Seven Covid deaths

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Total new cases about 5300 in Scotland. Yet Omicron was only 526. There must be a tweak being applied to the meaning of the word dominant because any normal usage of the word "dominant' would imply that there should be significantly more than 2650 new Omicron cases.

This is why I'm asking what the sample size was and what the geographic area was. It's easy to find what you want in data if you tweak it to suit the answer you want - clearly what's gone on here. Why do the media never ask for the evidence that shows this? Why just accept what's said unconditionally?

Saw that Clinical (or is it cynical) Director guy on TV today admitting (through his nose of course) that Omicron might well be half as dangerous but that because it's twice as infectious it'll work out to be the same level of threat because double the people will get it - does he think we're all idiots? If you infect 100 people with a minor infection they suffer the same level of illness as 200 or even 1,000 people would; absolutely ludicrous statement yet the numskull interviewing him didn't challenge it.

We need to start getting angry about this as a nation because something stinks very badly about the whole thing.

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How can they declare Omicron the dominant strain when the vast, vast, vast majority of the 'cases' they quote are reported by people taking lateral flow tests - do these tests tell us what strain of Covid they find?

Didn't think so.

Wonder what size of sample they use for this? Wonder what geographical area it covers? Couple of hundred people in Glasgow?

Modelling.

[Returnofrros]

Would like to get the numbers that prove Omicron is the dominant infection. Surely this is a matter of fact not opinion.

I hope it is

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Total new cases about 5300 in Scotland. Yet Omicron was only 526. There must be a tweak being applied to the meaning of the word dominant because any normal usage of the word "dominant' would imply that there should be significantly more than 2650 new Omicron cases.

Modelling

[Returnofrros]

This is why I'm asking what the sample size was and what the geographic area was. It's easy to find what you want in data if you tweak it to suit the answer you want - clearly what's gone on here. Why do the media never ask for the evidence that shows this? Why just accept what's said unconditionally?

Saw that Clinical (or is it cynical) Director guy on TV today admitting (through his nose of course) that Omicron might well be half as dangerous but that because it's twice as infectious it'll work out to be the same level of threat because double the people will get it - does he think we're all idiots? If you infect 100 people with a minor infection they suffer the same level of illness as 200 or even 1,000 people would; absolutely ludicrous statement yet the numskull interviewing him didn't challenge it.

We need to start getting angry about this as a nation because something stinks very badly about the whole thing.

They don't ask questions as they are chief cheerleaders.

The South African woman doctor who discovered omicron is laughing at the UK

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Modelling.

No, I gave that job up.

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No, I gave that job up.

Correct career decision.

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Correct career decision.

Just wasn't in demand for some reason, can't fathom it.

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How about a letter to the Editor of the Courier?

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How about a letter to the Editor of the Courier?

Courier still has some clout but no way can the editor resurrect Deerangeds modelling career.