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Vox published both "not going to be a pandemic" and "flu is worse" in early February.

• jefftk 6y ago
  Vox was pretty mixed, I think reflecting some internal disagreement. Ex: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/13/21128209/coronavirus-fears-contagion-how-infection-spreads https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/13/21128209/coronavirus-fe... was dismissive: "The public concern from Silicon Valley leaders or companies has not been discriminatory, but the extreme caution some are taking does raise questions about the appropriate level of response. There’s always a chance that the coronavirus could get out of control in tech’s backyard, but to a large extent, people’s individual power to control that is limited, and some may see measures like no-handshake rules as a step too far." Similarly the now-deleted "is this going to be a deadly pandemic: no" tweet https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1242537366620966912 https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1242537366620966912 On the other hand, Kelsey Piper's https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/6/21121303/coronavirus-wuhan-panic-pandemic-outbreak https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/6/21121303/coronav... was good and timely, and Dylan Mathews' https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/4/21117505/new-coronavirus-who-china-wuhan-pandemic-response https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/4/21117505/new-cor... was also pretty good.