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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by three_seagrass on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:54PM (#22435733)
It will matter, because with a ~2% fatality rate, everyone will know someone who has died of the corona virus.

That's a bit more influential than a liked facebook post with false numbers.

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by nostrademons on Thursday February 27, 2020 @01:18PM (#22436033)
It's different when it's personal. It's easy to ignore talking heads on TV, because they're talking heads on TV. If you personally watch a parent die from coronavirus, there is no amount of spin that will erase that.
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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by fzeroracer on Thursday February 27, 2020 @01:30PM (#22436169)
Unfortunately I don't think it is any different. Parents have watched their children die from preventable diseases because they decided against vaccination and they still came out believing that they did the right thing.

People will just double down. The conspiracy will be that it's just an attempt by the government to get you to vaccinate or something.

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by nostrademons on Thursday February 27, 2020 @01:51PM (#22436432)
Many anti-vaxxers reconsider and become staunch pro-vaccine activists when it's their own kids who get sick from preventable diseases:

https://nypost.com/2016/09/20/i-was-an-anti-vax-crackpot-unt...

https://www.self.com/story/from-anti-to-pro-vaccine

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/03/i-used-to...

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by joering2 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @01:31PM (#22436198)
Well I know 2 faimilies in PR that personally had deaths related to hurricane... and it didn't stop WH to say it was lie and they don't exist.

I think you undervalue this administration ability to spin. Did you watch President speech yesterday? Everything is wonderful, everything is great and Mike Pence in charge (with at best questionable history of handling crisises in his own state). If you believe we will have real death tolls from Corona and yet Trump will not spin it that into some form of good news (because more haven't died for example?) you haven't paid attention to politics long enough, I'm afraid.

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by magduf on Thursday February 27, 2020 @01:30PM (#22436184)
I'm sorry if this sounds really callous, but this virus (like most flu-like diseases) is going to mostly kill elderly people and others in very poor health. The "side" that voted for Trump is probably going to be hit harder by this virus.
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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by skinkestek on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:17PM (#22436727)
I don't like Trump.

But pretending there wasn't problems with Clinton isn't going to help.

Trump would never have won against Obama for example, but against someone who sh#ts on their core voter base even he had a chance and now Republicans seems to be defending his every move like soccer fans defending their favorite team in spite of all their problems.

(Oh, and the Democrats keep defending Hillary despite all her craziness.)

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