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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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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 Oct 2020

    It is TRULY ASTONISHING that even now, 10 months into COVID-19, we at still having to explain that increasing cases = increasing deaths a few weeks later

    6:32 PM - 10 Oct 2020
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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 Oct 2020

        Yes, epidemics usually start in the young. And young people die less But young people infect their parents, grandparents, teachers, co workers, and more. The infection rarely limits itself to those who are less vulnerable

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 10 Oct 2020

        This is obviously specific to COVID-19, other diseases have very different dynamics

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      2. Kristine Gauthier‏ @kgauthier7 10 Oct 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        One of the big ‘arguments’ the anti-msk crowd has here is that all deaths are being attributed to Covid. Do you know where this notion came from? It seems so bizarre but is a massive talking point

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      3. Madeleine *Vaxxed & Masked*  🦠 🧼 🤲 😷 🧵 🧶 ⚕‏ @madeleinelaine 10 Oct 2020
        Replying to @kgauthier7 @GidMK

        If this helps, here's a link to the leading causes of death in the US. If all (or most) deaths were being attributed to COVID, deaths from other causes would have to decrease significantly. But they're still about the same, bc there's an excess of deaths, from COVID.

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      2. Science4Freedom‏ @ScienceNFreedom 10 Oct 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        Because it’s not true. If you test more people that are younger and healthy you get more positives ( valid & false). But you don’t get many deaths from that. It does get you closer to herd immunity though. So just because you want it to be true doesn’t make it so. 😎

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      3. EvidenceChallenge‏ @dense_evi 11 Oct 2020
        Replying to @ScienceNFreedom @GidMK

        UK hospital admissions and ICU cases going up. Deaths are now starting to increase. Better treatment should limit this compared to the last wave but there is no basis for assuming the virus is suddenly safepic.twitter.com/rnn0rzXyyP

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      2. Derrick VanGennep‏ @VanGennepD 10 Oct 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        Do you know if there is a collection of age-stratified case data somewhere? Would be great to use that data to explain discrepancies between cases and deaths. Attached is an example for Zurich.pic.twitter.com/Y5BWHFR3c5

        3 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      3. Derrick VanGennep‏ @VanGennepD 10 Oct 2020
        Replying to @VanGennepD @GidMK

        One note: the last week of case data is incomplete in the heatmap above.

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      1. Alison Palkhivala‏ @alisonpalk 10 Oct 2020
        Replying to @GidMK

        And everyone always overlooks or underrecognizes morbidity. We don't even know what the long-term morbidity will look like for this infection. 5-10 years down the road we could be in deep trouble.

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