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Let's take a brief journey into the success (or lack thereof) of masks in preventing the spread of coronavirus. Come with me on a tour of the wonderful world of

Meanwhile countries with no mask mandates such as Sweden, Norway, and Denmark have not yet hit explosive cases. They might still, but obviously it's not due to lack of masks.Similarly

In science, observations drive conclusion. In politics, conclusions drive observations.A thread about masks. This is not advice not to wear a mask. It is simply sharing information. Share it before

Sweden: An UpdateThis must be getting awkward for Spain, France, and the UK locking down again. Sweden is enjoying open schools, open businesses, and no masks.Current daily death rates compared

A check-in on how @IHME_UW COVID-19 projections are doing. (Spoiler: they're still completely awful).A month ago I tweeted about IHME's latest projection for Sweden. Let's revisit those projections... (1/5)https://twitter.com/yi

This is the story about a relatively unknown woman who one day may share the Nobel Prize for her work on COVID-19. What makes her journey remarkable is not merely

Latest @IHME_UW prediction for Sweden, a country with effectively 0 covid deaths for a month despite never donning masks.IHME claims is that if they start wearing masks now for some

A short thread about covid herd immunity. First let's look at New York & Sweden. NY wears masks, closed business, closed schools, and mandates social distancing. Sweden did not but