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Patrick McKenzie@patio11• about 4 years ago

I know folks are very, very tired of hearing coronavirus updates, but if you have not been following it & are in a position where you need to care about general shape of the pandemic, read up on Delta. Best single lay-appropriate explanation I've read: https://t.co/0vgvc5AEB8

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11• about 4 years ago
Replying to @patio11

Idle comment: It is singular that I keep coming back to the same ~5 people for breakdowns of the latest and that none of them are in media or public health as traditionally defined. (Re: how they're doing vis the more formal authorities, "game stopped by slaughter rule.")

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11• about 4 years ago
Replying to @patio11

(If you're unfamiliar with that idiom: in various sports/countries games will be ended early by the referees if one team is ahead by an overwhelming amount to avoid humiliating the losing team.)

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