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Mar 25, 2020
8:45:19am

mbs6 Contributor

Oxford epidemiologist says models are likely wrong.

Perhaps he's right, perhaps he's wrong, but the doomsday side needs to stop pretending their view is universally held by anyone educated on the matter. There are, in fact, credentialed epidemiologists who think we have overreacted.

Oxford Epidemiologist: Here’s Why That Doomsday Model Is Likely WAY Off

Government policy and guidance crafted in an effort to “flatten the curve” of coronavirus-related deaths has largely been based upon an Imperial College London model headed by Professor Neil Ferguson. The terrifying model shows that as many as 2.2 million Americans could perish from the virus if no action is taken, peaking in June. However, that […]

https://www.dailywire.com/news/oxford-epidemiologist-heres-why-that-doomsday-model-is-likely-way-off

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Oxford epidemiologist says models are likely wrong.

mbs6

3/25/20 8:45am

RE: Oxford epidemiologist says models are likely wrong.

BigYfan

3/25/20 8:47am

His arguments make sense too. If the virus is as contagious as they say I don’t

JollyGreenGiant

3/25/20 8:50am

Or how about Tokyo? With the area having 40 million people, most of whom commute

3/25/20 9:29am

It doesn't make sense that you would have only several dozen people infected

Unibro

3/25/20 9:45am

And how did only ONE jazz player get it from Rudy?

The Old Y

3/25/20 10:11am

And that's assuming Mitchell got it from Gobert, which isn't proven.

ochobeeguy

3/25/20 12:23pm

Could have been the other way around, or possibly both got it from the same

TailgateU

3/25/20 12:46pm

My theory: Gobert & Mitchell were asymptomatic. Gobert and Mudiay had same thing

ochobeeguy

3/25/20 1:10pm

95% sure I contracted coronavirus on January 17th.

JupiterJones

3/25/20 10:14am

I know a lot of people here in Indiana who think the same thing.

CougarScrub

3/25/20 1:16pm

I know so many people who have similar stories. It is really weird.

JohnnyComeLately

3/25/20 1:31pm

When are the experts ever right when it comes to projections? It doesn't mean

SnickSnack

3/25/20 10:26am

The moral high ground has been established, even if the shut down

boogers

3/25/20 8:50am

What percentage of infected are being tested?

Busiturtle

3/25/20 8:52am

“We need immediately to begin large-scale serological surveys, antibody testing to assess what stage of the epidemic

Indy Coug

3/25/20 8:53am

That would be a smart thing to do

Busiturtle

3/25/20 8:55am

100%

runnincoug

3/25/20 9:24am

we need phlebotomy labs on every corner. Red Cross!

Bob Vance

3/25/20 9:29am

And they can collect blood while they are at it.

TailgateU

3/25/20 9:43am

The Doomsday side was originally based off of horrible projections.

3/25/20 9:57am

Even this optimistic view is not that optimistic

kC Cougar

3/25/20 10:47am

1- 700,000 deaths , of course it’s an overreaction

towerman

3/25/20 11:20am

"Ignore the disaster unfolding at hospitals and listen to ME"

Mitty

3/25/20 12:35pm

There are also well-educated people who think oils will protect you.

StalwartBraveTrue

3/25/20 12:53pm

But these people are epidemiologists, not just generally well-educated people.

mbs6

3/25/20 1:20pm

But wouldnt increased testing yield results of more cases then per test?

3/25/20 1:02pm

100% of models are wrong

kcca

3/25/20 2:00pm

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