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Re:Coronavirus and Credibility by itronitron on Monday April 06, 2020 @04:25PM (#22797442)
I already baked that in by starting with a low infection rate (2x per week instead of 2x every 3 days).
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Re:Coronavirus and Credibility by cortesoft on Monday April 06, 2020 @06:35PM (#22798550)
Yes, but 90% is an unrealistic infection number no matter what you start with. I think most experts had it at around 60-70% if we do nothing.

That is not acceptable, either, given the fatality rate and the strain it would put on hospitals... but I think it is important we try to be accurate.

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