Topic: Mortality Models

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32: Nocebo
14:27 - 17:12

32: Nocebo

Dr. Deborah Birx, UK Mortality Model Adjustments

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, discusses significant downward adjustments in UK mortality projections, which dropped from 500,000 to 20,000 deaths. She explains the complexity of modeling asymptomatic transmission and the "attack rate" of the virus. The hosts question why this positive news received minimal media coverage compared to the initial dire predictions.