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2020-07-25 17:12 Andrew Rambaut open

I know. I thought her first thing about the 'Oxford' model was perhaps just a miscommunication of some modellingscenarios. But the stuff about immunity is bonkers.
2020-07-25 17:13 Edward C. Holmes open

Completely bonkers. She's destroying her reputation.
2020-07-25 17:15 Edward C. Holmes open

Like this (paywalled, but the by-line says it all): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/27/lockdown-social-distancing-could-make-immune-system-weaker-says/
2020-07-25 17:19 Andrew Rambaut open

What??
2020-07-25 17:19 Edward C. Holmes

Insane
2020-07-25 17:34 Edward C. Holmes open

https://www.aier.org/article/how-global-capitalism-boosted-immunities/?fbclid=IwAR2QtgDRinC5lm-TEAJfj9SnEjMv FgRNROaehepPKGT67SGlW_epm5YMRQc
2020-07-25 18:10 Kristian G. Andersen open

That's nuts... The again, she is professor of *theoretical* epidemiology and not actually epidemiology... :wink:
2020-07-25 18:31 Edward C. Holmes open

Very true. Oxford must be really embarrassed. But they'll live.