– “This was all known by the Chinese and Koreans and other Asian countries in January 2020. Why did it take so long for this to be realised by the rest of the world?”

Somebody else’s problem:

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Somebody Else’s Problem field theory – YouTube (3m 32s)

Something I find highly ironic about the modelling is that you reach almost the same predicted number of fatalities just by multiplying the IFR by the population.
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– “But now it is easy for governments to give out half truths and let the conspiracy theories make the rest of the case for them”

I know. So disappointing, isn’t it?

– “…and the anti- Vaxxers and Covid denialists have no comments to make”

To be fair a couple of the most vocal managed to get themselves banned just in time.