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Was Dr. Fauci wrong after all?

He predicted 100k-200k deaths from coronavirus.

Well, folks....we done PASSED that!

https://www.fox29.com/news/fauci-predicts-millions...

Update:

His error certainly wasn't in Trump's favor, Alvin.

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  • 7 months ago

    Sometimes it is hard to foretell certain things.

  • Anonymous
    7 months ago

    Using the information he had at the time and HE ASSUMED THE GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE RATIONALLY RESPONDED to it(which it has not done, but has politicized it To the detriment of the U.S. people.

    . While other countries are getting a handle on it finally figuring it out(and what we can do  to protect ourselves....countries such as India (the poorest country in the world with 10 TIMES the population of the U.S. is HALF THE DEATH COUNT OF THE educated U.S.. China that has TEN TIMES THE U.S. population has few deaths BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WEARING MASKS FOR YEARS...because of Air pollution from their factories that burn Coal. So maybe social distancing will be hard for them but is doable.  They are figuring it out and there is no complaint about wearing a mask. Talking sprays mist and the mist has the bug. 

    . Shut your pie hole and maybe the numbers will come down (though with the opening of schools I believe there will be more sicknesses. - so a 2nd Wave.

    Google the Spanish Flu and read about it.  This is basically the same thing(not a flu but how fast it spreads and what you have to fight it=nothing.)  When you have nothing, you avoid it.

    - Your fearless Lemon Leader decided to give money to rich corporations instead of floating a loan to the people...to survive when they can't work.

    - Most other countries figured that out, so one leader has "Rot of the Brain".  He is planning to bankrupt the country instead of save it. That is flucking greed on his part.

    https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

  • Anonymous
    7 months ago

    Lesser number  was when we acted right away with a good leader. Therefore if you have a bad leader , numbers will rise..

  • WOOWHO
    Lv 7
    7 months ago

    Dr. Fauci  provided an ESTIMATE  of a RANGE of potential  deaths , most likely from a computer model  of KNOWN information lets look at HOW , by what MEANS EPIDEMIOLOGIST  determine the possible death toll called the mathematics of life and death the EPIDEMIC MODEL   are based on DAY to DAY interactions of people of millions of people...... we KNOW it is spread by HUMAN BEHAVIORS  , person to person 200,000 people DEAD   divided by 6 months  = 33,333  people per month   over 1000 people per day  in the USA

      for example   Jane  age 70 may   only have interaction with  Karen age 20  a volunteer  with meals on wheels  who brings her a meal  Jane may get COVID from Karen   and die at home , she is not passing it on   BUT KAREN may have interaction with 25 people who  are   70 year old those other 70 year olds might have contact with the BUS driver  a doctors office a land lord a maintenance man a clergy member  a home health aide who might also see  8 people that day  the 70 year olds might see  children  grand children  Karen is having contact with over  35 people in a day   when delivering those meals   wheels   add  in the  10 people at the center where the meals are prepared and those 10 may have contact with 10 people  the PURPOSE of the ESTIMATE is not a TARGET  to HIT  but rather a adjective to  describe the CONTAGIOUSNESS  of the virus    regardless it the number is reached  exceeded or not reached  the  PURPOSE  of the number was a symbolic  ALERT ALERT................ DANGER WILL ROBINSON .............. HUSTON we have a problem

  • Anonymous
    7 months ago

    He may have underestimated stupid. Had we had the same success as the rest of the world, we would have much lower levels right now.

    But who would have thought there would be so many dumbasses who would rather  go out, have a good time, go home and kill their grandparents, rather than isolate, wash their hands and wear a mask.

  • 7 months ago

    His original estimate was somewhat higher:

    <A SHOCKING CORRECTION: Dr. Fauci Went from a Possible 1.7 Million US Deaths Due to Coronavirus to a Possible 200,000 US Deaths in 14 Days!>

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/a-shockin...

  • Anonymous
    7 months ago

    Mar. 29th Fauci predicted 100k-200k could die. 7 months later his prediction about the worst came true. No one could possibly know how horribly trump was going to mishandle it back then. If trump was presidential, this thing should be contained by now like it is in other countries not handicapped w/ a trump factor.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 months ago

    Fauci , by reversing himself on literally every opinion or position he has ever held , has guaranteed himself to be right a solid 50% of the time .

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 months ago

    Dr. Fauci bases his predictions on a statistical model from the University of Washington.  This model is constantly updated.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 months ago

    Fauci has been wrong about a number of things.  LOL

    Update:  LOL about error not being in Trump's favor.  Isn't Fauci supposed to be the svengali of the coronavirus task force?  LOL

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