EDIT: just stating the obvious. if your post is dripping with condescension, then I can only imagine what your conversations are like. Take a deep breath, present your case, and keep what's important (your relationship with who you're talking with) at the forefront.

Here's a nice talking point:

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-deaths-covid-19?cou...

In the US, the number of deaths has doubled since last week. That site has many other interesting charts.