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Obscene level of fear mongering based on data that was later revised down. I can’t believe he thought that thread was a good idea.
by tempsy 7y ago
Obscene level of fear mongering based on data that was later revised down. I can’t believe he thought that thread was a good idea.
- dilly_li 7y agoWhere is the updated version?
- dtolnay 7y agoRevised down to 2.6: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1221132573340061697.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1221132573340061697.html
- myth_drannon 7y agoStill very high.
- akiselev 7y agoNo, it's middling at best. Measles in a totally unvaccinated population (R0 = 12-18) is very high [1]. An R0 of 2.6 is a relative cakewalk. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number
- baby 7y agoCan we please avoid this types of response without citing source?
- tempsy 7y agoSpreading a tweet from a doctor who is acting like the world is about to end is a worse action than a rebuttal questioning his fear mongering that goes against both the WHO and CDC.
- allovernow 7y ago>data that was later revised down Can we really trust reports that are coming out of China? From the CCP, no less?
- indemnity 7y agoChina/CCP (same thing) has a history of being untrustworthy and a bad actor in situations like this, why will it be different this time? Unlucky for their neighbours.