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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by sampo on Saturday November 28, 2020 @06:53AM (#25237032)
> Correlation is not causation.

The main problem in the "Western approach" to the pandemy has been the logic: The effect has not been rigorously proven ⇒ The effect does not exist.

All your inputs are uncertain information to varying degrees, yet you still have to decide something. And the correct strategy is not to sit put and decide nothing.

http://bostonreview.net/science-nature/trisha-greenhalgh-wil...

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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by londons_explore on Saturday November 28, 2020 @01:44PM (#25239518)
> The effect has not been rigorously proven ⇒ The effect does not exist.

There's a great article on the BBC news homepage fighting this effect now about Vitamin D.

The TL;DR is the government says "Vitamin D cannot be said to help coronavirus infections, but we strongly recommend everyone take vitamin D supplements, and it's so important we'll even give them out for free"

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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by tremon on Saturday November 28, 2020 @08:13AM (#25237306)
This sums up the climate change policies as well.
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