Arizona health department tells university COVID-19 modeling team to stop work, limits data access

[Towlie]

The governor has made up his mind so don't let anyone confuse him with the facts.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/05/05/coronavirus-officials-stop-arizona-state-university-covid-19-modeling-team/5173380002/

The Arizona Department of Health Services told a team of university experts working on COVID-19 modeling to "pause" its work, an email from a department leader shows.

The modeling team of about two dozen professors at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona was compiling the most robust public model in Arizona of COVID-19.

The email, from DHS bureau chief of public health statistics S. Robert Bailey, came on Monday evening, after Gov. Doug Ducey announced plans to begin easing social distancing in the coming days.

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[Jarqui]

1. "Let's not confuse the lemmings with facts before they jump ..." nt

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Once a decision to re-open has been made....

this country will be rolling the dice and hiding the facts.

3K deaths a day and they are going to start covering it up more than ever.

Protect yourselves and yours.

[dawg day]

3. Why do they need the governor's permission to do research?

They should just keep on, and demand the information they need from the state.

This all just makes me sick-- this is all to somehow protect Trump and his incompetent uncaring actions.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. So

remind me again why we are mad at China for a supposed lack of transparency?

[bullwinkle428]

5. Iowa governor has refused to provide the relevant data to U. Iowa, who

has the contract to develop a model for the state. Did I mention that Iowa just yesterday experienced its worst day (in terms of deaths) so far?

But she does have time to fly to Washington to meet with Needy Amin today.

[dalton99a]

6. It is clear there is coordination among Republican governors

[crickets]

9. Yes it is.

Lives are in the balance. Their petty politics is getting people killed. There needs to be a reckoning for that.

[cayugafalls]

7. Typical Rethug tactic. Plug your ears and ignore science.

They are going to rely on FEMA models...oh sure. Like those models will be better than the ones produced by your own experts.

Idiots.

[greenjar_01]

8. Just as Trumpy was gearing up for his visit

The whole thing stinks to high heaven.

[drmeow]

10. they may stop reporting it

But I don't think those scientists will stop working on their model. They'll find some other data to use.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. K&R

[Initech]

12. And this right here is why elections have consequences.

Don't want this to happen in your state? Don't vote conservative!