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Jay Novella

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1485 total appearances

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

And this one is about, what do they say, 25% to 45% mortality rate, which is pretty high.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

That's horrible.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

But nothing could beβ€”

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Ebola Zaire is up to 90% mortality.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Yeah, that's not good, man.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

But this one... Yeah, one of the biggest mistakes that they made was when they did the initial testing, they said, hey, man, let's make sure this isn't Ebola.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

They did a test, but they tested basically for Ebola Zaire and maybe Sudan.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

They did not test for this specific variant.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

And so they got back a negative.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

And they're like, okay.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

So they basically lost about a month, which was a critical month.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

You know, I don't think we'd be anywhere near as bad as it is now if they just did that test initially.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Why?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Okay, Bob.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Yeah, my problem with Josephine Cochran is that, you know, the year, 1893, and she was allowed...

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

To patent, manufacture, and sell something?

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Yeah.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

I hope it's true.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

But after doing so many superheroes of science, I mean, it's just like I'm very skeptical of that one.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The Skeptics Guide #1090 - May 30 2026

Sure, there's ways that... There's so little detail here.