People are writing stories about why Brazil is facing a rapid rise in coronavirus cases, but I want to read the stories about why Egypt, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan are not. And they really aren't, and it is beyond time for people to get curious about why not.
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In the 1918 flu pandemic, mortality rates were something like 10x higher in the poorest countries. The universal belief in February 2020 was that the developing world would be hit hardest by this pandemic. What did we get wrong, and how can we capitalize on it?
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Replying to @ronmexicoisreal
The fact that Bangladesh, home of the natural disaster, can reopen factories is the news story.
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Replying to @Pinboard @ronmexicoisreal
They get the BCG vaccination in Brazil...so does that blow that theory?
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Replying to @falafelsy @ronmexicoisreal
They had it recently in France, too, so that theory has already had some trouble. But a study is underway and we should learn soon, one way or the other.
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