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The Great Barrington declaration is receiving lots of discussion. https://gbdeclaration.org/ GB makes the case for a herd immunity strategy while protecting the elderly. Like @paulmromer I agree that it should

Just wanted to make a quick point of agent-based versus more standard epidemiological models. I claimed that agent-based models have a smooth landscape. That is, of course to start. They

There is an odd ‘second wave’ pattern when you drive down to reduced aggregations. Namely, there doesn't appear to be second waves pretty much anywhere. Only first waves. If you

Well the US is finally doing it. Not just Muslims this time but everybody. No immigration will be allowed for some time under the guise of COVID-19 protection. It is

It is time to talk about the unthinkable. What if immunity -- herd or otherwise -- is not possible? News from South Korean suggests reinfection may be a possibility so