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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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    2. Federico Andres Lois‏ @federicolois 17 Sep 2020
      Replying to @ProcessNamed @JamesWard73 and

      The answer to that last question is the key. We live with diseases all around before this, that is the 'normal'. It is like not allowing your kid to climb a tree because it can fall. You allow them to go up to a certain place, teach them to judge the risk. That is endemicity.

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    4. Federico Andres Lois‏ @federicolois 17 Sep 2020
      Replying to @ProcessNamed @JamesWard73 and

      I am lost into which one is the first question. Getting a proper IFR estimations is important because the death toll is heavily sensitive to it; therefore to estimate the burden you have to know it.

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    7. Federico Andres Lois‏ @federicolois 17 Sep 2020
      Replying to @ProcessNamed @JamesWard73 and

      Lets put it this way. I believe the framing is wrong. It is not how much it must diminish, it is many deaths can you accept in order to support unfair mitigation strategies. There is 'a fair threshold', but its not optimal. I used the example of bubble boy to illustrate it.

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    8. Federico Andres Lois‏ @federicolois 17 Sep 2020
      Replying to @federicolois @JamesWard73 and

      Epidemiologist aim to minimize deaths. That's dead wrong, what we should do is maximize life. Is it life for your grandmother not be able to hug their grandkids for 12 months? Can you justify 100 less deaths than a 1 month strategy? 1000? 10000? There lies the question.

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    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 17 Sep 2020
      Replying to @federicolois @JamesWard73 and

      That is a remarkable mischaracterization of epidemiology. In reality, it is all about trade offs and the QUALITY of life as well as the QUANTITY

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    10. Federico Andres Lois‏ @federicolois 17 Sep 2020
      Replying to @GidMK @JamesWard73 and

      I know that is not what you think. But at this point what the ones driving the wheels are doing is exactly that. Difficult at this point to think otherwise.

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 17 Sep 2020
      Replying to @federicolois @JamesWard73 and

      No it's just a very ignorant thing to say. There is an entire field of epidemiology based on quantifying the quality of life. QoL is part of the WHOs mission statement. Just a derogatory statement that reveals a lack of engagement with the field

      2:34 PM - 17 Sep 2020
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        1. Federico Andres Lois‏ @federicolois 17 Sep 2020
          Replying to @GidMK @JamesWard73 and

          Fine I overstepped, because that is strictly true. I admit that I was wrong.

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        2. Federico Andres Lois‏ @federicolois 17 Sep 2020
          Replying to @GidMK @JamesWard73 and

          Now a serious question. Do you think we are properly equalizing quantity and the quality?. My personal opinion, is no. But interested into yours.

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 17 Sep 2020
          Replying to @federicolois @JamesWard73 and

          It's hugely variable by country and even areas within that country, so I'm not sure the question makes sense. Where I live we have a brilliant balance imo

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