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Who knows what should be done. I think people are showing them that it's time to reopen by their actions. Did you see the full bars in Wisconsin after the state supreme court overruled the governor? People are sick of being shut in. They want things back to normal.
Side note, can you make "new normal" a phrase that gets censored on this site? If I read or hear that one more time...
Day late but not sure if anyone caught this article in the NY Post this weekend...I had heard of the Hong Kong flu but didn't really know when it occurred (late 60s) or how deadly it was (coronavirus that killed an estimated 1-4 million (H3N2) people worldwide). I was struck that we've heard/read a lot about comparisons to Spanish flu in early 20th century but not as much about a similar pandemic that occurred more recently in our collective living history.
Attempt isn't to necessarily compare the virus itself to C19, but rather society's response to it. Understanding access to global travel has made the world more susceptible to global pandemics in general vs 50 years ago, but some striking highlights:
There's a few phrases/words I could see less of...unprecedented, stimulus, new unemployment claims, social distancing, politicized pandemic, and other assorted phrases.
I never thought I'd be excited about the idea of two old senile white dudes arguing with each other about how they want to ruin the country more. But I am.
A lot like COVID Twitter these days...
Went to the grocery store today to do a shop for the lady I help with in assisted living. Many things plentiful including meats, can goods, bread etc. Even had TP and paper towels in stock and plentiful. Things are a changing.
Also got a haircut for the first time since November. The "salons" opened up last week and the lady that cuts my hair started back and I jumped on it. I was getting a little shaggy and if you really want a mental visual, picture this dude totally grey, shorter salt and pepper goatee, with a Tito's and OJ instead...
Life Was Good Today!!
They've started calling each other derogatory nicknames. It's a train wreck
The plot thickens!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/19/florida-covid-19-coronavirus-data-researcher-out-state-reopens/5218897002/
FWIW Today's data:
Red indicates total for that date is up from previous day. The 7 "April Adj?" is likely in part due to 5/18 deaths not yet reported. Still adjusting May 6 and 7 and every day from May 9th on makes me wonder what is going on!
I hate politics. The data should be made accessible to anyone who cares to view it. It should be shared in a way that accurately depicts reality. This entire process has left me with no faith in any government authorities' ability/willingness to do what is right. Government on both sides are full of bad actors.
In our weekly Covid19 conference call they told us that the owner of one of the buildings we rent in Duluth wants us to only allow 4 people in an elevator at a time and we must face each corner of the elevator. The building is 6 floors and I wonder how we're supposed to know what floor we're on if the doors open before we get to our destination? Thank goodness I don't have to go out there very often.
Until Florida shows there is a transparent process for collecting data and sharing it with the public as well as the raw data with outside researchers, we should assume they are deflating case numbers and deaths to justify reopening. Anytime someone is asked to manipulate raw data that is a huge red flag. Scientists get blacklisted for doing that. They might have asked her to change something minor, but the fact she was fired, the website went down, and researchers have been struggling to get data is very concerning. The People need answers.
I should also point out that around the time of her firing the website changed from updating at 11am and 6:30 pm with I assume "Today's" numbers to only updating at 11 am with "Yesterday's" numbers so May could be missing a day in addition to the delay's shown in the spreadsheet.
Sitting in Upstate, SC. All good and still waiting for my wife's office to reopen so she can leave the house and leave me in peace :)
I don't know the details other than her comments post-removal from her post but am very interested to learn more.
Interpretation of data is one thing; manipulation of data is a non-starter and can't happen.
The situation definitely needs to be cleared up.