{"id":26904,"date":"2020-05-05T16:03:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T20:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=26904"},"modified":"2020-05-05T16:03:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T20:03:19","slug":"your-lockdown-may-vary-senior-epidemiologist-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/05\/your-lockdown-may-vary-senior-epidemiologist-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Your lockdown may vary: Senior Epidemiologist Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/15\/your-lockdown-may-vary\/\">https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/15\/your-lockdown-may-vary\/<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Are we actually all in this together? I talked to four friends from the aviation world in the last few days. One is isolated on 40 acres of oceanfront with 12,000 square feet of interior space, a dock with a sailboat and a power boat (not in the water yet this season), jogging trails, a tennis court, a hotel-size home gym, etc. One is isolated on 90 acres of ocean inlet with more than 8,000 square feet of interior space, a pool, a tennis court, a dock with multiple boats. One is on 20 acres of oceanfront over in Europe (in a country that is smart enough to do load balancing of patients to hospitals). One is in a city in a southern state with ample health system capacity. He\u2019s on more than 2 acres with more than 13,000 square feet of interior space.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(I found out later than my friend on 2 acres also owns 200 acres of land a 15-minute drive away and goes there for dog walks.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What about the epidemiologists who are promoting lockdowns for the benefit of the general public? I previously noted <a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/13\/shutdown-decisions-are-made-by-people-with-no-skin-in-the-game-when-would-they-ever-decide-to-reopen\/\">&#8220;Shutdown decisions are made by people with no skin in the game; when would they ever decide to reopen?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now it seems that at least one epidemiologist is involved with some skin&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8289921\/Scientist-advice-led-lockdown-QUITS-breaking-restrictions-meet-married-lover.html\">&#8220;Imperial scientist Neil Ferguson whose advice led to lockdown being introduced QUITS government role after &#8216;breaking the restrictions to meet his married lover'&#8221;<\/a> (<em>Daily Mail<\/em>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prof Ferguson has been a vocal supporter of lockdown, continually telling the public to follow the restrictions<\/li><li>However, he has now admitted he allowed his married lover to travel across London to visit him at least twice<\/li><li>Antonia Staats, 38, lives with her husband, in his 30s, and two children in a \u00a31.9 million house in south London<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tabloids used to have to make up stuff like this!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From last month, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/15\/your-lockdown-may-vary\/: Are we actually all in this together? 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