the no-nonsense, nothing-but-the-facts-m'am C19 thread

[Dave]

These are countries that didn't trust China or the numbers put out by China. From SARS the mantra "once bitten, twice shy" was there guiding principle. They all activated their pandemic plans back in January.

NZ has done pretty well as we also reacted quite quickly. But if we had reacted as quickly as HK. Cambodia etc, we would have done really well.

Seen from America, you New Zealanders can still feel like you did REALLY well.

[Conor Dary]

so who can you trust?!

Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots


https://www.npr.org/sections/coronav...3mWoSxXnGI6Rtg

That doesn't surprise me.....spreading disinformation is par for the course for some.....

As for whom to trust....like most of Twitter you find a few reliable sources and stay with them....it really isn't that hard.

[jeremyp]

Meanwhile...

The Coronavirus Vaccine Is on Track to Be the Fastest Ever Developed

https://www.newyorker.com/science/me...ever-developed

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...et-vaccinated/

Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine within a year; 72% say they would get vaccinated

What is most interesting here is that Blacks are least likely to see benefit in vaccination. Black Evangelicals especially so, followed closely by white evangelicals. I'll let you decide on the political differences. And, no surprise, education level has something to do with it as well. In my opinion anyone refusing a vaccination should be barred from school and work. Yes that is authoritarian, but with this virus the communities health trumps politics or religion or ignorance.

[Conor Dary]

Meanwhile....

Reopening reality check: Georgia's jobs aren’t flooding back

A month after easing lockdown restrictions, the state is still seeing a steady stream of unemployment claims, economic data shows.

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/20...mpression=true

[gm]

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...et-vaccinated/

Most Americans expect a COVID-19 vaccine within a year; 72% say they would get vaccinated

[SIZE=18px]What is most interesting here is that Blacks are least likely to see benefit in vaccination.

Given the history of the U.S. medical research establishment and African-Americans, it's not a huge surprise.

[gh]

As of June 08, visitors to the UK will face a 14-day quarantine:

https://www.air101.co.uk/2020/05/uk-...o/fMxO+(Air101)

[Master403]

so who can you trust?!

Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots


https://www.npr.org/sections/coronav...3mWoSxXnGI6Rtg

And the sun came up this morning. Yawn. Another story about researchers suggesting that there is some significance to the twitterverse being full of bots. We keep seeing breathless articles telling us that (pick one: 40%, 50%, 60%) of the tweets about (pick the topic du jour) are bots. About half of all tweets are from bots. It means nothing about the subject.

[gh]

it's about that mask…

No masks allowed: stores turn customers away in US culture war
Shops around the US make headlines for denying entry to those wearing masks as protesters argue against preventative measures in the name of freedom


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...nst-face-masks

[TN1965]

These are countries that didn't trust China or the numbers put out by China. From SARS the mantra "once bitten, twice shy" was there guiding principle. They all activated their pandemic plans back in January.

NZ has done pretty well as we also reacted quite quickly. But if we had reacted as quickly as HK. Cambodia etc, we would have done really well.

Even Carrie Lam was slammed for her "slow" response.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...-top-ministers

[Atticus]

Shops around the US make headlines for denying entry to those wearing masks

Wait, what?! So they don't want retail sales from intelligent people?
Talk about descending back into the Middle Ages!

[TN1965]

And even though South Korea is praised by Business Insider here, I am pretty much sure Moon Jae In is criticized back home.

South Korea just flexed its contact-tracing power: After partiers with coronavirus went to nightclubs, it found and tested 46,000 exposed people

https://www.yahoo.com/news/south-kor...194200505.html

[Conor Dary]

it's about that mask…

No masks allowed: stores turn customers away in US culture war
Shops around the US make headlines for denying entry to those wearing masks as protesters argue against preventative measures in the name of freedom


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...nst-face-masks

I misread it....wearing masks! That's nuts...

[gm]

it's about that mask…

No masks allowed: stores turn customers away in US culture war
Shops around the US make headlines for denying entry to those wearing masks as protesters argue against preventative measures in the name of freedom


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...nst-face-masks

That's an awfully big stretch, Guardian folks. Some random gas stations, etc. I have seen no stores with such signs. In fact, many of the stores around here emphasize you should wear a mask when in their establishment.

[bad hammy]

That's an awfully big stretch, Guardian folks. Some random gas stations, etc. I have seen no stores with such signs. In fact, many of the stores around here emphasize you should wear a mask when in their establishment.

Agreed. This article was a waste of internet space . . .

[Conor Dary]

Agreed. This article was a waste of internet space . . .

This was Shakespearean compared to 99% of what is on the internet....