Yes, of course. There are *SO MANY* confounders like that. We saw admission criteria change even in the United States during surges, affecting a lot of hospital-level statistics. Making claims about characteristics of variants/surges is hard, and it’s important to be careful.https://twitter.com/alexismadrigal/status/1380152737204072448 …
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Seeing a lot of this in Long Covid discussions, too. We should be able to say that post-viral sequelae/Long Covid is real, important and too often neglected without ignoring baseline comparisons or turning it into something so ill-defined that it becomes easier to ignore/dismiss.
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Yeah sorry about that! I should just keep writing long-form about all this (I will!).https://twitter.com/Goldammerfeder/status/1380239103464247297 …
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Your voice definitely helps in that area
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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1/ It is possible to advocate for real action within the context of trade-offs, I agree, but in absence of sufficient & conclusive certainties, the precautionary principle is the most responsible alternative. It's never nuanced and usually applied as blanket "solution".
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2/ This doesn't mean to justify rushed or unsupported conclusions, but another key factor is how to communicate said trade-offs without the above mentioned "signal weakening" in regards to how said communication is perceived & consequently acted upon.
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