A thread to refute the nonsense spewed by #covid deniers/minimizers...
#1 "It's just the flu"
No, vast majority of studies disagree:
No, vast majority of studies disagree:
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1311764842160644096
#3 "Ok COVID is not just the flu, but it only affects the elderly"
No, even age group 25-44 is seriously affected:
No, even age group 25-44 is seriously affected:
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1303247761387610112
#4 "There is a @WHO paper by Ioannidis that states the Infection Fatality Ratio is low"
Ioannidis's paper is flawed:
Ioannidis's paper is flawed:
https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1316511734115385344
#5 "But if Ioannidis was right, the IFR would barely be superior to the flu"
No:
No:
https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1328547173282181120
#6 "lockdowns don't work"
Vast majority of peer-reviewed, published science disagrees. NPIs (nonpharmaceutical interventions) do work:
Vast majority of peer-reviewed, published science disagrees. NPIs (nonpharmaceutical interventions) do work:
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1307723024523616257
#8 "Casedemic! Cases increase while deaths don't"
The total case-to-death lag (not just the clinical lag) is often more than a month. This has been repeatedly demonstrated over and over. Ad nauseam.
The total case-to-death lag (not just the clinical lag) is often more than a month. This has been repeatedly demonstrated over and over. Ad nauseam.
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1319892084250165254
#9 "Deaths have increased so little compared to spring 2020"
Because the case ascertainment rate was low back then:
Because the case ascertainment rate was low back then:
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1319899608881901569
#10 "Sweden has succeeded"
No, Sweden has the highest cumulative deaths per capita (the ultimate metric defining success) of all Nordic countries. About 5 times or 10 times higher.
Finland/Norway/Denmark succeeded. Not Sweden.
ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-da…..
No, Sweden has the highest cumulative deaths per capita (the ultimate metric defining success) of all Nordic countries. About 5 times or 10 times higher.
Finland/Norway/Denmark succeeded. Not Sweden.
ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-da…..
#11 "Sweden had no lockdown"
While they had no formal lockdown, Swedes complied with FHM recommendations and did the social distancing thing
Few know, for example, that 67% of Swedes report working from home from March to September
See full list at
While they had no formal lockdown, Swedes complied with FHM recommendations and did the social distancing thing
Few know, for example, that 67% of Swedes report working from home from March to September
See full list at
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1290041867136978944
#12 "At least Sweden didn't destroy its economy with lockdowns"
Actually they had the sharpest GDP decline of all Nordic countries:
Actually they had the sharpest GDP decline of all Nordic countries:
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1328093511787315200
#13 "Sweden has no excess death"
Incorrect. The Swedish government officially reported 4800 excess death, so far:
Incorrect. The Swedish government officially reported 4800 excess death, so far:
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1331682386875084802
#14 "Sweden has a small number of excess deaths"
The Swedish government officially report 4800 excess deaths. And compared to the last 120 years, this is the most excess deaths of any year since the 1918 influenza pandemic:
The Swedish government officially report 4800 excess deaths. And compared to the last 120 years, this is the most excess deaths of any year since the 1918 influenza pandemic:
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1332398964142870528
#15 "Lockdowns cause people to miss planned surgeries and routine health screenings"
This occurs even in countries that did not lock down:
This occurs even in countries that did not lock down:
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1332743135491866624
#16 "The Infection Fatality Ratio has declined dramatically over time"
No, the CFR has, not the IFR:
No, the CFR has, not the IFR:
https://twitter.com/zorinaq/status/1329133651129372674
#17 "People who die of COVID would have died in the next 6 months anyway"
No, on average 10 years of life expectancy is lost:
No, on average 10 years of life expectancy is lost:
https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/1327967978609139713
#18 "PCR tests are unreliable"
No, the “false-positive PCR” problem is not a problem
(Tweet re-posted to fix a typo)
No, the “false-positive PCR” problem is not a problem
(Tweet re-posted to fix a typo)
https://mobile.twitter.com/MackayIM/status/1330390755316260866
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