"New infections have fallen sharply in nearly every nation in South America... reprieve has been so sharp and fast, even as the delta variant wreaks havoc elsewhere in the world, that experts cannot quite explain it."
seattletimes.com/nation-world/c…
seattletimes.com/nation-world/c…
“It’s not easy to explain.”
Experts at a loss to explain the sudden drop in cases across South America; there have been "no new sweeping or large-scale containment measures", travel and economic activity has picked up, schools have opened.
Experts at a loss to explain the sudden drop in cases across South America; there have been "no new sweeping or large-scale containment measures", travel and economic activity has picked up, schools have opened.
There is some attempt to credit vaccines for the decline - but there is no correlation between vaccination rates and case rates in South America.
In fact, Paraguay has both the lowest rate of vaccination and the lowest case rate.
In fact, Paraguay has both the lowest rate of vaccination and the lowest case rate.
Nearly two years into this pandemic and still not one mention of primary driver of covid infection waves: SEASONALITY.
How is it that our entire expert class is blind to the overwhelming evidence that covid transmission is regional and seasonal?
How is it that our entire expert class is blind to the overwhelming evidence that covid transmission is regional and seasonal?
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