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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 (#22404452)
I wouldn't dismiss the entire elderly population of Earth "extremely at risk" population. They are our mothers/fathers/grandparents...
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Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom by everybodyknows on Monday February 24, 2020 @10:11PM (#22410618)
>Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom by aldoushuxley001 on Monday February 24, 2020 @10:36AM (#22404875)
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.

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