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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 Jan 14

    Health Nerd Retweeted Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician)

    We have very good evidence that COVID-19 is far deadlier than influenza for adults For kids aged <15, the two are probably comparable. For everyone else, COVID-19 is much worsehttps://twitter.com/jeremyfaust/status/1349937349266976770 …

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    graph of all pneumonia in 25-44 year olds 2018-19 vs Covid-19
    a graph of seasonal flu vs covid by month
    Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician)Verified account @jeremyfaust
    For those of you who want to compared Covid deaths among adults age 25-44 to LITERALLY ALL CAUSES OF PNEUMONIA in that group, including flu, here's that read-out: Three periods of interest: Spring: Covid 34x worse Summer: Covid 37x worse Fall: 8x worse. pic.twitter.com/wQnukLLEy3 pic.twitter.com/hBzwat484x
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      2. Alana Updike Pro: Science, Reason, Planet‏ @infinitusestnum Jan 14
        Replying to @GidMK

        I think the data does not cover the effect of the new variant on younger people. As per "seeing much younger people being admitted"https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-uk-nurse-concerned-about-nz-response-to-mutant-strain/K4FPLVW7R5VNMYY3VD4NMTIZVM/ …

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      3. mother of all gay bombs‏ @butts_4_jesus Jan 14
        Replying to @infinitusestnum @GidMK

        There is no scientific evidence this is the case. An anecdote from a nurse isn’t data.

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      2. Ryan Radecki, MD MS‏Verified account @emlitofnote Jan 14
        Replying to @GidMK

        It’s ... not a high bar to clear. Influenza deaths in the young are rare enough it takes just few COVID deaths to exceed. The IFR argument doesn’t hold water because it’s a moot comparison in the context of ease of spread and absolute excess infected.

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      3. Ono no Komachi‏ @OnoNoKomachi1 Jan 14
        Replying to @emlitofnote @GidMK

        IFR is one number that has no meaning in isolation. Claiming COVID is “like the flu” because of an IFR is like claiming humans are like giraffes because we have the same number of vertebrae in our necks.

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      1. David Winebrenner Jr‏ @winfinancial Jan 15
        Replying to @GidMK

        Have you looked around at our populations lately? We have made poor lifestyle choices and made the host vulnerable but even then save age YOU control the response of this virus. Heathy fit less obese patients are recovering well. Build the host protect the vulnerable

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      1. TieOneOn #MaskUp‏ @ReasonSagasu Jan 14
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        Now do the new strain that's supposedly 70% more contagious.

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