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Misinformation includes misleading information. Even if a statement is technically correct it can be designed to (or can accidentally) mislead people into comi
by Cogito 7y ago
Misinformation includes misleading information.
Even if a statement is technically correct it can be designed to (or can accidentally) mislead people into coming to the wrong conclusion.
From the start you were advocating the conclusion that this "will do just the same as any other flu" and then compared total deaths to date in support of that conclusion.
The conclusion is misinformed because the comparison is not valid.
For it to be a valid comparison, as others have stated in the thread, we need to compare the projected cases and deaths NOT the current deaths as you have done.
Stating the numbers the way you have, uncritically and without the relevant context, is misinformation because it is misleading.
- ghastmaster 7y agoYou're logic causes panic that will lead to overwhelmed hospital systems and massive deaths. It is misinformation that should be squelched.
- Cogito 7y agoSorry, I'm not sure what you're referring to. My point is that you should compare projected number of infections and deaths from COVID-19 to the flu. If you do, it's clear that this is not just another flu. I'm not sure what aspect of that will lead to overwhelmed hospital systems and massive deaths. The advice I've been hearing is that - if you have COVID-19 symptoms, self isolate (and lots of areas are moving to 'shelter in place' style restrictions in any case) - if you are in an at-risk population, self isolate - if you've been in contact with COVID-19, or travelled, self isolate There is some concern over when to test, mostly because there is a shortage of kits in some places.