StatNews on Covid variants doing big damage

[NYShoreGuy]

Covid-19 deaths are the highest they've ever been — and the more infectious variants could make things much worse

If the new variants take off here — which, with their transmission advantages, they will, unless Americans rapidly put a brake on their spread — it will detonate something of a bomb in the already deep hole the country must dig out of to end the crisis.

www.statnews.com

 

[shu09]

Americans are sick of the fear porn such as this.

 

[NYShoreGuy]

Americans are sick of the fear porn such as this.

This is from statnews, maybe you are a denier and turn off but very real situations have come about in other regions.

 

[NYShoreGuy]

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[HALL85]

About Us

STAT delivers fast, deep, and tough-minded journalism about health, medicine, life sciences and the fast-moving business of making medicines. We take you inside academic labs, biotech boardrooms, and political backrooms. We cast a critical eye on scientific discoveries, scrutinize corporate strategies, and chronicle roiling battles for talent, money, and market share. We examine controversies and puncture hype. With an award-winning newsroom, STAT gives you indispensable insights and exclusive stories on the technologies, personalities, power brokers, and political forces driving massive changes in the life science industry — and a revolution in human health. These are the stories that matter to us all.
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I know nothing about STAT news And I’ve never heard a medical professional quote them. But I guess if they say they are credible they must be… LOL.

 

[Merge]

I know nothing about STAT news And I’ve never heard a medical professional quote them. But I guess if they say they are credible they must be… LOL.

I don't know anything about them either, but do you normally hear medical professionals quote various news sites? Shouldn't it be the other way around?

We are currently in the worst part of the pandemic since it started here. Covid has been the leading cause of death in the US for the last 40 days and it is still on the way up. If the more contagious variant spreads here we might have some serious capacity issues... So in that sense, the article does appear credible.

 

[HALL85]

I don't know anything about them either, but do you normally hear medical professionals quote various news sites? Shouldn't it be the other way around?

We are currently in the worst part of the pandemic since it started here. Covid has been the leading cause of death in the US for the last 40 days and it is still on the way up. If the more contagious variant spreads here we might have some serious capacity issues... So in that sense, the article does appear credible.

I’m well aware of the impact COVID is having on our healthcare system and the population. I didn’t bother to read the article from Twittewn because I don’t have enough time in the day to read everything that he posts. I’ve never heard of this site nor have I heard anyone refer to it in the profession.

 

[shufan1993]

I know nothing about STAT news And I’ve never heard a medical professional quote them. But I guess if they say they are credible they must be… LOL.

@NYShoreGuy @HALL85 @shu09

Interesting article on "Stat News". Stat News is associated with the Boston Globe. See following quote from this article, "Stat News an independent medical publication associated with the Boston Globe, is the latest publication to be haunted by pharmaceutical ghostwriting and undisclosed ties". Another win for the pharmaceutical bros. Seems like a legit news source!

STAT News Officially Has a Credibility Problem

STAT News is the latest independent publication to be haunted by pharmaceutical ghostwriting and authors with undisclosed industry ties.

www.classaction.com

 

[shufan1993]

‘A blow to [STAT’s] credibility’: MD listed as author of op-ed praising drug reps didn’t write it. Ghostwriting/PR influence

[Editor’s note: In response to our reporting, STAT has retracted the flawed op-ed that is the subject of this post and revised its policies on authorship and conflict of interest disclosure in its opinion columns. See here for details.] The physician whom STAT lists as author of a now-retracted...

www.healthnewsreview.org

 

[Hallsome]

Covid-19 deaths are the highest they've ever been — and the more infectious variants could make things much worse

If the new variants take off here — which, with their transmission advantages, they will, unless Americans rapidly put a brake on their spread — it will detonate something of a bomb in the already deep hole the country must dig out of to end the crisis.

www.statnews.com

The article is timed well with the announcement of the (incoming) President’s stimulus plan that will among other things have an emphasis on spending for vaccine deployment, testing and contact tracing.

 

[NYShoreGuy]

It is under the John Henry umbrella

 

[Merge]

The article is timed well with the announcement of the (incoming) President’s stimulus plan that will among other things have an emphasis on spending for vaccine deployment, testing and contact tracing.

Are you saying the article was written to help support a stimulus package?

 

[Hallsome]

Are you saying the article was written to help support a stimulus package?

No. I wrote what I wrote. If you’re asking if I was inferring anything the answer is also no. the news story coupled with stimulus announcement are consistent.

 

[Merge]

No. I wrote what I wrote. If you’re asking if I was inferring anything the answer is also no. the news story coupled with stimulus announcement are consistent.

A lot can get interpreted incorrectly especially over text which is why I asked the question instead of jumping to a conclusion.