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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Call for Plasma Donations: Mt. Sinai-Valley Health (Paramus, NJ) by Irfan Khawaja
More on the same topic: https://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/nj-hospitals-tapping-antibodies-of-the-recovered-in-battle-against-covid-19/ LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (37): Dorm Re-Purposing and the “Surge” by Irfan Khawaja
Here’s the text of NJ Assembly bill 3906: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3906_I1.HTM LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (37): Dorm Re-Purposing and the “Surge” by Irfan Khawaja
I got this email today from my local state Assemblyman. Freiman, Asm. D.O. 12:41 PM (8 hours ago) to me Dear Mr. Khawaja, Apologies for any delay in response. My entire office has been working remotely the last month, so it unfortunately took some t…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (38): Waiting for the Surge by Irfan Khawaja
The testing situation in New Jersey as of right now. No question that there’s been government failure here, but loftily to criticize the testing on “methodological grounds”–as though we were running an experiment in a university…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (36): “Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance” Redux by mlyoung57
There is a difference between (a) inflicting undue harm or risk of harm on others (whether those others are specific individuals or identity-unknown) and (b) failing to follow a set of rules, presently in force, such that unless enough people follow th…
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(Our World in Data) What can data on testing tell us about the pandemic?
Data on the extent of testing for COVID-19 provides important information about the reliability of the data we use to understand the spread of the virus’. Here we discuss two measures of the extent testing and what they can tell us about the pandemic.
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(Policy of Truth) Coronavirus Diary (40): Their Generation
News slowly starting to trickle into my inbox of students whose parents have succumbed to COVID-19, and of others taking care of sick parents while struggling not to get it themselves…An image to hold in mind of this generation alongside the imag…
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(Policy of Truth) Coronavirus Diary (39): In the Trenches with Jeff Rhode
This is a wonderful photo essay, by photographer Jeff Rhode, of front-line health care workers at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey, the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic here. As I understand it, Rhode has been “embedded” at Holy Name for the duration of the crisis there. Though the essay was published a few…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (38): Waiting for the Surge by Irfan Khawaja
Already I’m seeing people on Facebook complain that journalists are over-doing the “horror stories.” But horror is a significant part of the story. Personally, I think they should keep the horror coming. New Jersey: https://www.nj.com…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Coronavirus Diary (29): Connect but Back Off by Irfan Khawaja
William’s view appears to be gaining ground: LikeLike
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