*** There is objective evidence that there are low Covid rates in Africa due to widespread usage of hydroxychloroquine used to fight malaria. Another cheap, off-patent drug ***
I don't think that causation is clear. For instance (as a random example I happen to be involved with due to having business and family in Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar) there are low COVID rates throughout Ethiopia, which is mostly mountainous with no malaria and no use of antimalarials... On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 6:02 PM John Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at 8:38 PM, Ben Goertzel wrote: > > Vaccines massively dampen COVID spread. However in places where there's been > widespread vaccination, people have concurrently been carrying out more risky > behaviors (because they are emboldened by being vaccinated). > > > Ben, so countries that have high vaccination rates have more incidences of > Covid because people are emboldened? > > That sounds plausible but subjective... > > There is objective evidence that there are low Covid rates in Africa due to > widespread usage of hydroxychloroquine used to fight malaria. Another cheap, > off-patent drug. > > My point is that why are we left researching and debating this? Does the web > spidering and AGI technology not exist? > > Note that individuals have to do this research since medical doctors are > restricted from speaking negatively about the vaccines. That’s why it’s all > good news unless they are rich or close to retired or have courage. > > Artificial General Intelligence List / AGI / see discussions + participants + > delivery options Permalink -- Ben Goertzel, PhD [email protected] "My humanity is a constant self-overcoming" -- Friedrich Nietzsche ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Tfc4d42f7fb128a4f-Md882328e5409cac9662872b2 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
