Archive for April 19th, 2020

WaPo: “A glaring scientific breakdown at the CDC”

April 19, 2020

“The impact was devastating to the country.”
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Today, the Washington Post published a scathing report that details how the scientists at the CDC screwed up the launch and deployment of C-19 testing … leaving the medical community and policy-makers flying blind in the early stages of of the US coronavirus spread … and, information-short as the nation tries to transition back to re-opened normalcy.

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WaPo’s general conclusion:

The CDC’s performance with the test kits marks an unparalleled low in the 74-year history of America’s heretofore premier institution for combating the spread of catastrophic disease.

More specifically, WaPo reports a disastrous mix of scientists’ hubris,  protocol violations, slow reactions, and missed commitments.

Here are some details ….

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April 19: C-19 UPDATE

April 19, 2020

DNDs down 27% from prior day
3-day moving average DOWN 

KEY CHART: Daily New Deaths (DNDs)

1,867 Daily New Deaths Worldometer

1,347 in NY+NJ+CT   53% of Total US
DOWN significantly from prior day 

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Cumulative U.S. Deaths 
39,015  Worldometer
39,090  JHU

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IHME Model Cumulative US Death Projection:
60,308 by Aug. 4  Rev. DOWN 8,533 on 4/16

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STATE DEATHS  Worldometer

Summary

  • NY+NJ+CT = 22,827  59% of US Total
       NY+NJ+CT = 10% U.S. Population
  • Top 12 Total = 33,520 86% of US Total
      Top 12 Average = 210 Deaths per Million
      Top 12 = 48% of U.S. Population
    Bottom 39 Average = 32 Deaths/Million
  • MD 463 Total Deaths  +38 DNDs

State-by-State Data – Top 12

 

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