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When Scouts Became a Slogan. What Was the Price of Covid Orthodoxy?

Summary by echo24.cz
In July 2020, the Gallup pollster asked more than 10,000 Americans what proportion of COVID-19 deaths were among people under the age of 24. The respondents were wrong – they overestimated the proportion of deaths by a factor of 40. According to American scientist Stephen Macedo, co-author of the book In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us, biased reporting contributed to this poor estimate.
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In July 2020, the Gallup pollster asked more than 10,000 Americans what proportion of COVID-19 deaths were among people under the age of 24. The respondents were wrong – they overestimated the proportion of deaths by a factor of 40. According to American scientist Stephen Macedo, co-author of the book In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us, biased reporting contributed to this poor estimate.

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