They didn't. They were showing their working. Start with R at this point and adjust it up or down based on the extrapolated effects of NPIs. Then reduce it by the estimated reduction due to immu… (View Post)

It's an inaccurate report to start with. "The scientists also warned that reopening schools could see the Covid 'R' rate rise by as much as 0.5." No, they didn't. They s… (View Post)

I prefer: Where it began, I can't begin to knowing But then I know it's growing strong Was in the spring And spring became the summer Who'd have believed you'd come along Hands, t… (View Post)

There were three possibilities that buying time bought you: - Rapid Vaccine development (achieved) - Reliable and successful treatments (still working on it) - Rapid and reliable ubiquitous testing (… (View Post)

I know, it's brilliant. We can use the perpetual motion technology for electric cars (never need charging up ever again), and the antennas-that-don't-even-need-a-fraction-of-a-wavelength ca… (View Post)