article/who-de…

1/5
'In the COVID debate, there is a mainstream, “popular” narrative, and a competing, “unpopular” narrative — a “fringe.” The former exploits the common, mediocre desire to be “popular.” Joining the movement is easy...

2/5
'It results in back-pats, validation, and requires no uncomfortable confrontations.'

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