Archive for August 26th, 2020

The science community’s bad bet left us unprepared for the coronavirus.

August 26, 2020

Why the bad bet?
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In a prior post, we channeled a report titled “The Road Not Traveled” by investigative reporter Christine Dolan.

For details, see: 15 years ago, scientists bet that the next pandemic would NOT be a coronavirus …

In a nutshell, Dolan concludes that circa 2003:

The scientific world bet that the next big pandemic would emanate from a more traditional flu and not a coronavirus like Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

Obviously, that bet proved wrong … deadly wrong!

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How did the science community collectively miss the mark?

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Aug. 26: C-19 Data Dashboard

August 26, 2020

182,348  Deaths-to-Date

1,235 Daily New Deaths  (peak 2,824 April 21)
> 7-day average 1,040    (peak 2.229 April 23)

39,021  New Cases
> 7-day average  42,538


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Details below…

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