tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2859284996066945154..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Whiplash on Businesses Caused by the Reversals on the Easing of the Lockdowns is Devastating to ManyRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5115381230019045832020-07-04T04:31:53.364-04:002020-07-04T04:31:53.364-04:00I'm not sure people realize that these 4 posit...I'm not sure people realize that these 4 positive tests are reported as 4 separate confirmed cases.averroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741658997038386075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67878764189805738862020-07-02T12:26:50.044-04:002020-07-02T12:26:50.044-04:00Also sick people like my coworkers grandpa with ca...Also sick people like my coworkers grandpa with cancer are tested numerous times once they test positive. He's been tested 4 times since March and remains positive. if the cancer kills him it will be a covid death.Justmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167953801837514604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30613564000669942792020-07-01T23:04:00.336-04:002020-07-01T23:04:00.336-04:00Most of that "spike" is just plain old f...Most of that "spike" is just plain old false positives. If you test 1mil people with FP rate of 1% you'll get 10000 "confirmed cases" even if no one is ill in reality. Most medical tests have FP rates in 3-10% range.<br /><br />The second part of that is that people with mild or no COVID symptoms are starting to come to medical offices (which were previously closed, or averroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741658997038386075noreply@blogger.com