Epidemiologist & Health Economist. Senior Fellow, FAS. Fmr 16 yrs @Harvard. Health & justice advocate. RoomRater 10/10. COVID19 reports from Jan’20.
Washington DC & Virginia
Joined on 10 January, 2009
http://fas.org/expert/eric-feigl-ding/
Replying to @DrEricDing: BREAKING—US smashes the all time #COVID19 daily death record once again, with 4131 deaths in one day.
TOTAL EXCESS DEATHS…
Replying to @DrZeroCraic: For everyone who advocated for us to follow Sweden’s #covid19 strategy 👇
Thank god no one listened 🙏
Quoted @DrEricDing
Sweden 🇸🇪 excess deaths is at an epic high in 100+ years.
2020 has both the **most number of excess deaths** & **highest per capita excess deaths** than any year since the 1918-1919 pandemic.
Swedish #COVID19 herd strategy my ass.
Similar story in US. 🧵
(Figure by @zorinaq)
For everyone who advocated for us to follow Sweden’s #covid19 strategy 👇
Thank god no one listened 🙏
Replying to @diannaeanderson: actual logistical management
it’s amazing that that’s a relief
Replying to @DrEricDing: 2) Because we will now be following the science at the CDC under @RWalensky going forward.
5) 25 leading Swedish scientists:
➡️”🇸🇪 hoped herd immunity would curb #COVID19. Don't do what we did.”
➡️ “🇸🇪 approach to COVID has led to death, grief and suffering. The only example we're setting is how not to deal with a deadly infectious disease”
16) Updated Swedish 🇸🇪 excess mortality. Horrendous.
Quoted @DrEricDing
📍DON’T CHASE SWEDISH HERD STRATEGY. As many know, 🇸🇪 took the careless “herd” strategy in spring to let the coronavirus run rampant. Huge #COVID19 deaths compared to its Nordic neighbors. But Swedish leaders claim they built herd & will win in 2nd wave. Here is how it’s going:
4) Note to self / any government, NEVER EVER CHASE NATURAL INFECTION HERD STRATEGY... here is how it went for Sweden 🇸🇪 and all their denials / spin by their “Scott Atlas” equivalent, Tegnell. #COVID19
Replying to @Raf_Epstein: ahem.. Eric does a sterling job pointing to the numbers that matter in Sweden
ahem.. Eric does a sterling job pointing to the numbers that matter in Sweden
2) Here is US’s total excess mortality since Feb 1 2020: 470,000 excess above 2015-2019 average.
Figure is directly from the CDC.
4) Sweden 🇸🇪 excess deaths is also at epic levels. 2020 has both the **most number of excess deaths** and **highest per capita excess deaths** than any year since the 1918-1919 pandemic.
Swedish herd strategy my ass.
Figure by @zorinaq. Data from
Replying to @DrEricDing: 3) And the #B1351 variant did not just 48% had “complete immune escape”, but 90% also showed reduced immune response. That’…
Replying to @IdeaGov: A 9/11 + size scale event in terms of people dying every day.
This has to be brought under control!
Quoted @DrEricDing
BREAKING—US smashes the all time #COVID19 daily death record once again, with 4131 deaths in one day.
TOTAL EXCESS DEATHS since Feb 1, 2020:
... now over 470,000. 😢
A 9/11 + size scale event in terms of people dying every day.
This has to be brought under control!
3) Excess deaths captures both underdiagnosis (if someone died without ever having a positive test) or indirect effect on healthcare system that leads to other deaths due to displaced healthcare (hospital full, ambulance delayed, medical equipment shortages, staff shortages, etc)
2) Excess deaths are defined as the difference between the observed numbers of deaths in specific time periods and expected numbers of deaths in the same time periods. The expected average is from 2015-2019.
Quoted @DrEricDing
WOW—Biden WH is much more aggressive with #COVID19 safety and testing—and so much more organized says CBS News @PaulaReidCBS.
Adults are clearly back in the WH.
actual logistical management
it’s amazing that that’s a relief
3) And the #B1351 variant did not just 48% had “complete immune escape”, but 90% also showed reduced immune response. That’s a lot.
Quoted @DrEricDing
JUST IN—Biden’s new CDC Director @RWalensky announces that CDC will review all of its #COVID19 guidances.
School risk?
Airborne transmission risks?
Workplace safety?
Church safety?
Quarantine rules?
Rapid testing?
Distance rules?
Travel risks on planes, buses, trains?
so much!
2) Because we will now be following the science at the CDC under @RWalensky going forward.
📺 FINAL TV AD:
We were warned about the risk of #COVID19 becoming a pandemic in January. Scientists knew and many sounded the alarm.
And @realDonaldTrump knew, but he decided to “play it down”. So many have died needlessly.
#Vote because our lives depend on it.
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