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One out of every 1,000 Americans has now died from COVID.
Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19
via CDC
http://cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm
via CDC
http://cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm
The CDC data on weekly excess deaths makes it clear that people are dying from (not with) Covid.
Lots of misinformation parroted by those who consume data-free sources, memes from social media, and partisan "news" outlets.
Do we borrow their language? Do we say these people have been misinformed WITH Fox News and not FROM Fox News?
Do we borrow their language? Do we say these people have been misinformed WITH Fox News and not FROM Fox News?
Maybe they get their news and views from WSJ OpEd, which has proven itself to be infallible...
Regardless, you may wish to clean up your sources so as to get less noise and more signal https://ritholtz.com/2013/10/more-signal-less-noise/
In my line of work, believing nonsense is an expensive indulgence I cannot afford. But the armchair epidemiologists can afford to indulge in this hobby misinforming the public https://ritholtz.com/2015/11/uneven-recovery-noise-ignorance-why-people-missed-the-recovery/
If you want to actually learn about medicine, health care and related areas, follow the medical professionals on this site like @DrEricDing or the outstanding journalists like @edyong209
If you have a broad interest in Science or Technology, I created a list of 100 of the best sources i could find. You can follow that list here:
https://twitter.com/i/lists/132273369
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Get smarter. Educate yourself. Turn off the propaganda cable channels & websites. Stop believing bullshit.Re-Engineer your media diet by curating with extreme prejudice https://ritholtz.com/2017/02/re-engineer-media-diet/
Be smart, be safe, take care of yourself and your family.
