davemos

6 hours ago, asiacurious said:

 

A link would have been nice.  Really, it isn't hard to do!  https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.18.21257385v1 

 

I looked through the non-peer reviewed pre-print study and I'll wager it never gets published.  It's riddled with problems.

 

One of the big ones is that it completely ignores any analysis of population density on mask mandates.  The only thing it does say about density is this:

 

 

Another issue is that the pre-print study you cite says this:

 

 

Well I looked up that footnoted study (HTML / PDF) and it actually says the opposite of what the authors of your cited study claim it says.... (emphasis added) 

 

 

This kind of egregious error (unintentional or not) should make people very weary of the quality of the pre-printed study you brought to the conversation.

 

Finally, the study that I link to provides the following data about mask mandates and dine-in eating at restaurants, a variable can have huge impact on the data that your study completely ignores.  This table nicely summarizes the data:

 

 

 

 

 

Time line old <deleted> from you .Tuesday update 

New findings reported Tuesday in a University of Louisville study challenge what has been the prevailing belief that mask mandates are necessary to slow the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. The study notes that "80% of US states mandated masks during the COVID-19 pandemic" and while "mandates induced greater mask compliance, [they] did not predict lower growth rates when community spread was low (minima) or high (maxima)." Among other things, the study—conducted using data from the CDC covering multiple seasons—reports that "mask mandates and use are not associated with lower SARS-CoV-2 spread among US states."

18 hours ago, madmen said:

Expats want to know when? 

Its not yet approved in the US.....?

White vinegar and baking soda will work .Proportions 2/1 spray on leave wipe off .No fumes cheap and effective 

Broke my ankle in oz the Airline put me in business class and hoisted me into the plane on a wheel chair ! Quite an experience ...This was a while ago though .

Hi These guys are organising volunteers for rubbish /beach cleanup etc  .https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.facebook.com/trashherothailand/&ved=2ahUKEwibg92Fr4zwAhWNc30KHTP5BWUQFjAAegQIBxAC&usg=AOvVaw1BVe9mLPwWfn5yMSMRptPH

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-france-bicycles/trading-clunkers-for-electric-bikes-france-moves-to-offer-financial-incentive-idUSKBN2BY0PB&ved=2ahUKEwiM2ObDxffvAhV8umMGHaLzBy0QFjAtegQIHhAC&usg=AOvVaw1GfI7jPMGxF0W6f7rI4nIW  .......

Horrible, .but no lights or helmet on bicycle .Im sure they can find this guy .RIP.

Wait till 4th wave and the new Malay variant ..Lucky we have Bkk hospital ..

Nice dinosour pollution mc .

They have to change their tactics.No one is going to help Asean .UN .USA  China etc .They have been deserted by democratic nations . RIP 

Just now, davemos said:

My mate whos a fire fighter in Sydney nsw visited a station in Soi 26.He was surprised tha a lot of their equipment was better /newer than  Sydney 

Soi 22

Horrible Sue the government for not taking care of the environment .Publicise globally  .All the images of Thai will be superseded Bad luck TAT  No one want to see or breathe cancer air .

The car he was driving motto  is` Makes the road a runway` Bet they change that ! 300hp .

I was looking to import my car from Australia .After months of wrangling about the value they came up with the new price converted at some ridulous rate to tha Bhat .Long story short would have cost more than a newer model here .You also run the risk of compliance and missing parts in transit .Good luck !

18 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Has it got information in English if not you need a IDP. 

Thanks for that !

11 hours ago, jackdd said:

Yes, can be used, as both are ASEAN, no IDP required.

Thanks for the info.!

Hi all is a VN  licence recognised in Thailand ?  Does the holder have to obtain a international licence in VN to drive in Bkk .Thanks D 

Meanwhile Bang Kachao,the green lung is dying from development cancer .I guess this is like a lung transplant 

No these guys are too busy ☹

13 hours ago, timendres said:

There is a Merc shop right on Sukhumvit just past Soi 45. They might be worth talking to:

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/BENZ+สุขุมวิท+47/@13.7276072,100.5738732,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x30e29f00ba11262f:0x239ae569425e6272!8m2!3d13.7278433!4d100.5737112

11 hours ago, timendres said:

There is a Merc shop right on Sukhumvit just past Soi 45. They might be worth talking to:

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/BENZ+สุขุมวิท+47/@13.7276072,100.5738732,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x30e29f00ba11262f:0x239ae569425e6272!8m2!3d13.7278433!4d100.5737112

Thanks on my way there now .Ill update .