Why did Fauci & Birx choose the Imperial College model?

Why does Cuomo continue to consult them after such an epic fail?

What does the word 'imperial' mean?

https://principia-scientific.org/junk-model-from-imperial-college-london-caused-the-covid19-panic/

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/197656/potential-us-covid-19-resurgence-modelled-lockdowns/

21 May 2020

The research is published in Report 23 from Imperial College London’s WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling within the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute (J-IDEA) and Imperial’s Department of Mathematics.

Dr Samir Bhatt, who was recently appointed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide technical advice and analyze metrics throughout the state's reopening process, said: "We show that even as daily deaths decrease nationally, transmission still persists throughout the United States and there is strong evidence that the epidemic is not under control. As states begin to reopen, careful surveillance and monitoring is absolutely essential to avoid a deadly second wave."

As Dr Bhatt was appointed earlier this week, Governor Cuomo said: "The Imperial College model, as we've been following this for weeks, was the best, most accurate model".

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>Jameel Institute (J-IDEA)

Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jameel-institute/

Abdul Latif Jameel is a family-owned diversified business founded in Saudi Arabia in 1945[1] by the late Sheikh Abdul Latif Jameel (1909 – 1993)[2]. Operating across 7 core business sectors, Abdul Latif Jameel has a presence in over 30 countries across 6 continents.

Abdul Latif Jameel was founded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1945[1] by Sheikh Abdul Latif Jameel. It became a Toyota distributor in the Kingdom in 1955[3], a position it has retained till today.

In 1990, Abdul Latif Jameel established an automotive accessories and conversion business in Saudi Arabia. In 1993, after the death of his father, Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel assumed the leadership role in the company and, today, is the President and CEO. In the same year, the company started operating a Toyota distributorship in Algeria[7]. Two years later, in 1995, another dealership[8] was started in Morocco.

In 1996, Abdul Latif Jameel established a general trading company[9] in Japan, which now has an experiential open business centre in Tokyo.[10] Two years later, the company’s first Toyota dealership businesses in China and a Daihatsu distributorship in Turkey were launched.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Latif_Jameel