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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1.  💧simon holmes à court‏ @simonahac 19 Mar 2020

      can anyone point to some #COVID19au answers for: 1. how many ICU beds and ventilators do we currently have? 2 how many of each are we projected to need at peak? 3. what has the gov’t been doing to ensure there are sufficient numbers if each? many thanks. 🙏

      207 replies 310 retweets 778 likes
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    2.  💧simon holmes à court‏ @simonahac 19 Mar 2020

       💧simon holmes à court Retweeted Belleo

      some info here (not quite the answers i’m looking for, but a good backgrounder and some numbers): https://twitter.com/happylittleveg/status/1240588678168072192?s=21 …https://twitter.com/Happylittleveg/status/1240588678168072192 …

       💧simon holmes à court added,

      Belleo @Happylittleveg
      Replying to @simonahac
      https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-needs-2000-extra-ventilators-to-cope-with-catastrophic-outbreak-20200313-p549u7.html …
      7 replies 15 retweets 29 likes
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    3.  💧simon holmes à court‏ @simonahac 19 Mar 2020

      some encouraging signs of action in victoria... but no mention of whether these actions will meet the projected need.https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/more-beds-gloves-masks-as-state-pumps-437m-into-pandemic-preparation-20200319-p54bn9.html …

      5 replies 15 retweets 39 likes
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    4.  💧simon holmes à court‏ @simonahac 19 Mar 2020

       💧simon holmes à court Retweeted Stephen Duckett

      i’ve been forwarded this analysis... but don’t have the skills to vouch for it: https://twitter.com/stephenjduckett/status/1240488068420734976?s=21 …https://twitter.com/stephenjduckett/status/1240488068420734976 …

       💧simon holmes à court added,

      Stephen Duckett @stephenjduckett
      Without serious action, Australia will run out of intensive care beds between 7 and 10 April by Megan Higgie https://link.medium.com/RRVLBk2RW4 
      15 replies 16 retweets 30 likes
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    5. Ian, Current Peri-Urban Hospital Inpatient 🙅‍♀️‏ @iPilko 19 Mar 2020
      Replying to @simonahac

      @coopesdetat might be able to help, there’s so much going on I can’t keep up. She might be able to quote or tag appropriate thread/person to help.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    6. Amy Coopes‏Verified account @coopesdetat 19 Mar 2020
      Replying to @iPilko @simonahac

      I personally don't know enough but people very much more literate than I have been pretty skeptical about that analysis (@GidMK, @petesivey, @AndrewHayen)

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 19 Mar 2020
      Replying to @coopesdetat @iPilko and

      Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd

      Pretty much this thread. The predictions are highly suspecthttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1240541764240289792?s=19 …

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      Health NerdVerified account @GidMK
      Replying to @stephenjduckett
      This article is wrong on a number of fronts, making the prediction extremely suspect. For one thing, median LoS in ICU for COVID-19 is likely 7-10 days not 30
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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 19 Mar 2020
      Replying to @AndrewHayen @coopesdetat and

      I don't think I would call their graph a prediction to be honest. All they did was draw a line on a graph, they're not really predicting anything

      1:20 PM - 19 Mar 2020
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