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Apr 11, 2021

Ivan Illich, Medical nemesis (1974)

Terminal Ceremonies Therapy reaches its apogee in the death-dance around the terminal patient. At a cost of between $500 and $2,000 per day, celebrants in white and blue envelop what remains of the patient in antiseptic smells. The more exotic the incense and the pyre, the more death mocks the priest. The…

Euthanasia

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Nov 16, 2020

Contact Tracing

Contact tracing was never supposed to work, and WHO explicitly recommended in their 2019 review of epidemic interventions not to do it. Active contact tracing is not recommended in general because there is no obvious rationale for it in most Member States. This intervention could be considered in some locations…

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Contact Tracing
Contact Tracing

Aug 28, 2020

Coronavirus modelers in wonderland

The Italian press and academia celebrates the latest paper in the realm of disease modelling by Andrea Rinaldo and colleagues. The professor proudly states in the press release: The increase in confirmed infections and their much lower average age are of great concerns for us. As the cold season approaches…

Coronavirus

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Coronavirus modelers in wonderland
Coronavirus modelers in wonderland
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