There were a lot of different approaches by many counties.

But in the end all seem to follow almost identical timelines (12 weeks) and those that shut down didn’t have better infection or fatality rated than many counties who did not shut down. It appears the counties with the highest rates of testing per capita also have the highest of rates of infection. And the healthiest societies had fewer fatalities. Obviously more can change but I believe the shutdown model was an expensive and unnecessary decision. I also think the financial incentives for healthcare providers to code folks as covid without testing also led to higher numbers in the US. Incentives have sway.

In response to this post by HokieForever

Posted: 05/07/2020 at 10:59AM

Nobel Prize Winner Shutdown Unnecessary -- HokieForever 05/07/2020 10:38AM

You can find more folks saying similar. ** -- ColoVT82 05/07/2020 1:35PM

It says it was exponential and then became sub-exponential -- lchoro 05/07/2020 11:37AM

He said the lockdown wasn't a factor -- EDGEMAN 05/07/2020 2:39PM

He is stating it became sub exponential prior to lockdown -- HokieForever 05/07/2020 11:39AM

Also the finite number of test kits caps the curve ** -- lchoro 05/07/2020 12:43PM

I had a problem with the word "exponential" from the git-go -- `lag 05/07/2020 11:35AM

Exponential or not. The fact remains that hospitals in many countries -- TJ Hokie 05/07/2020 11:34AM

Spain and Italy's hospitals are overwhelmed on a normal day ** -- Vienna_Hokie 05/07/2020 11:58AM

Citation Needed. ** -- jmanatVT 05/07/2020 12:51PM

Talk to anyone that's ever lived in either ** -- Vienna_Hokie 05/07/2020 1:50PM

You can find people in any country with that gripe. ** -- jmanatVT 05/07/2020 1:52PM

I don't think anyone who is serious is surprised to find out it's logistic -- jmanatVT 05/07/2020 11:09AM

But but I took math in schools - I know more than these 'experts' ** -- FfxStationHokie 05/07/2020 11:20AM

And more -- jmanatVT 05/07/2020 11:11AM

Ridiculous on its face. He seriously accept China's data of 3250 deaths -- 81_Hokie 05/07/2020 11:08AM

LOL yep only stat he used ** -- HokieForever 05/07/2020 11:22AM

There were a lot of different approaches by many counties. -- GreenvilleVT 05/07/2020 10:59AM

I've heard about these incentives a lot... -- MP4VT2004 05/07/2020 12:26PM

Can't find any other link, but the info here is what was stated -- HokieForever 05/07/2020 1:42PM

Thanks...now I understand better. -- MP4VT2004 05/07/2020 2:24PM

Welp I'm convinced ** -- FfxStationHokie 05/07/2020 10:57AM

Read it the other day..great article -- hookie 05/07/2020 10:42AM

Hindsight always 20/20, but thought this was interesting nonetheless ** -- HokieForever 05/07/2020 10:42AM

There were a lot of different approaches by many counties.

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