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Re:SARSCoV2 cell entry depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2, blockabl... by missosoup on Friday March 06, 2020 @08:00AM (#22503208)
Flu multipliers are the most effective way to convey the risk of this disease to simple-minded people who dismiss it as 'just the flu'.

In a more technical context, I would entirely agree with you and not use such figures.

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Re:SARSCoV2 cell entry depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2, blockabl... by LoSboccacc on Friday March 06, 2020 @08:05AM (#22503228)
yeah but people will look up the figures, figure out the statistics are misleading, and be even more entrenched in their 'just the flu' assumption.

there needs to be a better way and I think "your elders' and your friends elders' are vaccinated against the flu, not this and are gonna catch it from you and 30%^ of them straight up dies" seems a better angle and more solid against argumentation.

^ or whatever % is today

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