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The curious case of the AstraZeneca/blood-clot scare: Another example of the classic cognitive fallacy? (Generalize from scary anecdotes w/o looking at base rates?) via @statnews

In the light of Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatment becoming the first FDA approved treatment for Ebola, a look at the scientist from DRC who pioneered the use of such treatments.
Regeneron is working on a similar treatment for Covid-19.

What a remarkable story. Remember the ice bucket challenge in 2014? It raised 100m overall. Some of it went into the initial funding of Amylyx, the company that could potentially cure ALS.