robhunter

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by robhunter 3y ago
I was today years old when I learned that.
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by robhunter 3y ago
Fellow Canadian here - I think the suggestion that restrictions were tied to hospital capacity is a bit off. Restrictions were largely political - driven extensively by polling - and changed frequently with minimal or nonexistent reasoning
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by robhunter 3y ago
What data is there to suggest that going to hockey games was "high risk behaviour"?
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by robhunter 3y ago
I enjoyed Invisibilia, but it seemed like every episode ether directly or indirectly just had to touch on - or directly focus on! - how terrible Trump is/was. I don’t particularly love Trump either, but it would also be nice to be able
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by robhunter 4y ago
Great email from Jack, but I have to wonder about the strike price of any options issued 6-12 months ago - they're likely underwater at this point, and may still be even 3 years from now when the exercise window closes. Not much anyth
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by robhunter 4y ago
Can you give some examples of Asian norms?
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by robhunter 4y ago
Differentiating between a hypotheses and facts Having transparent, open, equity-based discussions about costs & benefits Frequent, honest, humble admitting of mistakes
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by robhunter 4y ago
As I mentioned in another comment, the President of the United States literally said that if you take the vaccine, you won't get Covid, verbatim. To your broader point - I think skepticism about the efficacy of the Covid vaccine is a v
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by robhunter 4y ago
What are those attitudes and behaviors, exactly?
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by robhunter 4y ago
The president of the United States literally said "You're not going to get Covid if you've had these vaccinations" - https://youtu.be/VArXfQU--LA?t=21 It's likely the vaccines reduced the spread of
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by robhunter 4y ago
What would you consider to be "taking an insane risk WRT Covid" ?
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by robhunter 4y ago
No, it's probably that the public was lead to believe the vaccines eliminated or materially & permanently reduced transmission of the virus.
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by robhunter 4y ago
With significantly more constrained supply, demand for 1st doses was materially higher for every other age group For instance, 5-11 year olds were up to 15% at about the same period of time after the vaccines were made available to that age
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by robhunter 4y ago
Boosters have been available for nearly a year; vaccines for 5-11's for ~6 months. I think the booster rate is a reasonable sign that trust in "the science" has been lost - why do you think such a large % of people who initia
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by robhunter 4y ago
I'm not sure the public - at least in North America - has much of an appetite for any more Covid vaccines. In the US: - Only about 2% of kids under 5 have had a 1st dose since they were introduced nearly a month ago - Only 30% of the
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by robhunter 4y ago
I believe this was settled in the case of Hamlin vs. McGill, New Mexico, 2004
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by robhunter 4y ago
By that definition, anyone experiencing chronic illness symptoms "following" (said another way, "after") a Covid infection has "Long Covid" - even if Covid had nothing to do with those chronic illness symptoms
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by robhunter 5y ago
Founders personally selling Can't outsource this or even hire for it in the early days Has to be the founders
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by robhunter 5y ago
The data released by public health here in Ontario suggests that 2-doses has no impact at all on transmission, while boosters - which 5-11's aren't eligible for - reduce transmission against Omicron by about 40% for about 6-8 week
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by robhunter 5y ago
Plenty still in place in Canada
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by robhunter 5y ago
I'd love to agree with you, but having engaged with local school board trustees on a number of tangential issues, I'm pessimistic. I think there's a lot of people who have permanent scar tissue as a result of the last two ye
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by robhunter 5y ago
Sure, but to the second point, the vaccines also don't materially reduce transmission
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by robhunter 5y ago
Generally in Canada, rates are only fixed for a certain term - typically 5 years.
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by robhunter 5y ago
Where are you located?
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by robhunter 5y ago
This is not accurate. Playgrounds were closed in Ontario - where the author of the piece teaches - until June 2020, and then again in April 2021.
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by robhunter 5y ago
How is the universal masking working out for Japan lately?
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by robhunter 5y ago
We have a clear picture of what schools would look like without the myriad of restrictions we have in Ontario - the Scandinavian countries. No masking of young children. Minimal masking of older children, or teachers. No quadmesters. No
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by robhunter 5y ago
The most convincing data I've seen is from Spain ( https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/science/articles/cult-mas... ) They masked 6+ year olds and did not mask anyone under 6 in school. You'd expect hi
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by robhunter 5y ago
Where are you getting a 10% fatality rate from?
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by robhunter 5y ago
Wearing a mask in school - or not wearing a mask in school - does nothing to impact the spread of the virus.

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