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Re:Ivermectin shows that not all science is worth following by dreyfan on Sunday October 24, 2021 @11:03AM (#28978554)
Low population density, a largely outdoor existence, and a very low rate of testing and reporting.
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Re:Ivermectin shows that not all science is worth following by SideburnsOfDoom on Sunday October 24, 2021 @12:11PM (#28979236)
> Low population density, a largely outdoor existence,

I'm not sure that I buy that; cities in Africa have large dense slums, where it's going to be hard to distance. And crowded transport to/from work.

https://www.kulturevulturez.com/story-south-africa-slums-gan...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibera

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_taxi

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