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The title should be changed to reflect the fact that this is an incredibly rare complication. As of late July, only 570 MIS patients total had been reported in
by irq11 6y ago
The title should be changed to reflect the fact that this is an incredibly rare complication. As of late July, only 570 MIS patients total had been reported in the US, per the CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6932e2-H.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6932e2-H.pdf
- bdcravens 6y agoIt's a title, not a summary or a value judgment. The conclusions are in the article.
- rriepe 6y agoirq11 is right. This is scaremongering garbage. They can't report on cases or deaths (because those tell the whole story) so they make up this crap. Then scared idiots upvote it. The brainwashing of HN continues...
- irq11 6y agoIt is a hacker news rule that titles cannot be clickbait or inflammatory. This title unquestionably is missing critical context, and arguably crosses the line into clickbait.
- dang 6y agoOk, we've edited the title to try to make it more accurate and neutral.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoI don't agree. If I wrote a title saying "Post-flu syndrome severely damages kidneys", that'd carry a clear implication that the typical flu survivor has reason to be concerned about their kidneys.