#Lockdowns

Kyle Lamb

kylamb8

Below is an example of a death certificate from the Nat'l Vital Statistics System (NVSS), a CDC branch that is in charge of D.C. collection/reporting. This is a quick explanation

Virpi Flyg

VirpiFlyg

I thought Johan Giesecke, also called the brain behind the Swedish strategy, had by now realised he was wrong when comparing COVID-19 to the flu, saying it's mostly harmless &

Conor Kelly

CohoKelly

I've been following the UK lately, which has mostly smothered its B117-driven outbreak, with very low cases and deaths currently - the equivalent of 8,000 new cases and 180 new

Nick Rafter

NRafter

I'm going to say this here because I sick of people getting all smug about #COVID #lockdowns and restrictions, notably after @enswelljones decided to compare it to the marshmallow test.

James Altucher

jaltucher

6.6 million newly unemployed. 10 million unemployed now since lockdowns began. Some thoughts: (1/ ) - During the Great Recession, unemployment reached 15 million. We aren't there yet but we'll

The Statistics Guy Jon 🤓

Jon_statistics

#governmentbriefingcovidThe charts used, seemed scary...Lets talk about them.1 the heat map tablesVery east to create but, easy to manipulate, you can make the colours darken if they change by just

Rebecca McDonald

R_McDonald_

New paper out from @r_earwaker and I on (1) why keeping the £20 uplift in UC is good economics, and (2) why social security should be recognised more as an

David W. Higgins

higginsdavidw

THREADThis article is a challenging read. I had a go at replicating its findings for Ireland to assess the effectiveness of the two lockdown stages in March.I'm quite surprise by

Christabel Cooper

ChristabelCoops

THREAD: @independentsage and @chrischrip present a compelling case for the UK government to adopt a zero Covid policy. Why isn’t it doing this?Obvious answer: economics. The report recommends restricting re-opening

Eric July

EricDJuly

A lot of twitter crackheads don’t know what libertarianism is.. which is why you see a lot of “where are the libertarians!?” and other dumb shit. So let me help

The New York Times

nytimes

The statistics and vocabulary we use to talk about the coronavirus offer a false sense of precision while in reality, the information we have shows only a fraction of what’s

Rupert Cocke

RupertCocke

What lesssons will people who are interested in politics draw from the COVID-19 crisis? People on the left will say that every society needs a well-funded public healthcare system... and

Frederic Guarino

fredericg

#perspective #Covid19 the 2nd wave was ALWAYS in the cards if you bothered to: 1- look at the Spanish flu charts 2- internalize that coronavirus=cold 3- 2020 humans like in

Diane Swonk

DianeSwonk

This week jobs, next week inflation for April. #Inflation will be hot - y/y will easily exceed 3%, could nip at 4%, strongest since 2011.Some will use the term “stagflation”

The Statistics Guy Jon 🤓

Jon_statistics

Facts:NHS was never near breaking point across the country.Only 16% of NHS beds were being used by Covid Cases at Peak.By June 35.6% of all overnight beds sat EMPTY.50% of

Jonathan Jones

nmrqip

As we approach the start of University Term (formally Oxford Michaelmas Term starts on 11th October but many students will be arriving 1 to 3 weeks before then) it’s time