Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s unemployment rate

Re:Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s unemploy... by chrisseaton on Monday March 30, 2020 @07:46PM (#22733367)

Why do you think the WHO disagree with you on the facts? It doesn’t seem likely to me that they’re just less informed than you are.

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Re:Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s unemploy... by codekilla on Monday March 30, 2020 @07:53PM (#22733448)

Did you read the paper I linked? Read it, and then tell me what the facts are. Whether or not they are offering advice based on facts or political considerations is a matter of debate. There is no real meaningful debate on the mechanisms of influenza transmission. 1 mechanism is decidedly airborne. How else can you reasonably explain infection rates? Hundreds of thousands of people are letting other people sneeze directly on them? The literature is clear about this, frankly I have no idea what the WHO is smoking.

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Re:Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s unemploy... by chrisseaton on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @02:45PM (#22740985)

I'm not qualified to read and evaluate medical research. Are you? I rely on the WHO to understand the situation and what's best for everyone.

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Re:Back-of-the-envelope estimates of next quarter’s unemploy... by codekilla on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @07:13PM (#22743797)

Yes, I work at one of the major universities in the US. Watch over the next week as the guidance on this changes.

Frankly, you don't need to be 'qualified' to read review articles in this area--I encourage any logical citizen to do so. Specialist articles?...sure, it's unlikely you will gain much from reading those.

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