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2020-04-13 Science & Technology

We Are 100 Times Safer Now Than In Early March: Here is the Math

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-13 02:32|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Yes, indeed, and very transparent - open source. But it also has assumptions, like a 1% transmission rate, which are central to the analysis.

The probability of catching COVID-19 in New York City today is probably 100 times smaller than the probability of catching it a month ago. Yet, most people are 100 times more concerned about getting infected now than they were a month ago.

I think that is the problem in a nutshell.

Posted by Bobby 2020-04-13 14:11|| 2020-04-13 14:11|| Front Page Top

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