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Another Day, Another Datum

Posted on 2022-01-032022-01-03 by greg nagan

Statens Serum Institut (SSI) works under the authority of the Danish Ministry of Health. Their primary function is, in their own words, “to ensure preparedness against infectious diseases and biological threats as well as control of congenital disorders.” Their importance and visibility have obviously been elevated in Denmark since the start of 2020. As I…

Misleadership

Posted on 2021-12-302021-12-30 by greg nagan

According to DR, Statens Serum Institut (SSI) has promised “more precise numbers” for corona admissions after the New Year. The added precision will come in the form of a distinction between inpatient admissions of patients due to corona and admissions of patients with corona. “More precise,” in this case, appears to mean “correct.” SSI is…

On Counting

Posted on 2021-12-282021-12-28 by greg nagan

I count things. As stupid as it sounds, counting things has been a big part of every job I’ve had since the early 1990s. That’s more than thirty years of counting for a living. (Or at least a big part of my living.) I’ve counted many different things across a lot of very different industries,…