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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 7 Mar 2020

    David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Liz Specht

    For everyone dismissing the threat of #COVID19 as exaggerated and pointing out that the case fatality rate is "only" 2%, read this thread. If spread continues unabated, even if only 10% require hospitalization, our healthcare system could be overwhelmed by sometime in May.https://twitter.com/LizSpecht/status/1236095180459003909 …

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    Liz Specht @LizSpecht
    I think most people aren’t aware of the risk of systemic healthcare failure due to #COVID19 because they simply haven’t run the numbers yet. Let’s talk math. 1/n
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    • 🚀 𝕯𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖔𝖓 𝕲𝖔𝖉 🚀 Jan Elizabeth Bell Schoenstatt Wisconsin & Illinois Curran Pat John Zwicker Arnþór Liz Loveland Mjc383
    10 replies 44 retweets 119 likes
      1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 7 Mar 2020

        David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Trevor Bedford

        Some more modeling...https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1236097553520660483?s=20 …

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        Trevor BedfordVerified account @trvrb
        If growth continues unabated, this cluster alone may be responsible for 1100 (210, 2800) active infections by March 10 and 2000 (370, 5000) by March 15. 5/7 pic.twitter.com/AJLXA8t5H1
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      2. Sara Manus‏ @moto_librarian 7 Mar 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        I feel like I’m screaming into the void on this. I’m asthmatic, and I know so many other people at high risk.

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      3. Quinn  🌊 🇺🇸 🗽 🦅 👊🏾 🌎‏ @quinnishome 7 Mar 2020
        Replying to @moto_librarian @gorskon

        I’m not asthmatic but I’ve had several bouts of pneumonia and bronchitis. It’s scary for younger folks at risk. I’m retired and able to hide away from the rest of the world for awhile. If had to be out every day with my inclination towards pulmonary ailments, I’d be quite anxious

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      2. Pat Batcheller‏ @patbwdet 7 Mar 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        2% is 1 in 50. That’s 1 in 50 people infected will die. Personally I don’t like those odds.

        1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
      3. nee Lizzy Baker‏ @LizLovesDetroit 7 Mar 2020
        Replying to @patbwdet @jvdet @gorskon

        20 times the rate influenza killed Americans in 2019.

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      1. Buffy Adams‏ @adams_buffy 7 Mar 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        My husband’s Level 1 Trauma hospital is already at max capacity and has been for months. Even if you cancel all elective cases there are not enough regular beds if this virus continues to spread. Forget ICU and negative pressure rooms.

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      1. jane hansen‏Verified account @janehansen2000 7 Mar 2020
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        An Australian dr returned from the US last week and has covid-19 and has no idea who he got it off. That means there are many more cases than reported

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      2. Dr David Robert Grimes‏Verified account @drg1985 7 Mar 2020
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        This is a suspect thread because the growth assumption is really non physical. I'll do something on it later but I wouldn't place stock in it

        1 reply 0 retweets 22 likes
      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 7 Mar 2020
        Replying to @drg1985 @gorskon

        I agree. Lots of people have freaked out at me because of this thread, but it's completely ignoring the experience in every country that isn't the US. Very unlikely to be true imo

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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 7 Mar 2020
        Replying to @gorskon

        Worth noting that the case-fatality ratio is pretty fluid, and several estimates now put it at ~0.5% due to large numbers of asymptomatic/mild cases that are only picked up with massive population testing (i.e. SK)

        2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      3. The_Skeptical_Scientist ⚗️ 💉 🔬 🔭 ⚖️‏ @TheSkepticalSc2 8 Mar 2020
        Replying to @GidMK @gorskon

        Yeah, it's always that pesky denominator that controls things.😀👍👍

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