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It was not a mistake. It was a deliberate attempt to hide the monstrous effects of dose 3 but it failed because you lot are too eagle-eyed so they had to revert it. However, in-so-doing, they have highlighted just how much dose 3 within 2 weeks they are dumping in dose 2. I've done the analysis. Hoping to write it up after I've put my kids to bed this evening.

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Thanks Joel. I look forward to reading your analysis. I have an idea on that front too, but I'm not sure about the math. Can we discuss my idea sometime?

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I have been involved, as a private citizen, interacting with the government employees who manage statistical dashboards. I have found that if you reach out to them they are generally willing to discuss the data and the process they use to manage and publish the data. Before we impute negative motives to these people, I would strongly suggest you develop a relationship with the government employees who manage the data you are following. Their’s is generally a lonely job. They are people too. It’s their job to educate the public.

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Thanks and I generally agree that they re people who are prone to mistakes. I basically gave them a pass in this article, even though I think Joel's is a more probably explanation. I would love to discus this with them. Do you have a contact? They won't respond to me.

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Hi Guys, First of all I sincerely appreciate both of your efforts and agree with your conclusions. I have actually pushed Joel’s work on Vinay Prasad to try and get him to investigate Alberta (not a personal relationship with VP, just through comments on YT). I don’t have any connections in Canada, but I am hopeful the conspiracy isn’t so broad that every government employee working on this data is corrupted. I am retired now, but when I used to dig for data I would make phone calls and identify myself as a citizen who wanted to better understand the data. This information should legally be in the public domain. In my experience, usually government employees wanted to talk with me. E-mail lives forever. Phone conversations are more ephemeral. Relationships are easier to build with the context of a verbal interaction. Physical interactions are even better. These are all just my opinions, and maybe I’m old and out of touch. Thanks again for your work!

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Thanks. I agree with you and will redouble my efforts to contact someone in charge. Your point on the non-permanency of phone calls is a good one.

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In general, we do not have an issue with the govt employees. They are just doing what they are told. But it is naive to think these are innocent mistakes. Someone was given the task of hiding dose 3 carnage. They did what they were told. They got found out in some style then changed it back.

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Thanks for this article. Can you share the url for the Alberta Covid-19 dashboard?

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