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They knew within a week or two that the lockdowns had no effect. We converged right to the same level as Sweden. That they kept pushing it is insane.
by edoo 6y ago
They knew within a week or two that the lockdowns had no effect. We converged right to the same level as Sweden. That they kept pushing it is insane.
- creato 6y agoWhat explains the difference between NY and CA if it isn't lockdowns? The difference in death per capita between the two is staggering (nearly 30x more people per capita have died in NY than CA).
- natrik 6y agoLots of things could explain it. Here are some: - The way deaths are counted in each state - Daily Temperature - Comorbidity percentage difference for residents - https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Tracker/NYSDOHCOVID-19Tracker-Fatalities?%3Aembed=yes&%3Atoolbar=no&%3Atabs=n https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov/views/NYS-COVID19-Track...
- ImprovedSilence 6y agoAlso population density. In NYC, a higher % of the population is touching shared surfaces such as doors and elevator buttons just to get outside.
- eanzenberg 6y agoThat wouldn't affect IFR
- arcticbull 6y agoWe don't have an IFR, we have a CFR, which would be affected. Remember, all we know thus far is the numerator and a low-confidence denominator.
- weaksauce 6y ago> - Daily Temperature it's been unseasonably cool in socal for the duration of this so i doubt it's that.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoThe stay-at-home order can't itself have made a 30x difference, because New York only imposed it 3 days later than California. California started social distancing in general earlier and better, but I don't think anyone would dispute that social distancing in general matters. (In fact I think that's the obvious explanation, that due to the nature of NYC many people can't social distance to a useful degree.)
- ggm 6y agoAir pollution? Well no. L.A. smog. But, there are signs higher NO and diesel particulate are a problem.