• Re: XBB.1.5 on its way

    From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to Willy Nilly on Sun Jan 8 06:41:59 2023
    On Sat, 31 Dec 2022 23:06:40 GMT, Willy Nilly wrote:
    The newest prolific Covid variant, XBB.1.5, is spreading like wildfire
    in the USA and will show up in our NZ testing this week, probably. ... >https://erictopol.substack.com/p/a-new-variant-alert

    Well, the latest CDC "Nowcast" is out: https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1611411421971238914
    ...which shows the XBB15 share *decreased* from 40% to 28%. It isn't
    actually going down, instead it is found to be increasing at a lower
    rate than previously calculated.

    OK, I've learned how this "Nowcast" thingee works. You take all the
    data on hand, including the incomplete latest data, and you *project*
    it into today's final picture. In other words, a prediction for today
    instead of the more usual kind of prediction which is for the future.

    Another example of "experts" not doing any better than a high school
    project would do. Expertise is on the critical list.

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Willy Nilly on Sun Jan 8 22:55:26 2023
    On 2023-01-08, Willy Nilly <willynilly@qwert.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 31 Dec 2022 23:06:40 GMT, Willy Nilly wrote:
    The newest prolific Covid variant, XBB.1.5, is spreading like wildfire
    in the USA and will show up in our NZ testing this week, probably. ... >>https://erictopol.substack.com/p/a-new-variant-alert

    Well, the latest CDC "Nowcast" is out: https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1611411421971238914
    ...which shows the XBB15 share *decreased* from 40% to 28%. It isn't actually going down, instead it is found to be increasing at a lower
    rate than previously calculated.

    OK, I've learned how this "Nowcast" thingee works. You take all the
    data on hand, including the incomplete latest data, and you *project*
    it into today's final picture. In other words, a prediction for today instead of the more usual kind of prediction which is for the future.

    Another example of "experts" not doing any better than a high school
    project would do. Expertise is on the critical list.


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  • From JohnO@21:1/5 to Willy Nilly on Sun Jan 8 16:35:18 2023
    On Monday, 2 January 2023 at 14:02:15 UTC+13, Willy Nilly wrote:
    Here's another link (smell the panic) about XBB15, labeled the
    "Kraken" variant amidst calls for it to be given its own Greek letter:

    https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1608704548536975360

    Let's see how long until our MoH notices this. Not that they should
    do anything about it, mind you, it's just another wave crashing onto
    our shore, even if a big one. Let it crash.

    Actually, there is one thing to do: ban Molnupiravir. Unbelievable
    that it was ever marketed, it is so glaringly evil, as explained here:

    https://twitter.com/LongDesertTrain/status/1577256143281233921

    'Super-Variant! !!!
    'The Kraken' !!!
    Oh my !!!

    You'd think this was a super vicious grandma killer with those scary terms bandied about by the mainstream fucking media.

    But no, this is one of the least harmful COVID variants yet. The media and the panic merchants have no shame.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to JohnO on Mon Jan 9 01:00:45 2023
    JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Monday, 2 January 2023 at 14:02:15 UTC+13, Willy Nilly wrote:
    Here's another link (smell the panic) about XBB15, labeled the
    "Kraken" variant amidst calls for it to be given its own Greek letter:

    https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1608704548536975360

    Let's see how long until our MoH notices this. Not that they should
    do anything about it, mind you, it's just another wave crashing onto
    our shore, even if a big one. Let it crash.

    Actually, there is one thing to do: ban Molnupiravir. Unbelievable
    that it was ever marketed, it is so glaringly evil, as explained here:

    https://twitter.com/LongDesertTrain/status/1577256143281233921

    'Super-Variant! !!!
    'The Kraken' !!!
    Oh my !!!

    You'd think this was a super vicious grandma killer with those scary terms >bandied about by the mainstream fucking media.

    But no, this is one of the least harmful COVID variants yet. The media and the >panic merchants have no shame.
    JohnO, you need to be very careful - some people might think that you have just written "hate speech". Look out for the black shirts.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to Tony on Sun Jan 8 20:49:10 2023
    On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:00:47 PM UTC+13, Tony wrote:
    JohnO <john...@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Monday, 2 January 2023 at 14:02:15 UTC+13, Willy Nilly wrote:
    Here's another link (smell the panic) about XBB15, labeled the
    "Kraken" variant amidst calls for it to be given its own Greek letter:

    https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1608704548536975360

    Let's see how long until our MoH notices this. Not that they should
    do anything about it, mind you, it's just another wave crashing onto
    our shore, even if a big one. Let it crash.

    Actually, there is one thing to do: ban Molnupiravir. Unbelievable
    that it was ever marketed, it is so glaringly evil, as explained here:

    https://twitter.com/LongDesertTrain/status/1577256143281233921

    'Super-Variant! !!!
    'The Kraken' !!!
    Oh my !!!

    You'd think this was a super vicious grandma killer with those scary terms >bandied about by the mainstream fucking media.

    But no, this is one of the least harmful COVID variants yet. The media and the
    panic merchants have no shame.
    JohnO, you need to be very careful - some people might think that you have just
    written "hate speech". Look out for the black shirts.

    Don't they wear red shirts now?

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