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zafrada

5y

This is why I've become cautiously optimistic on Omicron's severity.

This is why I've become cautiously optimistic on Omicron's severity.

This graph takes a bit of explaining. First, cases (gray) are posted on the date they're collected. The deaths (red) are time-shifted back to adjust for the delay. That means we can only see to about the

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zafrada

5y

Unearthing the scale of the pandemic in India.

Unearthing the scale of the pandemic in India.

The Times in collaboration with a range of experts modeled rough estimates for the true pandemic scale in India. This is necessary as India undertests substantially and has very incomplete death reporting.

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zafrada

6y

Gauging the severity of the pandemic.

Gauging the severity of the pandemic.

Covid-19 vs Flu I think it is valuable to show coronavirus's severity in terms of seasonal Flu just to show how much we have endured this past year. In some respects the topline figures can even understate

lifecoma

7y

A closer look at disease severity.

A closer look at disease severity.

The infection fatality rate (IFR) is not always lower than the confirmed case fatality ratio (cCFR or just) you initially estimate for a new disease. Initial estimates can be really wrong in both directions.

acgalarza

1d

Ideas Are Nothing Without Action

Ideas Are Nothing Without Action

You spend hours every day on news and social media, reading articles and watching or listening to podcasts to stay informed, but still, when a challenge arises, you freeze and your thoughts begin to scatter,

loggiaonfire

9y

Reiku Haiku, So Many Surprises... Severity Downstairs

Reiku Haiku, So Many Surprises... Severity Downstairs

Had no selection, who was just coming downstairs no severity. Fresh Reiku Haiku are born several times a day. Watch for them! Learn more about The Reiku Project here or visit for many more Reiku Haiku!