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		jp_sc on March 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and... So.... was this sponsored by the airlines or by the hotels chains? EDIT: After what happened in Spain and Italy, countries where the initial reaction was "let's not overreact", I don't believe any scientist can speak on those terms without a hidden agenda.

markcmyers on March 24, 2020 [–]

Whatever the numbers say, it is hardly the case that anybody has underreacted. Everywhere, we've always been at least three weeks behind the curve, which is an eternity when dealing with this virus.

maxerickson on March 24, 2020 | [–]

Do you mean overreacted where you have written underreacted?

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