Rant (with plenty of opinion) ahead. Many governments have greatly overreached their powers and disagreed with experts on science and policy. (Covid) They force populations to do their will while they don’t follow their own public policy. (Boris’ parties) Or they use a situation to allow them to move forward on their political agenda. (Putin, Ukraine) Everyone should be allowed have their own opinions. That’s …
Sorry for the rant, but I needed to get this off my chest. It all comes down to mathematics. Most people I have spoken to over the last few weeks, who think they can do “life as normal”, have no understanding of exponential (viral) growth. Hopefully the following may give you an insight and better understanding of the NUMBERS driving the COVID-19 pandemic. This is …
COVID-19, Flu, R0, Exponential Growth and Your Future Read More »
Here’s the summary my personal research into the science of COVID-19. This is so I can educate myself, friends and family and help debunk the proliferation of unscientific nonsense. So let’s get a bit techie and look at the numbers! Definitions R0 (R Nought) is the “Basic Reproduction Ratio” of a pathogen. The expected number of cases directly generated by one case in a population …