Here's some more important South Dakota data. The first COVID death reported in SD was on March 18. From then until the end of 2020, here are the major causes of death:
COVID: 1,488 deaths
Heart disease: 1,422 deaths
Cancer: 1,383 deaths
Journalistic innumeracy is pernicious. Saying that getting the "95% effective" Moderna & Pfizer vaccines means you have a 5% chance of getting Covid is wrong and scares people from the vaccine. Psychologists David Myers & Gerd Gigerenzer explain. https://t.co/z17L9KTHh9
@JeffBulman@2TwoEsses@JessicaHuseman Texas, like California, also has cases coming across the border from Mexico since they're afraid to go to hospitals there. Mexico's death rate is around 50%.
https://t.co/eWtoeS9l0M
And THIS is exactly the type of US behavior I’ve recently argued Taiwan should be wary of. No need to unnecessarily antagonize China by accepting a larger arms sale than usual. US-China competition runs the risk of placing Taiwan squarely in harms way.
https://t.co/3mXK9fdjct
Facing Fire
As the wildfires blaze across the West Coast, two off-duty Marines sprang into action to help an Oregon man who found his home in the path of destruction. https://t.co/10sbvswJjs
@2TwoEsses@JessicaHuseman We have a mask mandate and all stores require them. We haven't opened bars. If you're talking about wearing masks outside, then no we don't.