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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

Sydney, New South Wales
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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 2 Aug 2020

    Health Nerd Retweeted Tatiana Mac

    Herd immunity for COVID-19 requires A LOT of people to die unless we've got a vaccinehttps://twitter.com/TatianaTMac/status/1289103970640658432 …

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    Tatiana Mac @TatianaTMac
    What’s something you’re tired of explaining?
    7:45 PM - 2 Aug 2020
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    • Kari in the Time of Corona Ria Hopkins 🐀 RoseGuard 💚 Carla 💜 quarantine is my way of life Behrouz Zand, MD ☾ Leena Taji OtherRyn ꙮ
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      1. F Zaidi‏ @Oval54 2 Aug 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        fair point, though how do you explain dramatic declines in some countries with lax lockdowns?

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      1. Musca Domestica‏ @flyonthewall182 2 Aug 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        Interesting but how many? How much saved on aged pensions? After the black death were there a lot of job vacancies or was the economy too slow growing to employ them? This question has been discussed in the literature

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      2. DeRossi’s Tattoo‏ @RomaThings 2 Aug 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        What’s your response/explanation to why cases are going down in Europe now, even after reopening? Where does the 60% infection rate required for herd immunity come from? (Not disagreeing but trying to educate myself)

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 2 Aug 2020
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        Well, some European nations are now experiencing resurgences after reopening (i.e. Spain), but broadly the idea is that the more people immune to reinfection the lower the Reff

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      1. RobWrites‏ @RobertPolk2 2 Aug 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @mikechenwriter

        "Yeah. But the percentage of deaths..." they'll say. (The mathematicians understand the data.)

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      2. Andrei Kucharavy‏ @andrei_chiffa 3 Aug 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        And having a lot of people die as long as it's not you is not really that ethical.

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      3. Andrei Kucharavy‏ @andrei_chiffa 3 Aug 2020
        Replying to @andrei_chiffa @GidMK

        Never thought this would have to be explained over and over and over again.

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