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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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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 28

      Health Nerd Retweeted Rachael Dexter

      Next up: end seatbelts, safety standards, and all food safety laws Don't fear death, EMBRACE IThttps://twitter.com/rachael_dexter/status/1431545309239255043 …

      Health Nerd added,

      Rachael Dexter @rachael_dexter
      The Australian Christian Lobby has called on its supporters not to “fear death” and instead push state governments to end COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. https://www.theage.com.au/national/australian-christian-lobby-says-believers-should-push-for-covid-freedoms-not-fear-death-20210828-p58mqe.html … @theage @smh
      25 replies 47 retweets 279 likes
    2. David Mondrus‏ @mongoosenewyork Aug 28
      Replying to @GidMK

      What's the IFR again?

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 28
      Replying to @mongoosenewyork

      Varies exponentially by age

      2 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
    4. David Mondrus‏ @mongoosenewyork Aug 28
      Replying to @GidMK

      Way to avoid the point. Why do dems complain about the "tyranny of the minority" when at the same time supporting medical tyranny because of a diseases with a 99.98% survivability rate? (there, I fixed the # for you)

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 28
      Replying to @mongoosenewyork

      Lol, that's the death rate for a healthy 30yo, for a 50yo it's about 10x higher, for a 70yo it's 100x higher. But even 1 in 5,000 is very high as far as infectious diseases go in this day and age

      2 replies 2 retweets 33 likes
    6. David Mondrus‏ @mongoosenewyork Aug 28
      Replying to @GidMK

      That was for the whole. ------------- estimated age-specific IFR is very low for children and younger adults (e.g., 0.002% at age 10 and 0.01% at age 25) but increases progressively to 0.4% at age 55, 1.4% at age 65, 4.6% at age 75, and 15% at age 85.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33289900/ 

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Aug 28
      Replying to @mongoosenewyork

      Yes, that's my paper, and you appear to have misread it. The overall death rate is certainly not 1 in 5,000 (if nothing else, this would imply more than 20 billion infections)

      5:49 AM - 28 Aug 2021
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      20 replies 18 retweets 196 likes
        1. Atomsk's Sanakan‏ @AtomsksSanakan Aug 28
          Replying to @GidMK @mongoosenewyork

          Re: "Yes, that's my paper, and you appear to have misread it."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vADWHrxm1c&t=34s …

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        1. Chris #GetVaccinated‏ @scorp99cam Aug 28
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          pic.twitter.com/ZdzAD5bM1w

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        1. La Ingrata‏ @ingrata_la Aug 28
          Replying to @GidMK @mongoosenewyork

          Give it time, he is probably rereading. He will be back any min to agree with the author.

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        1. Kouka Walker‏ @idiot3qu3 Aug 28
          Replying to @GidMK @mongoosenewyork

          I can’t stop re-reading this. “Yes, that’s my paper, and you appear to have misread it” Instant classic. 🤣

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        1. V.‏ @sweetgroove69 Aug 29
          Replying to @GidMK @mongoosenewyork

          Brutal😂

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        1. Przemek Sobczak‏ @nucularscience Aug 29
          Replying to @GidMK @mongoosenewyork

          Dave? Dave, come back with a comeback. I need you expert opinion on this one. Dave? Dave?!

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        1. Simon Edwards Esq.‏ @Simon_Activist Aug 29
          Replying to @GidMK @mongoosenewyork

          Dave seems to have gone very quiet. Perhaps he actually reading the paper?

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        1. Ellen‏ @ellethejambo Aug 29
          Replying to @GidMK @mongoosenewyork

          I love seeing one of these in the wild.

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        1. Daves Nan‏ @sas07285778 Aug 29
          Replying to @GidMK @mongoosenewyork

          Dave? Hi, express delivery of your arse. Apparently it needed handing back to you. Lots of love Nan xxpic.twitter.com/KaEr5XAhoE

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        1. ¡K Smith!‏ @K_Smith_MI Aug 29
          Replying to @GidMK @KevinWGlass @mongoosenewyork

          For perspective.... If 1 in 5000 commercial jets crashed, there would be roughly one crash in the US per day. I doubt many people would fly if that was the case.

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