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Re:The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming
by alien_ on Saturday March 21, 2020 @04:12PM
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There's a quote that states that all models are wrong, some happen to be useful.
With this in mind I think we should stop nitpicking on non-specialists who try to raise awareness of this pandemic.
Yes there might be some differences from what a specialist would have done.
Due to the speed at which the situation evolves and the inability to test everyone daily there are lots of unknowns so even a specialist may not be able to give a more much precise figure, everything is going to be a rough estimate.
This is a very serious situation and it's better to err on the caution side, people's lives depend on everyone doing their part.
Non-constructive criticism of people who raise awareness will erode people's buy-in and people will die because of this.
There may be data there, but if I understand you correctly you did not have it when you made your first post.
It is therefore inadmissible evidence as to whether your first post was a reasonable thing to write.
> Yes he does,
If you have decided you want to be an epidemiologist, or at least to learn their skillset, whose responsibility is it to fulfill that desire?
I don't think there is a reasonable answer to that other than "mine."