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Originally Posted by Paul
As the old saying goes ...
Their are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Unless every country in the world is using the same reporting system, and the same amout of testing (per population) then raw numbers dont tell you much, and are only useful for daily comparisons in the same country. Comparing countries is somewhat meaninless.
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The steepness and flattening of curves is a useful indicator and papers like the FT are trying to make the data more comparable eg stripping out the deaths in nursing homes in France. It's not so much the absolute figures but the rates and trends that are useful to compare.
This sounds encouraging, given that it's reported in a reputable source.
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A vaccine against coronavirus could be ready as soon as September, the British scientist leading one of the world’s most advanced efforts has said.
Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at Oxford University, told The Times she was “80 per cent confident” that the vaccine being developed by her team would work, with human trials due to begin in the next fortnight.
The government signalled that it would be willing to fund the manufacture of millions of doses in advance if results looked promising. This would allow it to be available immediately to the public if it were proven to work.
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/n...mber-flmwl257x