What might herd immunity look like for the coronavirus, and how many Americans are likely to die before we reach that mark?
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More Than 20 Million Have Probably Already Contracted the Coronavirus. That Matches My Best-Case Scenario … Which Is Still Scary.
Today, a CDC official revealed that their serology resuly calculation reveals a lot more Americans have caught the coronavirus than the official count reveals. Which is a good thing, but it still a horrifying number.
Trying to Find a Real Comparison Between COVID-19 and the Flu
I’ve been seeing a lot of very bad comparisons between the effects of the flu and COVID-19, so I decided to do a little of my own homework to come up with a more appropriate data comparison.
The Bridge Parable and the Undercounting of COVID-19 Deaths
You’re hearing a lot of comparison between COVID-19 and the flu, but it’s a faulty apples-to-oranges comparison. I try to explain why its so fraught with a simple story …