Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom
by aldoushuxley001 on Monday February 24, 2020 @09:46AM
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That number is still only for extremely at risk segments of the population, and the study has such a small sample size that it should be taken with large grains of salt.
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Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom
by koheripbal on Monday February 24, 2020 @09:56AM
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I wouldn't dismiss the entire elderly population of Earth "extremely at risk" population. They are our mothers/fathers/grandparents...
Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom
by everybodyknows on Monday February 24, 2020 @10:11PM
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>Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.
Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom
by aldoushuxley001 on Monday February 24, 2020 @10:36AM
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I’m saying that’s what that study accounted for: extremely at risk populations. So yeah elderly, people with preexisting conditions, etc.
It’s not a dismissal to acknowledge the limitations of your linked study; to do otherwise would be fearmongering in my opinion.