Raymond Neilson @delta_vee
interloper.ca
Sapient spacetime clump. Manager of small mammals. Keyboard masher. Code wrangler. Somewhat tired. Mostly adequate cook. He/him.
∆v = vₑ∙ln(m₀/m₁)
interloper.ca
Sapient spacetime clump. Manager of small mammals. Keyboard masher. Code wrangler. Somewhat tired. Mostly adequate cook. He/him.
∆v = vₑ∙ln(m₀/m₁)
Recent tweets:
Retweeted:
Natalie E. Dean, PhD @nataliexdean
Vaccine efficacy doesn't mean just one thing. There's efficacy against disease, severe disease, infection, & transmission. How do they all fit together along a spectrum? Let us step you through it! Complete with COVID and non COVID examples. @bmj_latest
blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/05…
blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/03/05…
Raymond Neilson @delta_vee
See also:
twitter.com/ConnConnection…
twitter.com/ConnConnection…
Kathy Flaherty @ConnConnection
Do any of claiming that “mild cases are ok!” have any idea of what actually comprises a “mild” case? As long as you don’t get admitted to hospital, your case is considered mild. Mild cases are NOT ok - signed, someone with a mild case who has been sick for almost a year now.
Raymond Neilson @delta_vee
She knows it's the difference between "yay won't die" and "yay can see grandson without infecting him"
Raymond Neilson @delta_vee
It's not academic: my mom in AB is in the group which can sign up for AZ starting next week, or wait until ~May for Pfizer/Moderna
She's a math teacher, she can see the diff between efficacy vs death and vs (still infectious!) disease, and she's mad they're claiming equivalence
She's a math teacher, she can see the diff between efficacy vs death and vs (still infectious!) disease, and she's mad they're claiming equivalence
Raymond Neilson @delta_vee
AND THIS
twitter.com/maggiekb1/stat…
twitter.com/maggiekb1/stat…
Maggie Koerth @maggiekb1
There's other stuff at play here. Because we've also been telling people that Pfizer/Moderna are 95% effective at preventing symptomatic illness and that J&J is about 70% effective at that.
And to that extent, telling people J&J is just as good ... looks like lying.
And to that extent, telling people J&J is just as good ... looks like lying.
Raymond Neilson @delta_vee
THIS THIS THIS
Kristian G. Andersen @K_G_Andersen
Sure, being able to prevent moderate and severe disease is much better than being able to prevent none. However, the ultimate goal of our (long-term) vaccination plan *must* be to prevent any level of disease, and dramatically lower the chances of infection and transmission. 👇🤦
Raymond Neilson @delta_vee
Whole thread, but this part in particular
Justin McElroy @j_mcelroy
Nearly 1 out of every 500 people in the Czech Republic has died of #COVID19.
It's hard to fathom, and a reminder that the virus doesn't care how vigilant a place collectively was months ago.
It's tough to do what we're doing. The alternative is considerably worse.
It's hard to fathom, and a reminder that the virus doesn't care how vigilant a place collectively was months ago.
It's tough to do what we're doing. The alternative is considerably worse.
Raymond Neilson @delta_vee
s/Australia/everywhere
Dr Zoë Hyde @DrZoeHyde
Australia mustn't throw its hard-earned #ZeroCOVID status away by rushing to open international borders prematurely.
COVID-19 is not like the flu and will never be. Each month we learn of new, insidious consequences of infection.
There's no acceptable level of community spread.
COVID-19 is not like the flu and will never be. Each month we learn of new, insidious consequences of infection.
There's no acceptable level of community spread.
Retweeted:
Brooks Fallis @BrooksFallis
.@fordnation seems to believe COVID can be managed as a business negotiation rather than a health crisis.
This science vs business mentality hurts people & the economy.
Trying to find “balance” is precisely what has left much of Ontario in a chronic & ineffective semi-lockdown.
This science vs business mentality hurts people & the economy.
Trying to find “balance” is precisely what has left much of Ontario in a chronic & ineffective semi-lockdown.
Raymond Neilson @delta_vee
This approach was a nontrivial factor in deciding to move to Halifax, tbh
Kevin Wilson @WilsonKM2
Today in the #AtlanticBubble
There were 10 new cases reported in the region today: 1 in PEI and 3 each in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
All but 1 were traced at the time of reporting.
There are now 238 known, active cases in the Atlantic region.
There were 10 new cases reported in the region today: 1 in PEI and 3 each in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
All but 1 were traced at the time of reporting.
There are now 238 known, active cases in the Atlantic region.
