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Thursday, November 03, 2005Yet Dr. Meltzer says he has received a few requests from reporters and public-health officials to help them tune his computer model projecting flu deaths based on prior pandemics. (He emphasizes that the model's output should be treated as an illustration, not a prediction.) 'They ask, 'How can I crank up numbers to scare people?' ' While he's careful not to say whether he shares this opinion, he adds, 'There's a sense from some that 1918 doesn't help the planning process because it causes more panic than clear-headed thinking.' Careful, reporters and public health officials. Exaggerate too much and people stop trusting you. posted by Sydney on 11/03/2005 07:10:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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