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Young people who are unlikely to be seriously affected by Covid-19 should be allowed to “get on with their lives” and the case for so-called “herd immunity” must be revisited, a Scots public health expert has saidThe Scotsman ‘Let the young get on with their lives’ says expert making ‘herd immunity’ caseBut...CNN: I can't shake Covid-19: Warnings from young survivors still suffering Some young people are not getting better As case counts among young people rise, Daniel and others in their...

[embedded content]                    "The Trump Curve."The worst hit country, the United States, adds 1,300 new deaths in 24 hours More than 18 million people worldwide have been infected with the virus was first detected in China late last year.  The worst hit country, the United States, had added 1,300 new deaths as of Tuesday evening, bringing its toll to nearly 156,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. The caseload grew by 53,847 to nearly 4.8 million, it said Countries in...

Morons running public health too as well as the Central Bank...On left is the demographic under risk of a medical facility visit due to symptoms of Covid. On right is the demographic under risk of losing their home due to the Covid Great Repression.Black Risk of Loss 50% greaterHispanic Risk of Loss 90% greater pic.twitter.com/bLGZaC7cZO— Ethical Skeptic ☀ (@EthicalSkeptic) August 3, 2020

From Abbott... I think they make the test equipment... ARE COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTS ACCURATE? The Abbott antibody test detects antibodies to the virus that causes COVID-19. In medical and scientific language, the Abbott antibody test has 99.63% specificity and 100% sensitivity at the time of detecting antibodies 14 days or greater, post symptom onset. This means that 14 days after the onset of symptoms, the test will identify an individual who has developed antibodies to the COVID-19 virus...

Comparison to flu: Yeah but, facts. pic.twitter.com/vIScG98tQC— John Kennedy⭐️⭐️⭐️MAGA (@championsignite) July 20, 2020

UFB...Clearest video of explosion?#لبنان #BeirutBlast #Beirut #بيروت #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/MY2hSEscUq— Haya Noor PTI (@ImHaya__Noor) August 5, 2020

Still not competitive against fossil fuel though —unless true cost is used, which includes negative externality rather than socializing it). But accounting does not as yet deal with true cost.OilpriceEnergy Giants Race For 'Green Hydrogen' Market ShareHaley ZarembaSee also at OilpriceChina And The EU Vie For Hydrogen SupremacyVanand MeliksetianTesla Model 3 Ranked Top Quality Sedan In ChinaCharles Kennedy

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[embedded content] Jonathan Swan: “Oh, you’re doing death as a proportion of cases. I’m talking about death as a proportion of population. That’s where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, etc.” Donald Trump: “You can’t do that.” Swan: “Why can’t I do that?”

Hail is a lecturer at the University of Adelaide School of Economics and a Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) economist. He spoke to interest.co.nz in a Zoom interview.interest.co.nzMMT economist Steven HailGareth Vaughan interviews Steven Hail