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You've hit the nail on the head.  We are in hysterics over this virus.  And yes, its deadly.  But we've done an incredibly poor job of communicating and understanding the risk.

- On average, Americans believe that people aged 55 and older account for just over half of total COVID-19 deaths; the actual figure is 92%.

- Americans believe that people aged 44 and younger account for about 30% of total deaths; the actual figure is 2.7%.

- Americans overestimate the risk of death from COVID-19 for people aged 24 and younger by a factor of 50; and they think the risk for people aged 65 and older is half of what it actually is (40% vs 80%).

And worse for our liberal area, Te misperception is greater for those who identify as Democrats, and for those who rely more on social media for information.

And now, as the CDC reports that the date is continuing decrease (WaPo reported over the weekend that the death rate was at .65 for everyone; that is skewed by people in the at-risk categories.  it will be MUCH lower for people without a comorbidity), [b]we are at the point where we need to re-open EVERYTHING and let people assess the risk for themselves[/b].[/quote]

Good heavens, who are the people who believe this?![/quote]

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