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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. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Dec 2020

      2/n Fact 1: the death rate of COVID-19 varies substantially by age, but is high even for relatively young people For example, a 1 in 2,700 risk of death from COVID-19 for a 35 year old, based on our comprehensive paper on the topic https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10654-020-00698-1 …pic.twitter.com/lpN4W6CyKJ

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Dec 2020

      3/n Fact 2: COVID-19 is MUCH more dangerous than influenza For younger age groups, COVID-19 may be similarly lethal. For anyone over 30, it is much worse. @zorinaq has a nice graphic on thispic.twitter.com/e1DUdK1zcd

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    3. Sorry........NO! -  🌸 Joe Crawford‏ @eezeejoe 22 Dec 2020
      Replying to @GidMK @TeaJunkie1 @zorinaq

      "anyone" over 30. Wrong! Flu and Covid are dangerous to different people due to different underlying conditions. Flu is more dangerous to those with heart failure, chronic respiratory disease, cirrhosis, and deficiency anaemia.pic.twitter.com/Xbm86flwbg

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    4. Tea Junkie‏ @TeaJunkie1 22 Dec 2020
      Replying to @eezeejoe @GidMK @zorinaq

      What's your expertise in this field? And what on earth are you quoting? Where's the link to it?

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    5. Sorry........NO! -  🌸 Joe Crawford‏ @eezeejoe 22 Dec 2020
      Replying to @TeaJunkie1 @GidMK @zorinaq

      https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30527-0/fulltext …

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    6. Tea Junkie‏ @TeaJunkie1 23 Dec 2020
      Replying to @eezeejoe @GidMK @zorinaq

      What that paper does is nicely demonstrate that Covid is considerably more dangerous than flu.

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    7. Sorry........NO! -  🌸 Joe Crawford‏ @eezeejoe 23 Dec 2020
      Replying to @TeaJunkie1 @GidMK @zorinaq

      And.....? @GidMK has posted a thread of "Facts", many of which are not! I am simply ensuring a balanced viewpoint. We have had far too many erroneous narratives foisted upon us during this farce, we can really do without any more!

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    8. Tea Junkie‏ @TeaJunkie1 23 Dec 2020
      Replying to @eezeejoe @GidMK @zorinaq

      And the paper doesn't say what you claim. And @GidMK has considerably more expertise in the fields of health and epidemiology than you do, making your opinions on the matter irrelevant.

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    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Dec 2020
      Replying to @TeaJunkie1 @eezeejoe @zorinaq

      Being an epidemiologist doesn't make me right, but it is still very strange to see someone cite a paper that they appear to not even have read

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    10. Sorry........NO! -  🌸 Joe Crawford‏ @eezeejoe 23 Dec 2020
      Replying to @GidMK @TeaJunkie1 @zorinaq

      You're trying very hard. I read it. Your claim that Coronavirus is more dangerous than flu is generic. The paper is clear. To some people, Flu is more dangerous! The question needs to be asked - why are you so intent on peddling fear and doom? Are you a friend of Mr Ferguson?

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Dec 2020
      Replying to @eezeejoe @TeaJunkie1 @zorinaq

      Like I said, you clearly have not read that paper. It showed that in-hospital mortality for COVID-19 was 3x as high as influenza, except for adolescents for whom COVID-19 was 10x deadlier. Some groups made up a higher proportion of the cases of influenza

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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Dec 2020
          Replying to @GidMK @eezeejoe and

          But that does not mean it is deadlier. Indeed, the paper literally says this. What you're suggesting is just a very basic misunderstanding of how proportions work

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        1. Sorry........NO! -  🌸 Joe Crawford‏ @eezeejoe 23 Dec 2020
          Replying to @GidMK @TeaJunkie1 @zorinaq

          Just regurgitating the same point does not detract from the fact that they found Flu to affect more people than Covid, if they had heart failure, chronic respiratory disease, cirrhosis and deficiency anaemia. Man Utd 7 - 4 Brighton. Man Utd win, but Brighton DID score 4 goals!

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