Eric Topol (@erictopol@mstdn.social)
mstdn.social
Attached: 1 image One of these epidemic curves is unlike all the others Carl Bergstrom and Bill Hanage in PNAS today explain why http://carlbergstrom.com/publications/pdfs/2023PNAS.pdf

Not the link in the post to the article: http://carlbergstrom.com/publications/pdfs/2023PNAS.pdf

  • Lucien [hy/hym, comrade/them]
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    6 months ago

    The comment about looking at wastewater is spot on. I also wish they'd included the Spanish flu in this, if we have the numbers from the early years of that pandemic.

  • sexywheat [none/use name]
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    6 months ago

    I mean, sure, but it would be nice if they included more up-to-date data in that graph. ~700 days is like two years, and we are in year ... what, 5 now?

  • HexBroke [any, comrade/them]
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    6 months ago

    These graphs are fucked and not useful for anything

    Step 1 - get a bunch of data
    Step 2 - make graphs fit shape your looking for by adjusting the axes
    Step 3 - use the graphs that look good to prove your point

    To do what, demonstrate the SIR model is an extremely idealised model? Surely you'd figure out that just trying to make the graphs make sense

    • dat_math [they/them]
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      6 months ago

      Many articles erroneously state that the "vape pneumonia" was due to "vitamin E additives". This is false, as multiple vape patients were documented who did not use vitamin E-containing vapes.

      Do you know where I can find documentation for these claims pre-november 2019?