9 min read The SAMRC report attempts to show that the coronavirus pandemic has led to almost 11,000 fatalities, more than three times the official death count. Our view is that this claim is false and that simple and logical adjustments to the data for known reporting issues cause the excess fatality number to align much more closely with recorded COVID-19 deaths.
< 1 min read One of the most interesting features of the COVID-19 outbreak is the stark difference between mortality experience in different countries. No simple and plausible explanations that we are aware of have been advanced.
While our results explain roughly half of the inter-country variability, they appear to be far more robust than the current explanations in circulation. We are hopeful that other researchers will identify factors that can improve our model.
5 min read We realise that in recent weeks we have become the irritable and potentially dangerous version of the PANDA, and we’d like to give some background to how we arrived at this point. From late April we have been worried that the cost of lockdown, measured in terms of impact on human lives, would significantly outweigh any benefits.
< 1 min read In this note, we present a model of deaths due to COVID-19 disease and attempt to explain differences between geographic regions using a few critical factors that are shaping policy decisions and scientific debates.
< 1 min read Nick Hudson, Peter Castleden and Ian McGorian Juniour Khumalo – City Press
< 1 min read Ian McGorian Chris Bateman – Biz News
< 1 min read Dr David Carman of the PANDA said: “We agree with not testing anyone under 55, unless they are healthcare workers or require admission.
< 1 min read Interview with Rebecca Davis – Daily Maverick
7 min read In early February, a virus broke out on the Diamond Princess. Harrowing accounts began to emerge, but for those looking at the data, the cruise ship represented a pot of gold.
2 min read By employing a “years of lost life” approach to comparing benefits and harms of lockdown, PANDA’s research paper avoids the false dichotomy of “lives versus the economy”. Viruses kill. But the economy sustains lives and poverty kills too.
