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My Pet Orangutan

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10. Irresponsible and reprehensible.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2020, 02:10 PM

Jan 2020

Over the top alarmist language in response to an emerging, if urgent public health situation is irresponsible, and a blot on Dr Feigl-Ding's reputation.

The R_0 of 3.8 was amongst the earliest (highly speculative) estimates and has since been revised down to R_0 2.5, a number in line with the common flu.

Language like "themonuclear pandemic level bad" has no place in a public health discussion. He will be rightly be censured by his colleagues.

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You know it's never good when a public health scientist starts off a tweet with "HOLY MOTHER OF GOD" [View all] kpete Jan 2020 OP

Jeeze: Mike 03 Jan 2020 #1

Kicking for visibility. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #2

It's certainly isn't helpful. Like...what's the specific takeaway I'm supposed to get from this? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #3

Definition of a pandemic mnhtnbb Jan 2020 #4

My point being the language is inflammatory, panicky, vague and based on like two weeks of WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #7

I'm with you Leith Jan 2020 #6

R naught DiverDave Jan 2020 #8

See earlier thread on this, in particular that the R_0 value he freaked about has been cut muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #5

"never seen an actual virality coefficient outside of Twitter in my entire career." XRubicon Jan 2020 #9

Someone apparently not familiar with measles R_0 14 - 18. My Pet Orangutan Jan 2020 #11

Irresponsible and reprehensible. My Pet Orangutan Jan 2020 #10

Someone of authority needs to call this guy out..... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #12