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“Fire Fauci!” chant at the Trump rally

Posted on 2020/11/02 by Carl Robitaille

America’s top infectious disease expert who has served 6 presidents now in the political cross-hairs and a slogan at @realDonaldTrump rallies. How he must hate that his lifesaving work has become politicised #Election2020 https://t.co/LGI3klqC8H
— Jon Sopel (@jonsopel) November 2, 2020

Cigarettes smoked per capita

Posted on 2020/11/01 by Carl Robitaille

Map shows the number of cigarettes consumed per person per year across Europe. I am sure the data can only capture cigarette sales but let's not be too nitpicky… Source: https://t.co/YefXeFNWuB pic.twitter.com/X9hM8kTHXr
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) August 29, 2020

Half of Slovakia’s population tested for coronavirus in one day

Posted on 2020/11/01 by Carl Robitaille

Half of Slovakia’s population tested for coronavirus in one day

Colt Clark and the Quarantine Kids play “Monster Mash”

Posted on 2020/11/01 by Carl Robitaille

COVID Cases since June by state partisanship

Posted on 2020/11/01 by Carl Robitaille

COVID Cases since June by state partisanship

A dynamic graph is worth a thousand words. Superb graphic of COVID Cases since June by state partisanship https://t.co/pNnCJhSyPm
— Steven Pinker (@sapinker) November 1, 2020

Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries?

Posted on 2020/10/31 by Carl Robitaille

Why is life expectancy in the US lower than in other rich countries?

Americans spend far more on health than people in any other country in the world –– yet Americans die at a younger age than people in other rich countries.

Why?
→ https://t.co/vAZTitt4Yo pic.twitter.com/uBdNZ0Xztv
— Our World in Data (@OurWorldInData) October 30, 2020

The Effects of Large Group Meetings on the Spread of COVID-19: The Case of Trump Rallies

Posted on 2020/10/31 by Carl Robitaille

The Effects of Large Group Meetings on the Spread of COVID-19: The Case of Trump Rallies

New Stanford University study estimates that 18 Trump rallies have led to 30,000 COVID cases and 700 deaths https://t.co/kwqQ8R5mVW
— Aaron Belkin (@AaronBelkin) October 31, 2020

Stunning picture of Warsaw as estimated 100,000 protested for women’s rights

Posted on 2020/10/31 by Carl Robitaille

Stunning picture of Warsaw as estimated 100,000 protested for women's rights.

(ht @BDStanley) pic.twitter.com/8Zuv18l1yu
— Jakub Krupa (@JakubKrupa) October 31, 2020

Hospitalisations of things like flu alongside Covid (England)

Posted on 2020/10/30 by Carl Robitaille

"But how many are normally admitted to hospital this time of year?"

If only there was some kind of … let’s say … Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) Watch surveillance system to monitor hospitalisations of things like flu alongside Covid… https://t.co/XWGMgxZlGL pic.twitter.com/6jzpMGhTAk
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) October 30, 2020

Incredible traffic jam in Paris as people try to leave the city before 9 pm curfew and before confinement begins at midnight

Posted on 2020/10/30 by Carl Robitaille

Incredible traffic jam in Paris as people try to leave the city before 9 pm curfew and before confinement begins at midnight. Traffic is barely moving in every direction as far as the eye can see. Lots of honking and frustrated drivers. pic.twitter.com/6Zn2HCxuPl
— Michael E. Webber (@MichaelEWebber) October 29, 2020