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Re:Policymakers must consider the harms of pandemic policies... by Uhuhreally on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @10:41AM (#23311729)
- The projections were wrong

+ some of the projections were correct

- The fatality rate is lower than feared

+ higher in some countries

- Other diseases kill people too

+ like smallpox and ebola

- This isn't as bad as the Spanish Flu

+ it's only just started

- Lockdowns can harm people too

+ less than killing and permanently injuring people

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Re:Policymakers must consider the harms of pandemic policies... by jtbayly on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @11:21AM (#23312248)
“ + less than killing and permanently injuring people”

False. That is one of the effects of lockdown. We need to try compare the level, but people are being injured and dying because of the lockdown.

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Re:Policymakers must consider the harms of pandemic policies... by jakeogh on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @01:42PM (#23314132)
"some of the projections were correct"

Are you referring to Ioannidis? If not, can you link to them?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23115056

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