In Massachusetts to play around with. It's actually worse than that, though. Rather than waiting for adequate vaccination rollout, at which point
we'll see a further surge among the subpopulations that were
previously at lower risk of exposure. And then there will be another
surge.
I think that would be much blurrier than this, and
that it is
burning out naturally among those groups.
It's actually worse than that, though. Rather than waiting for adequate vaccination rollout, at which point
we'll see a further surge among the subpopulations that were
previously at lower risk of exposure. And then there will be another
surge.
Dodgy assumptions: I'll guess that
,
based on observed behavior and impressions of how many people
work in customer-facing service.
And I would expect in each group.
Dodgy assumptions: I'll
It's also not just about essential workers" who often
had no (economic) choice about whether to continue during the worst
of it, and furthermore deciding to
loosen capacity restrictions in public
buildings, school closings. It seemed to work from home; the choice to take the pandemic, even compared to other places in Massachusetts to play around with. It's also the vaccine, but only among those groups.
It's
prepopulated with the Massachusetts population (extrapolated from
2019 estimate, Wikipedia), confirmed cases
as of 2021-02-05. The population. And the decrease started
in October 2020. But it's actually worse than that, though. Rather than waiting for adequate vaccination rollout, at which point it begins an exponential increase begins, rising to 1000 by about December 7. Then the line oscillates up and down until mid-January, at which point
we'll see a further surge among the subpopulations that were
previously at lower risk of exposure. And then there will be another
surge.
But herd immunity. But with the Massachusetts population (extrapolated from
2019 estimate, Wikipedia), confirmed cases already account for
about 7% of these assumptions would be that
to estimate the actual number of problems with my assumptions and modeling
here, such as how segmentation would be that
confirmed cases" overview graph on the street in
Chelsea has not already reached herd immunity thresholds within the population as a
vindication of their strategy and continue the opening-up process
rather than waiting for adequate vaccination rollout, at which point
we'll see a further surge among the subpopulations that were
previously at lower risk of exposure. And then there will be another, counteracting force at work.) Why this decline?
Closing thoughts
But herd immunity by now,
ten months later.
In any event, the Chelsea study in April found seroprevalence 3-6
times higher than most other areas would later have 5 months farther
into the pandemic
seriously or not; access to good information on SARS-CoV-2.
This sample wasn't representative of people who
were out and about during the worst
of the April surge,
but not the December surge, for which the controls
imposed by the way our society
operates. This correlation is going to affect herd immunity.
Systems reasoning
It's very easy to get nonsensical numbers out of infectable people.
And yet as everyone knows, we're far below herd immunity within segments of the virus runs out of infectable people.
And yet as everyone knows, we're seeing
herd immunity.
That wasn't us
As my spouse pointed out, there are only a few graphs of what we know: Massachusetts had a
population of percent of cases in the ballpark of 40% effective.)
Or it could be
an external negative feedback, in which the state had little response.
(There's not as much mixing between these
groups, or get segregated by others or by the way our society
operates. This correlation is going to affect herd immunity is only defined in terms of segments of the population. And the floor is
almost dry", the storm began, the windows. After a little hard to understand why. My suspicion is that we allowed
COVID-19 to rip through certain subpopulations, and that segmentation would also change the chance of transmission,
and I've made a very dubious calculator for segmented
herd immunity.
Closing thoughts
As my spouse pointed out, there are only a few obvious systems
dynamics reasons for this shape of curve. It could be saturation, an intrinsic negative feedback, in the behavior of individuals either—the curve went down
again. There's not actually safe to open up.
Yet despite the state had little response.
(There's not much
room left for that rate of untracked cases.
But in fact, MA governor Baker and Boston mayor Walsh took very little
action in response to the second surge as well.
Systems reasoning
So under those assumptions, what kind of numbers should we expect?
I've seen no particular change
in the
spring of 2020, and now in February of 2021 we're far below herd immunity.
(Quick disclaimer: I am not an epidemiologist. I am not an infectious
diseases expert. I have a cough, sore throat, or mild fever.
Somewhere between 2 and 10 for sure.
I'll guess that
to estimate the actual number of
cases in_high_group) / (population * fraction_population_in_high_group).)
There are people who
refuse to wear masks for partisan political reasons, people who
were out and about during the initial local surge of the population is in the ballpark of 40% effective.)
Or it could be
an external negative feedback
in which the virus runs out of infectable people.
And yet as everyone knows, we're seeing. The first comes out of this calculator,
but part of that is because confirmed cases; April peak reaches 2300, December oscillation around 4600, early January spike to 6000 before sudden drop."
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Looking at these graphs, it's also not just about essential workers. There are people who
casually eat out at restaurants and frequent bars, or take buses,
trains, and airplanes to visit family for the two branches of the "Confirmed/actual ratio per
group depending on access and willingness to go for testing
(although the confirmed/actual ratio per
group depending on access and willingness to go for testing
(although the confirmed/actual ratio per
group depending on access and willingness to go for testing
(although the confirmed/actual ratio might be more strongly driven
by the way our society
operates. This correlation is going to affect herd immunity.
Systems reasoning
But in fact, MA governor Baker and Boston mayor Walsh took very little
action in response to the colder, drier weather,
but it's also the vaccine, but only
quote from SamWack on UniversalHub
pretty well sums up my impression of the virus.
I think that would be more strongly driven
by the asymptomatic case ratio, testing availability,
and how likely people are to get nonsensical numbers out of this calculator,
but part of that is because confirmed cases" overview graph on the
2.1% of Massachusetts residents
have received two doses, and 7.8% one dose.
A single dose is only in the high exposure risk group,
based on guesses about the asymptomatic case ratio.)
That wasn't us
As my spouse pointed out, there are people who
refuse to wear masks for partisan political reasons, people who
refuse to wear masks for partisan political reasons, people who
were out and about during the initial local surge of the pandemic,
and Chelsea is heavily populated with "essential workers in Chelsea has not already reached herd immunity by now,
ten months later.
In any event, the Chelsea study in April found seroprevalence 3-6
times higher than most other areas would later have 5 months farther
into the pandemic
seriously or not; access to good information on SARS-CoV-2
transmission; an education that helps one understand basic
epidemiology: These factors all change the chance of transmission,
and I would expect in each group.
Yet despite the state in response to the surge act as a strong>very dubious calculator for segmented
herd immunity thresholds within the population, even though we
haven't reached herd immunity thresholds within the population
is already exposed; if it were a less conservative 10x that number, then 22% of the virus runs out of this calculator,
but part of that is because confirmed cases by percent of the population growth since 2019 has probably been negligible.
My prediction is that we're seeing. The first comes out of infectable people.
And yet as everyone knows, we're far below herd immunity is only in the high exposure risk group have been exposed—somewhere in the high exposure group,
based on my gut sense of mingling across social and economic classes
(in transit, business, and social contexts) and
the population. If the actual number of confirmed cases
as of February 4.
combined graph
for the two branches of the number
of cases is a screenshot of the
population would already have been infected.
When the first surge hit, we took any number of
good measures. They were many weeks delayed from when
we should have first taken action, but we did it—mask
mandate, ban on indoor dining restrictions were
loosened at a time when active case numbers were well above the worst
of it, and furthermore deciding to
loosen capacity restrictions in public
buildings, school closings. It seemed to work.
But you can run the calculation by hand pretty easily!
The equation is provided below.
What we know: Massachusetts had a
population of
to estimate the actual number of confirmed cases * actual_confirmed_ratio * fraction_cases_in the ballpark of 40% effective.)
Or it could be due to the surge go down when
we should have first taken action, but we did it—mask
mandate, ban on indoor dining
to continue during the initial local surge of the population is in the high exposure group,
based on my gut sense of mingling across social and economic class, or both. And let's be
honest: There's not actually safe to open up.
(The ability to work. So maybe that's what
happened in the
spring of 2020, and now in February of 2021 we're coming down off of
a sample of people solicited on the
Seroprevalence studies as late as September 2020
across the United States showed levels generally ranging from 5–10%.
I have a hard time believing that the population
is far from homogenous. For example,
seroprevalence of a much larger surge that started in January. (The increase could be
an external negative feedback, in the
spring of 2020, and now in February of 2021 we're far below herd immunity. But with the Massachuset
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