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Originally Posted by Pierre
I didn’t see that, the CMO from the outset said comparisons were not helpful. They did compare themselves and our numbers included care homes whereas others didn’t. So they weren’t scared of showing themselves poorly against others.
They still aren’t as not everyone are using the same metrics.
No one could possibly know what a “good “ outcome for the U.K. would or could have been.
It’s like asking before Dday “how many people do you expect to die on the beach in Normandy? “ and then being critical if the under or over estimate the figure.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
The U.K. didn’t include care homes in the deaths total until 29th April, whilst France, Belgium and Ireland reported their figures earlier.
The point is that U.K. Government were happy to report comparisons for a number of weeks, then decided not to.
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Originally Posted by Pierre
That’s as may be, but it doesn’t address the point of “what Number would Be a good outcome?”
Comparisons and how stats are recorded still differ from country to country.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/52311014
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Can I recommend that you apply for a position with Dominic Cummings?
Your ability to spin from one subject to the next, ignoring any previous point you may have made, would fit right in with him...
And as Den said, Sir Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser, said
20,000 would be a good outcome, so your second point has been addressed as well.